Inspired by Dogs & Nature
I do believe I was visited by a Murder of Crows. There were close to one hundred birds congregated in our newly cut hay field. I don’t remember when I learned that a group of crows is called a “murder” but the assembly of… Continue Reading “A Murder…of Crows”
Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in the golf cart hoping to film a few birds at the mature apple tree by our old barn. There’s a 100 foot long alley that connects some of the old herding trial fields near that tree and after… Continue Reading “A surprise encounter”
Here are a few images of these interesting creatures that I’ve spotted recently. Dragonflies Butterflies
Yesterday, Robert counted 21 hummingbirds at our feeders! I suspect that the parents are bringing their fledglings to show them how to negotiate the “artificial flowers” before their exceedingly long (especially for such a tiny bird with a super fast metabolism) migration. When he… Continue Reading “Hummer in the Milkweed”
Sunny, yellow wild flowers were smiling around our retired farm today. This blossom was visited by a bee that was carrying so much pollen, you might wonder how he keeps afloat in the air. It’s an unknown species for me. I’m not familiar with… Continue Reading “Bright”
I found this pretty incredible. Dragonflies photo-bombed my attempt to film this duck from about 300 feet away! If you are using a small device, I’m not sure you will be able to see the dragonflies – so drag out from the center to… Continue Reading “Dragonfly Photo-bombers”
“For your Starter, we are presenting only the very freshest and delectable Arachnid Crudo. Bon appetit!” On 7/30/22 I opened box #19 (in the South-east corner of Sham’s paddock) and took a quick snapshot of these little gems. They are so helpless at that… Continue Reading “On Today’s Menu”