Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
It’s that time of year when I put the feeders out for the birds in my backyard. I fill them with seed and suet, and both are welcomed by the chickadees, nuthatches and finches. You know who else gets their fill? These guys. Sorry… Continue Reading “Sharing with the Squirrels”
The little bird that caught my attention many years ago and turned me into a birdwatcher. Cheerful and talkative, still one of my favorites, presented first in black and white, then in living color. “A bird almost universally considered “cute” thanks to its oversized… Continue Reading “Black-Capped Chickadee”
My little chickadees stopping by for a drink tiny feet gripping little wink of the eye. Tiny lavender blossoms bees on their way to work cool morning shift hot sun in the late afternoon. The best things in the garden are #Small. ~ Susanne
This week has definitely gone to the birds! After several days of record-breaking temperatures, I’ve been running the sprinklers in the early morning, which has drawn even more birds than usual. So, while I sit on the deck with my coffee and camera in… Continue Reading “Splish Splash Taking a Bath – Birds in my Garden”
In my last post I showed you the thousands of snow birds who call the Skagit Valley home during the winter. To the humans who live in the area, these are their backyard birds! My backyard on the other hand is smaller but I… Continue Reading “My Backyard Birds”
One day earlier this week, the wind and rain had finally stopped, temperatures were in the 50’s and the sun was shining. Inside the house, our carpets were being cleaned so to stay out of the way I sat in the backyard to watch… Continue Reading “One Spring Day in Winter – New Feeders, Happy Birds”
It’s awfully hard to pick “favorites” since I love to take pictures of the birds and the bees and there are literally hundreds (dare I say thousands?) to choose from! That said, I’ll start with a Northern Flicker drilling a hole in the snag… Continue Reading “Favorite Nature Shots from My Own Backyard – 2022”
I went for a walk on the Cedar River Trail to see the Golden Gingko in glory. I gawked – like I did when I saw it the first time, years ago. I stopped to bask in its color and admire it from this… Continue Reading “The Gingko and the Chickadees on the Cedar River Trail”
When you share about the birds in your garden as often as I do, you become hard-pressed to find new titles for your post, hence the name above! Still, it’s not far from the truth. The birds do indeed seem to live it up… Continue Reading “Living it Up with the Birds!”
I’ve been a backyard birder for as long as I can remember, and it was the chickadees that first attracted me. I saw them flitting about in the trees and heard them calling their friendly greetings to one another and to me too, it… Continue Reading “My Feathered Friends – It started with the Chickadees!”