Aunt Bea
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Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream
- Thread starter Gary O'
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Took a break from today’s project
Sat in the camp chair
A large shadow glided low
Redtails, four of them
Circling
By the time I got my camera, they’d caught an updraft, wafting, soaring
….and were eventually….no more
One day, one day, I’ll get my redtail
Gosh they’re gorgeous when the sun's rays beam thru their tail feathers
Sat in the camp chair
A large shadow glided low
Redtails, four of them
Circling
By the time I got my camera, they’d caught an updraft, wafting, soaring
….and were eventually….no more
One day, one day, I’ll get my redtail
Gosh they’re gorgeous when the sun's rays beam thru their tail feathers
Little brown bird
Been seeing this little guy almost every day
‘Little brown bird’ is such a meager description
Gotta be some sorta wren
Its hue is so soft, so delicate
Finally got a shot
It in no way does justice
Watched him sing just now
Tiny cheeks puffed out
Sweetest little happy song
My night is made
Been seeing this little guy almost every day
‘Little brown bird’ is such a meager description
Gotta be some sorta wren
Its hue is so soft, so delicate
Finally got a shot
It in no way does justice
Watched him sing just now
Tiny cheeks puffed out
Sweetest little happy song
My night is made
Nice pic Gary.
We've had a Robin's nest on top of the wreath on our front door since we came back from vacation in May. The mother Robin laid 4 turquoise eggs and sat on it for about 2 weeks til the 4 babies hatched. The last of the 4 babies just flew away yesterday, the nest is now empty. It's been fun watching the whole process from start to finish. Not so much fun being dive bombed by Mommy and Daddy bird when we went anywhere the front porch however, lol. Our mailman has been delivering the mail to our backdoor for the last month. Below is a pic of Mommy bird sitting on the eggs, she made a mess of the glass so the pic isn't all that clear. My wife has some nice pics of the nest and the babies, I'll try to get some posted here shortly.
We've had a Robin's nest on top of the wreath on our front door since we came back from vacation in May. The mother Robin laid 4 turquoise eggs and sat on it for about 2 weeks til the 4 babies hatched. The last of the 4 babies just flew away yesterday, the nest is now empty. It's been fun watching the whole process from start to finish. Not so much fun being dive bombed by Mommy and Daddy bird when we went anywhere the front porch however, lol. Our mailman has been delivering the mail to our backdoor for the last month. Below is a pic of Mommy bird sitting on the eggs, she made a mess of the glass so the pic isn't all that clear. My wife has some nice pics of the nest and the babies, I'll try to get some posted here shortly.
Meanderer
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Little brown bird
Been seeing this little guy almost every day
‘Little brown bird’ is such a meager description
Gotta be some sorta wren
Its hue is so soft, so delicate
Finally got a shot
It in no way does justice
Watched him sing just now
Tiny cheeks puffed out
Sweetest little happy song
My night is made
Could it be a Jenny Wren?
I do believe you nailed it
there's two now
and getting quite friendly
They've joined the nuthatches and chickadees in the aggressively friendly dept
somewhat unnerving when they fly at you
May experiment with hand feeding on a not so busy day
Building my lady an enclosed porch so she can weave and knit outside, without contending with skeeters, flies and other more weird bugs we seem to get.
There's a fly like, beetle, wasp thing that doesn't attack, but seems to enjoy landing near by and watching me build.
I swatted the first few, but have come to like their company.
I may have been in the woods too long....
Please do
Here's a couple pics my wife took of the Mama Robin feeding her babies. There were four eggs in the nest and they all hatched. As far as we know all four babies survived and flew away on their own. Our mailman is relieved that they're gone, lol. I considered telling him he was whimpus for being afraid of the Mama bird and not delivering our mail for a week, but I decided that receiving our mail every day was more important. If you look closely at the second pic you can see all four beaks of the babies.
Just one question...how, how, how...did yer wife... get into the nest?
She really must be 'the little woman'
great pics
RadishRose
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Great pics!
Thank you Gary & Rose.
Believe me that Robin was watching her every move, you can see her giving my wife the stink eye in that first pic, lol.
When I went out on the porch on Saturday to take the nest down and clean the glass, that Momma Robin landed in the front yard and squacked at me, lol.
