by Susan | Oct 18, 2020 | Bird Patterns, Felt Patterns, Perching Bird Patterns
If you’ve ever had Grackles at your feeder, you’ll understand why in bird-speak that flock is called a “plague.” They will clean out a feeder faster than any other bird I’ve seen. Yet yesterday, a beautiful, inky, iridescent Grackle came...
by Susan | Apr 12, 2015 | On My Mind
What is a Joyful Day? It’s the first “porch” day of the year with my coffee and camera – despite the snow banks that still line the house and yard. It’s watching this little guy continue to drain my bird feeder. It’s the flocks of...
by Susan | Jan 28, 2014 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
After watching our Misplaced Grackle for weeks, recently another Grackle arrived on the scene. He/she is shy, retreating to the safety of the fir tree when I appear to take pictures. I’m happy to know my grackle is not alone! Funny how I project human emotions...
by Susan | Jan 9, 2014 | Backyard Birds
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology web site allaboutbirds.org is my go to place when trying to figure out who is visiting my yard. Just yesterday, they released Merlin, a bird identification app for smart phones. Since I receive an iPhone for Christmas (my phones have all...
by Susan | Dec 31, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
After having a week off and then working yesterday, I opted to play hookey today. It was extremely cold, the roads were icy, and frankly, I just wasn’t ready to get back into the swing of things just yet. On this last day of 2013 I puttered both inside and...