Look Who Came to Dinner

Jun 8, 2012 | 4 comments

You’ve heard me talk about Old Blue ~ the Cooper’s Hawk I first noticed back in February. Remember, I took this crappy photo with my Droid cell phone.

I’ve been waiting for him to return, and he has, albeit infrequently. He’s the reason I bought my Kodak a few months ago. Dot was tired of me borrowing hers (and I could never get a great photo of him anyway…), so I opted to invest in my own.

I hadn’t fed the birds for about ten days. So you can imagine the squawking and chirping once I filled the bird bath, … read the rest. . .

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For The Birds

Feb 11, 2012 | 0 comments

You remember the random post from last November when a bird wouldn’t let my daughter back into the house? I finally found out what kind of bird that was!

It’s called a Dark-Eyed Junco. And I found it while spending a couple hours online looking at bird photos and information.

You’ll recall my dismay joy at the fox my Mom saw in her yard? And a few days later a new hawk started hanging around? Let me be clear: my mother does not live on a farm. Our homes are exactly one mile from each other. We have the same … read the rest. . .

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