I heard a Screech Owl calling just outside our bedroom window last Sunday night.
I haven’t heard any Screech Owls for a while – I even tried calling them with a tape on Friday night, and didn’t hear a thing. So it was nice to hear one so close.
I heard a Screech Owl calling just outside our bedroom window last Sunday night.
I haven’t heard any Screech Owls for a while – I even tried calling them with a tape on Friday night, and didn’t hear a thing. So it was nice to hear one so close.
This was the weekend of the big “introduce the farm” party. Continue reading
Many more butterflies on the driveway this week. Continue reading
A misty night, with howling coyotes in the valley. Continue reading
Not as many butterflies on the driveway as last year – hopefully they’re just delayed because of the cool weather. Continue reading
Scarlet Tanagers and lots of young Grosbeaks
I’ve been seeing Scarlet Tanagers (I don’t know if it’s one bird or more) since last weekend. They’ve been in the woods at the entrance to the cabin road, and on Indian Grass Prairie in the birches, and across the road in the Maples. Continue reading
A seed collecting expedition and a visit to an alpaca farm.
It almost feels like summer is here – blue skies, and green fields, but the air is still cool. It’s nice to be able to work outside and not get too hot. Continue reading
We don’t have nearly as many birds these days, and my weekly bird list was much shorter last week.
I think the migrants have passed through, and the residents are busy feeding babies. I found what I think is a Cardinal nest up on the hill behind the house, in a honeysuckle bush, with two brown splotched eggs. And the cardinal chipped at me from the bushes. Then this morning, on our walk, we heard funny sounds, and looked up and saw a hole in a tree with Red Bellied Woodpecker babies in it. They’re huge babies – as big as the parents – and they make almost as much noise.
On my trip out to the wetland I saw another nice nest β belonging to a Gray Catbird. Itβs quite deep, in one of the willows along the old road, and has 4 dark aqua-colored eggs.
Here are a couple of photos of a Silver Spotted Skipper – it’s nice to see the top of its wings – usually they’re folded so you can only see the under side. Continue reading