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Dave
Southern Indiana
USDA Zone 6bAn organic (mostly) gardener shares his thoughts about gardening, nature, food and striving to be self-sufficient.
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Tag Archives: birds
Bluebirds, Take Two
It didn’t take long for the bluebirds to decide on their next move. Almost immediately after disaster struck their first nest, they started building another. I saw them eyeing this Gilbertson PVC nest box yesterday. This morning I went out … Continue reading
Bluebird Predation
Life is full of dangers for songbirds and their young. Wednesday afternoon our bluebird babies were alive and well. Thursday morning, I found the mounting pole and nest box laying on the ground. Looking closer, I saw nesting material … Continue reading
Bluebird Babies!
The bluebird eggs starting hatching some time last Friday. When I opened the nesting box to examine the nest, instead of six blue eggs I saw hungry mouths! It looks like five out of the six eggs hatched, which is … Continue reading
Welcome Any Time: Bluebirds
In many cultures, the bluebird is a symbol of happiness and prosperity. In my experience they have been welcome and frequent visitors in my life. When I moved to rural Western Kentucky in 1985, the bluebirds were already there on … Continue reading
Winter Characters
This winter we’ve had the usual cast of characters hanging out at the feeding stations. My wife and I both have feeders set up outside the windows of our respective caves…I mean, offices. With snow covering the ground the last … Continue reading
Feed Me!
That’s what the baby house wrens are saying every time I am around the nest box. Feed me mamma! Or pappa, doesn’t matter, just FEED ME! The babies are about 12 days old now, and starting to grow feathers and … Continue reading
Wren Update
They grow up so fast! The young wrens are now one week old, and starting to look like birds. I count at least 5 beaks in the nest, but there are probably one or two more. I’m keeping my visits … Continue reading
