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Jun 19, 20242 min read
Watching the Birds
I frequently watch the birds eating and bathing on our front lawn. I rarely have any camera other than my phone with me. Today I brought...
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Jun 3, 20241 min read
The Diverse Bird Species That Call Camp Cougar Home
I've written many posts about the wildflowers on our property, so it's time to turn my attention to the birds. We feed them regularly...
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Apr 2, 20231 min read
The Toms are Fighting
I was sitting in the house reading when I heard some strange noises on the front porch. When I investigated, I found two toms fighting....
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Dec 22, 20221 min read
An Increase in the Band-Tailed Pigeon Population
During the many years that I've lived here, band-tailed pigeons have been resident. I was quite excited when I saw the first one because...
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Dec 9, 20221 min read
Migrating Robins
I looked out my cabin window today and saw a large flock of robins on the back field, foraging for food. In the past, I recall seeing...
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Oct 5, 20221 min read
Disappearing Turkeys
Every year, around mid-November, the turkeys who frequent our property disappear until the next year. I always thought this behavior was...
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Sep 17, 20222 min read
Goldfinches Love Songbird Select
A little over six months ago I wrote that a goldfinch showed up, the first I remember seeing since we moved here about 15 years ago. Now,...
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Mar 12, 20221 min read
Goldfinch
A yellow bird starting showing up recently. I thought it was a warbler, but now that I got a better image, he appears to be a goldfinch....
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Mar 9, 20221 min read
Angry Birds
Three tom turkeys visit our property on a regular basis. Typically two of them show up together and the third is by himself. Today all...
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Sep 13, 20201 min read
A New Perspective
We typically put the critter cam a foot or two above the ground. Lately, we've had an outflow pipe connected ...
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Jul 19, 20191 min read
A Stellar Jay Nest
There is a nest in the eaves at each end of the cabin. Most years the nests are empty, but this year one of the nests became home to →
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Mar 11, 20191 min read
A Smoke-Phase Turkey
We happened to look out the window when a troupe of six wild turkeys walked by. One of them was a very light brown. →
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Jun 4, 20171 min read
A Surprise Nest
Birds sometimes build nests in the most interesting places. Like underneath our →
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Jan 29, 20171 min read
A Very Small Owl
At dusk yesterday, when I walked past the workshop, I heard fluttering in the eaves. When I investigated, I found myself looking at →
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Sep 14, 20161 min read
Four Quail Perish: Predator Suspected
There has been a covey of quail hanging around the pond and the lavendar lately. I've counted as many as 15. Today, there are →
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