In the spring, they seem to quit eating on their own from the feeders so I take them down for the summer. There is a running stream in front where they can find water. Deep woods all around. The only harm I see in feeding the birds is on my wallet when I go to the feed mill ...
and feeder. They are an unremarkable species, they don’t have off-beat avian habits, they aren’t scarce… but if they weren’t there, you’d probably miss them. Males and females have notably different colouring, with the female having a bright eye-ring. They tend to hang out in ...
By the time I got there Eva had already seen a White-breasted Nuthatch at the feeder, but I one-upped her when I saw two Black-chinned Hummingbirds while she was inside. Doreen’s big contribution this year was a Northern Saw-whet Owl nest in a box along her driveway and a Weste...
As a pedalled through the open woodlands to White Lake, my front brakes began giving me grief, rubbing so that I had to pedal harder than necessary. I fiddled with the adjustments again, but nothing seemed to solve the problem completely. When I got to White Lake I put that out of my...