Wild Wild Woods

The usual birds at the edge of the woods were suddenly scarce when this hawk swooped in to survey his hunting possibilities. ...

The leftover pumpkins, split in halves, make a good lunch for the cardinals and bluejays. They seem able to share for a change.

The birds that stay in our woods through the cold winter months form a "guild" -- many birds of several species that share shelte...

This fall has been warmer than normal; sunny and mid-50's most days even into November. The Cardinal Dogwood shrubs have mostly turned ...

The maples are at peak color this week. Weather has been dry, mild, a bit warmer than normal since mid-September.

The cardinals have been bringing their young to the feeders, teaching them to find and crack open the sunflower seeds. The little male gaped...

We've been seeing Northern Cardinals every day -- both young and adult birds -- at the seed trays. This little male gaped for food when...

This Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris enjoys the nectar of red Lobelias

Nestwatching has kept us busy, even more so once the hatchlings left the nests. Eastern Bluebirds, Downy Woodpeckers, Nuthatches,...

In the open space near the wild woods, a pair of Eastern Bluebirds settled in one of the nestboxes. They produced five eggs; four hatched on...

The "woodpecker" tree, on the south edge of the wild woods, is home to a pair of downy woodpeckers and their young. No clue yet ...

 

A quiet meander through the wild woods will bring you to the area where Jack-in-the-Pulpit blooms silently in the dappled light.

The 7 Chickadee eggs hatched on time, 5/5. The adult female tried her best to feed them all. Although the very warm Spring must have encour...

The "Burning Bush" Euonymus alatus is in bloom. In summer, when all green, its easy to forget how spectacular this shrub is -- ...

The front nest box is occupied by Chickadees. The female began laying eggs April 17, hiding them under the fluff lining her grass nest cup....

We are ready for the bird nesting season, with cameras giving us the possibility for a close view in 7 nestsites. This is a PVC tube conve...

A gift! This log, with carefully drilled holes to hold nuts and positioned at the edge of our woods, is a new treat for the birds.

Even though this tree lost branches in the past, its remains still stand as an attraction for the four varieties of Woodpeckers that live in...

The Cardinal Dogwoods have been a vibrant show all winter against the white snow. With warmer weather the bark will turn golden and green le...

The elm trees are acknowledging Springtime with burgeoning leaf buds. The finches regard the buds as delectable sprouts. No need to nibble o...

The grey squirrels nibble on the seed pods hanging in the Boxelder tree. When he leans out to where the branch is too thin to support his ...

As the days get longer, some of the birds that were gregarious cooperative participants in the local "guild" of birds all winter a...

Near sunset. We admired the bird tracks in the snow zig-zagging beneath the feeder. I wonder what maneuver made the wings on this...

Cold clear blue January sky glowing behind crisp branches making a frame for winter moon.