by Susan | Dec 21, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
It started this morning when I ventured outside to fill the bird feeders – in my jammies and muck boots, nonetheless. I made quite the picture. You can do that when you live in the woods. At first there was just one. And then two. And three. Before I knew...
by Susan | Nov 28, 2013 | On My Mind
The turkey is roasting and the pie has been baked. I sit here at my spot on the sofa, reflecting on this Thanksgiving afternoon, my family enjoying a quiet day beside me. It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I’m liking this sojourn together. I appreciate...
by Susan | Nov 11, 2013 | On the Farm
Yesterday was a raw, rainy day. Yet, I still found opportunities to take pictures from the comfort of home. Rain didn’t keep the chickadees away. The kitchen window is the perfect spot for bird watching. This blue jay always visits alone. Aren’t his colors...
by Susan | Oct 7, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
Within moments of filling the the bird feeder yesterday, the Chickadees came calling. They must have their own form of social media because the word spread fast!
by Susan | Jul 17, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
I’ve had my eye on this nest of Eastern Phoebes in the lean-to outside my office. This morning, I noticed a flurry of activity out the window and saw a tiny little Phoebe perched on the edge of a folding chair. He’d made it the eight feet from down from...
by Susan | Jul 13, 2013 | On the Farm
Last night, I was working at my desk and Mr. Snape was in the window sill watching our Eastern Phoebe zip around catching bugs right out of the air. As she flew up to her nest, I heard some tiny cheeping sounds and went out to explore. Much to mama Phoebe’s...
by Susan | Jun 29, 2013 | Garden
I enjoy watching the Mourning Doves out my kitchen window. They visit the garden feeder for breakfast and dinner. Here they are pictured with the fading lilacs. Lilacs that are all but gone after days of torrential rains!
by Susan | Jun 25, 2013 | On My Mind
This weekend I discovered two nesting Phoebes under the back lean-to. They’re very shy; every time I tiptoe to the back yard to snap a picture, they abandon their nests and watch me from a distance. After snapping these pictures, I gave up capturing the Phoebes...
by Susan | Jun 19, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
This little Mourning Dove look so happy frolicking in the garden bird bath.
by Susan | Jun 11, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
The past few days this Hairy Woodpecker has been a regular morning visitor at my garden bird feeder. Isn’t he pretty?
by Susan | Jun 3, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On My Mind
Sitting on the porch yesterday, I spied what may have been a bit of courtship going on between these two unidentified birds. There was a lot of posturing and hopping about going on. Cute!
by Susan | Jun 2, 2013 | On My Mind
After two beastly hot and humid days, today was a gem. Still quite warm, breeze off the water kept the things comfortable in the shade of the porch. I had a bit of work still sitting on my desk, so I bounced back and forth from my office to the porch, fitting in some...
by Susan | May 26, 2013 | On My Mind
It has rained for seven days straight. And not just drizzle, but on and off steady, solid downpours. I wouldn’t be surprised if the peas, beans, and squash I planted last weekend have drowned. I’ve been busier than I’ve ever been on the work front....
by Susan | May 5, 2013 | Backyard Birds, On the Farm
A beautiful day spent puttering in the yard. I was kept company by this pretty pair of House Finches fluttering about.
by Susan | Apr 30, 2013 | On the Farm
I finally got a picture of my mystery bird through the kitchen window this morning. She perched just long enough for me to snap this single photo. My best guess is that she’s an Eastern Phoebe.
by Susan | Apr 30, 2013 | On My Mind
The past few days have been a delight – beautiful weather and an amazing assembly of birds on the farm. Never have I seen such a variety of birds here at one time. The regulars: Dark-eyed Junco Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Crow Mourning Dove Red-breasted...
by Susan | Feb 23, 2013 | On My Mind
In addition to my regulars – the Mourning Doves and Chickadees, some new visitors have been distracting me from work. I find myself wandering from the office to the kitchen to see who’s visiting the garden bird feeder. This female Common Redpoll spent an...
by Susan | Jan 21, 2013 | Projects
The other day I visited with a friend who has a series of bird feeders on the trees in the front yard. Essentially wooden boxes nailed about chest height, she always has lots of dinky birds flitting in and out. “Dinky bird” is what Paul calls just about...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2012 | On the Farm
This morning, I stood looking out the front window watching the trees sway with the coming of Hurricane Sandy. The activity at the bird feeder is frenetic – as if even the birds are preparing for the big wind to come. Suddenly, a massive object glided down from...
by Susan | Oct 28, 2012 | On the Farm
A little Chickadee was the bird feeder visitor caught on camera today.
