We have a chickadee family nesting in our birdhouse again this year. Watching Mama and Papa fly back and forth–literally hundreds of times each day–reminds me that parenting is a lot of work, regardless of whether your offspring have legs or wings! Occasionally they stop for a moment to take a quick bath in the […]
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Birds of the Pacific Northwest (Go Seahawks!)
Birds of the Pacific Northwest Anna’s Hummingbird Robin Chickadee Eagle Seahawk Take the road less traveled (and GO SEAHAWKS!), Beth
Birds in autumn leaves
The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft; And gathering swallows twitter in the skies. ~John Keats, To Autumn.
My own back yard: Birds
If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn’t there, I never really lost it to begin with. ~Dorothy, Wizard of Oz Want to see more birds of a feather? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!
Nesting
Far from the city’s dust and heat, I get but sounds and odors sweet. Who can wonder I love to stay, Week after week, here hidden away, In this sly nook that I love best– This little brown house like a ground-bird’s nest. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American poet and writer 1850-1919 Want to feather […]
Bird-chirping weather
My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather. ~Terri Guillemets Want more to chirp about? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!
Spring cleaning is for the birds
Spring has hatched. Tulips are poking their colorful heads out of the ground, trees are covered in flowering buds, and birds are scouting for locations to build a nest. Last spring, one of our two birdhouses was “rented” for the first time when a pair of Chickadees moved in. Weeks passed as we watched mama […]
A feathered fall
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot Chickadee reflection Duck at the Washington Park Arboretum Crow flying at Washington Park Arboretum Flicker on the fencepost Heron on the pond Squabble at the birdbath Flicker taking […]
In a family sort of way
Three years ago we put up a bird house. No renters. The next year we advertised. Still, no renters. Then last fall, we put up two bird houses, raised their height, and changed the location. And…. WE’VE GOT TENANTS. Chickadee tenants. A birdie family who are “with child”…or would that be, with chickadee. In the […]
Spring in the garden
Nature never goes out of style Bleeding Hearts Chickadee Leaves and blossoms Robin preening Twitchy and his pizza Strawberry blossom Baby Bird in the garden Want to spring into more beauty? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!