Wearing o’ the Blue
St. Patrick's Day babies Aye and Begorrah, and a Happy St. Patrick’s Week to you! And a happy St. Pat’s Day it was! New life has emerged in my beautiful wildlife garden. Newborn Eastern Bluebirds...
View ArticleCall Me Grandma!
On Valentine’s Day, I was finally treated to seeing dove babies. Mom and Dad must have been out for Valentine’s Day dinner as the nestlings were all alone, one staring out at me wide-eyed. I’ve had...
View ArticleBluebird Success in 2012!
Day three and we are pretty darn hungry Central Florida, Thursday, March 29, 2012: As in past years, I had a successful hatching of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis) on Tuesday. There were five eggs...
View ArticleNew Players in the Bird Nesting Wars
(Myiarchus crinitus). Male is on the left, female right. There’s a war going on in Central Florida. I told you about the mockingbirds being mean to the bluebirds, but we have new players in the fight...
View ArticleThe Wildlife Nursery
newly fledged robin taking shelter in the garden Gardening often provides the closest encounters we ever have with wild creatures. It is a solace and a distraction in bad times, and a shared joy in...
View ArticleBluebird Babies Shepherd in Spring 2015
Signs of life, two gaping bluebirds plus two more balls of fuzz Big doings at my Central Florida home today. First day of spring and what could be more rewarding than having the first brood of Eastern...
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