The Northern Cardinal is known and beloved by many and is now a member of my A Bestiary ~ Tales from a Wildlife Garden. You can see the article over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens. … [Read more...] about Beloved Northern Cardinal
Scarlet Tanager Joins ‘A Bestiary’
My monthly installments of 'A Bestiary ~ Tales from a Wildlife Garden' continue over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens with the vividly stunning Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea). Though often secretive and hard to find, the Scarlet Tanager's song can help lead the observer to high perches and blurred shots of his brilliance. There is more about this special songbird over at the link above. The tanager and I were in synchrony while I was finishing the forty first installment of my A … [Read more...] about Scarlet Tanager Joins ‘A Bestiary’
Yellow Warbler Sings in the Rain
Happy June sings the Yellow Warbler! Thank you for the rain he continues . . . a delicious way to begin the new month. What other nourishing possibilities await? Hopefully you humans will make the best of them all. Please do not hold me in contempt of your reasoning. There is no real anthropomorphic intention here. This darling bird could care less what we make of our days only not to use poison on his habitat . . . not to cut it down. He putters around the trees and shrubs singing and gleaning … [Read more...] about Yellow Warbler Sings in the Rain
New Warbler Sightings
Spring has blown through the trees and shrubs with a heat that is unfurling blooms too fast for this New Englander. Fresh spring greens bring renewal of garden walks and returning songbirds. I am excited to discover two new warblers to add to my list of warblers here at Flower Hill Farm Retreat. OvenbirdCD and I were walking in the woods and because of the backlit sky we could not determine the identity of this rotund warbler until I got the images I took into photoshop and over-exposed them. … [Read more...] about New Warbler Sightings
Beauties of the Night ~ Barred Owl
Barred Owls, Strix varia, may have been howling and hooting as year-round residents of this hillside in Western Massachusetts for more than 11,000 years. Fossils of their species, that many years old, have been uncovered in Florida, Tennessee and as far north as Ontario. These raptors of night are typically hidden in layers of darkness but do sometimes hunt during daytime hours. Looking out over the panoramic views of Flower Hill Farm Retreat, always stimulates the imagination. But last … [Read more...] about Beauties of the Night ~ Barred Owl
