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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
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
Happy Birthday
I normally visit the fine feathered folks at Curbstone Valley to have a Fowl Friday, but this Friday we have one of our own to celebrate. It seems that sometime in the last 20 hours or so the baby wrens … Continue reading
New Residents
I’ve been hoping to attract bluebirds to the nesting boxes at Happy Acres since we moved here three years ago. The bluebirds were here checking out the boxes earlier this year, but apparently someone else beat them to it. I’ve … Continue reading
House Hunting, Bluebird Style
With Spring in the air, the birds have started house hunting around here. I had a wren flying around in the greenhouse this morning. After I managed to convince it to leave, I saw where it was trying to start … Continue reading
Bluebirds!
Forgive me for shouting, but WE HAVE BLUEBIRDS! Can you tell I am excited??? We saw our first bluebirds at Happy Acres this week. I had them for years at my old place across the river. They were there already … Continue reading
