Oh, dear! European starlings arrived today. These noisy and numerous birds are aggressive to our regular visitors. One hundred birds were released into Central Park in New York at the end of the nineteenth century, and now there are millions. I can appreciate them, as long as they don’t intimidate the other species. And their […]
Wednesday – January 13, 2021 Read More »
Yikes! Trash day Tuesday again already! Jane was scheduled for a cataract surgery, so it was an early start. I snuck out of the bedroom and dressed in the living room, so the dogs wouldn’t start thinking they could get up earlier. Then, out into the frosty darkness. It was beautiful, stars sparkling above, and
Tuesday – January 12, 2021 Read More »
After a busy weekend, I am back to birds this morning, though it’s still somewhat drear and cloudy. Daughter Anne visited on Saturday, with Covid precautions. Her visit precipitated the return of the living room to a more normal state, after it was modified last year for Harry’s hospital bed. The horses continue to hope
Monday – January 11, 2021 Read More »
Well, it has been a gray, damp day. January can be a difficult month, but I will take this over snow and ice! I forgot to take my camera when I went out to run errands, and I did regret that. I saw a Cooper’s hawk on the neighbor’s fence, close enough that I could
Taking A Break – January 8, 2021 Read More »
The day started with a wonderful sight. As John Denver said “some days are diamonds, some days are stones”. Today was a stone, but the birds don’t care, and taking some pictures of birds was about all I have to blog about. And here is an interesting bird interaction. And there were other birds today…
Thursday – January 7, 2021 Read More »