birds
What a Beautiful Spring Morning
Today is my day off, so I’m sitting here in the office with the window open, catching up on college homework and email. I’ll probably play Anno Venice at some point too. The dishwasher is running and I’ll get some laundry done too, later on. We just took a power hit, which did not make [...]
Critters ‘n Gasoline n’ Other Stuff
We spent Father’s Day weekend with John’s parents. It was a nice weekend; pretty hot though. When we got back, my Gas Price Barameter (a family-owned non-branded service station), who had held their ground at $3.99 for weeks while every other station in town hit $4+, had hit $4.03 for a gallon of regular unleaded. [...]
Nothing Special
I was under a lot of stress last week, thanks to my job. Can’t really go into details, but I can say that we had an audit team in for a regularly-scheduled audit and it had me so stressed that I woke up feeling nauseous every morning and could barely eat. I’m doing [...]
That Old Familiar Face
I left for work at around 7am this morning. It wasn’t too cold, but was rainy and foggy. As I opened the door to my car, I heard a familiar sound.. it was the “bark” of a Red-bellied Woodpecker; a very welcome sound. Although most of the birds that I watch tend to hang out [...]
Do You Count?
Today is opening day for Cornell University’s “Project Feederwatch.” Thousands of volunteers will watch their bird feeders and report counts of the birds they see from November through April. In addition to providing Cornell with valuable information about winter bird populations and their migrating habits, you’ll also learn about bird watching. The [...]
All Grown Up
While I was out cutting the grass, I decided to see if I could get one more look at the Northern Mockingbird chicks. “Mom” was being very protective this morning, so I was lucky to get this shot. I’m glad I did — they left the nest two hours later. “Mom” continued [...]
Northern Mockingbird Chicks
The Northern Mockingbird chicks hatched while we were at AirVenture; most likely on Saturday. Today they’re about a week old, and this is what they look like. Tiny little guys, but full of energy! Mom is starting to get more agitated about me peeking into the nest, so this is probably the [...]