So, from time to time, season to season, we get the occasional being not common to our domain.
A wolf, a bear, a cougar, a badger.
Coyotes don’t count, as they’re rife, but their evening songs of a foggy quietude would be sorely missed if they weren’t so present.
A few days ago I heard the off-putting sound of what the cougar seems to think is a great imitation of a lost baby, crying in the woods. This is a bit rare, but not so uncommon.
Somewhat eerily unnerving when too far from the cabin.
However, yesterday, I heard a distinct ‘gobble, gobble’.
It didn’t immediately register that it may be a wild turkey.
I’ve been told they are present.
When told, I usually reply with ‘yeah, right’ as I’ve never seen ‘em, ever…in my life.
But, I gotta say, that’s gotta be what it was.
My Nikon will be at the ready.
….so will be my shotgun.
….and the oven.
A wolf, a bear, a cougar, a badger.
Coyotes don’t count, as they’re rife, but their evening songs of a foggy quietude would be sorely missed if they weren’t so present.
A few days ago I heard the off-putting sound of what the cougar seems to think is a great imitation of a lost baby, crying in the woods. This is a bit rare, but not so uncommon.
Somewhat eerily unnerving when too far from the cabin.
However, yesterday, I heard a distinct ‘gobble, gobble’.
It didn’t immediately register that it may be a wild turkey.
I’ve been told they are present.
When told, I usually reply with ‘yeah, right’ as I’ve never seen ‘em, ever…in my life.
But, I gotta say, that’s gotta be what it was.
My Nikon will be at the ready.
….so will be my shotgun.
….and the oven.
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Meanderer
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Gary, the most "out of area" visitor, we've had was a Great Horned Owl, who stopped by some years back. When it's 6 foot wing span darkened the ground, the birds disappeared from the sky like they were vacuumed! It stayed a day or so in the pines and then moved on. It was quite a sight on the ground under the "bird" feeder! Wild turkeys and geese, when in season. An occasional fox or coyote very rarely.
Don Edwards - Coyotes
Don Edwards - Coyotes
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We've had an owl
incredible bird
'tis a sweet occasion when they visit
(the two pics or vids are just black frames)
Busy season now
Building
Improvements here and there
Still
Taking time to stop, gaze
Most dawns find deer sneaking by our place, via the meadow.
They’re not stopping anymore.
Seems word is out
‘Gary O’ has a gun…and he’ll use it’
It’s prolly because everthing garden is now in wire cages.
Even the four fruit trees.
Or
Maybe they jus’ don’t care for the sound of a shotgun, or a 357 whizzing over their heads
Still,
There’s always some wizass yearling buck;
Building
Improvements here and there
Still
Taking time to stop, gaze
Most dawns find deer sneaking by our place, via the meadow.
They’re not stopping anymore.
Seems word is out
‘Gary O’ has a gun…and he’ll use it’
It’s prolly because everthing garden is now in wire cages.
Even the four fruit trees.
Or
Maybe they jus’ don’t care for the sound of a shotgun, or a 357 whizzing over their heads
Still,
There’s always some wizass yearling buck;
Busy season now
Building
Improvements here and there
Still
Taking time to stop, gaze
Most dawns find deer sneaking by our place, via the meadow.
They’re not stopping anymore.
Seems word is out
‘Gary O’ has a gun…and he’ll use it’
It’s prolly because everthing garden is now in wire cages.
Even the four fruit trees.
Or
Maybe they jus’ don’t care for the sound of a shotgun, or a 357 whizzing over their heads
Still,
There’s always some wizass yearling buck;
:laugh:
Them deer can be tough.
got the black screen (gotta be my PC)
but yes, they can be tough
Had one stop, consider charging me
I raised my antler arms, hands open
He backed down
Gave me a profile
I could'a drawn red lines on his flank, depicting cuts of meat
too pretty, though
still..big fella...freezer full, big
Was a youtube vid of a white tail buck stomping on a hunter. You may have seen it before, it's been around a while.
Saw one where the buck was on his hind legs, forelegs were pummeling away...rather comical
But, yeah, if they're the alpha, or in the rut, they can get after it
That's the one, starts with the deer standing on it's hind legs then the hunter is flat on his back and the deer is stomping away on him.