birds
Northern Mockingbird Nest
I got home from Orlando on Friday afternoon. While I was talking to my sister on the phone, I noticed a couple of Northern Mockingbirds hanging around the front yard. I thought they were feasting on the Japanese Beetles that were swarming the beetle trap but then noticed that they were grabbing some [...]
What a Beautiful Evening
I’ve got the house to myself tonight — John is at a friend’s house for the evening. As I type this, I’m sitting on the front porch with a glass of wine, watching the sun slowly sink behind the mountains. It’s a beautiful evening — there’s a nice breeze and the clouds are [...]
Critters in the Feeders
I was off work on Monday for the holiday. The ground was still completely snow covered and the squirrels were raiding my feeders as usual. A bit later I walked by the window and happened to see this:
I’ll admit it — they are cute. They look about the same size as two [...]
Another Snowy Day
We were supposed to be visiting a co-worker of John’s at his church in Gaithersburg today. The weather reports seemed to show that it had been snowing and sleeting for a while down there, though it hadn’t gotten to us yet. The second we walked out the door it started to come down, [...]
Project FeederWatch needs YOU!!
I’m a member of Project FeederWatch. What this basically means is that I count birds every weekend and upload my totals to the website. Cornell University uses that data to track bird migrations and other neat stuff. Apparently registrations are down this year, so they’ve asked the current members to forward the following text around. [...]
