WoodSong

Bev, who always has something to teach and delight me at her blog Burning Silo, is this weeks’ host for the 19th edition of Circus of the Spineless. I’ve come to respect Bev as not only a fine photographer, but a seasoned naturalist who is always learning about the natural world and shares that knowledge […]

Our first Yellow-bellied Sapsucker has made his appearance today. Yet another bird that I have a special fondness for.. they have such a plaintive cry and one year I had a beautiful female that would follow me around the property, sometimes within 5 feet of me and it was obvious she was not only curious […]

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What a delight to finally hear my most favorite namesayer bird today as it called from our driveway … feeBEE… feeBEE…. I have a fondness for these emphatic little flycatchers that goes back a long ways, and named my dog after them because quite honestly it’s fun to say feeBEE all day […]

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“In our every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.”
(From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy)
I receive many conservation alerts from organizations I support/fund. You won’t read about most of these efforts in your local newspapers nor view them on your local […]

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‘If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.’
(Audra Foveo)

1/2 half hour outdoors before dusk brought the following songs/mating calls:
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch
B.C. Chickadees
W.B. Nuthatch
R.B. Nuthatch
Tufted Titmice
American Cardinals
American Robins
Red-winged Blackbirds
Common Grackles
Killdeer!
Brown Creepers
Pileated Woodpeckers
R.B. Woodpeckers
Hairy Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpeckers
Chipping Sparrows!
Dark-eyed Juncos
Mourning Doves
Common Ravens
American Crows
Blue Jays (one mimics a Red-tailed Hawk often)
Sandhill Cranes
Canada Geese
Ring-necked Ducks
Wild Turkeys (gobbling like crazy)
Barred Owl
Great Horned Owl (2 calling back and forth)
and.. finally.. one […]