Fox
My daughter spied a fox in our suburban back yard this morning. Apparently it ambled across the yard and around the house. It’s sad that wild animals need to move into residential areas – their habitat...
View ArticleVerizon, phone support & wildlife
So yesterday morning a Verizon FiOS guy came by and installed FiOS to our house. It went smoothly enough and the technician was nice enough. I guess my recent rash of Comcast issues has left me with a...
View ArticleAfter dinner entertainment
A few evenings ago, after dinner, Dean called the kids to quickly come up to the dining room. They both complied, Clare from the living room where she was studying for a chemistry test and Andrew from...
View ArticleDo One Thing
Considering my irrational fear of Clutch Cargo’s Lips, I’m surprised I could watch this whole video: But I like the message. [found at Birdchick’s Blog]
View ArticleA Christmastide Mystery
Once upon a time a family from a town not so far away left that town to celebrate Christmas with their far-away relatives. Just before they left, they threw a festive gala where lovely people brought...
View ArticleSpec nest?
[Update 5.25.09] She’s gone and left two eggs in the nest. Husband tossed some balls off the roof and I heard that they landed very close to the nest. I suspect one landed on the nest because one of...
View ArticleStrangely appropriate April Fools Day Prank
A while back I wrote about not being able to feed birds because of a rat problem in our neighborhood. I quit feeding birds (at ground-level) and we quit putting any food scraps in the compost heap....
View ArticleBirder Watching at Magee Marsh
Someone’s lost bird list Chestnut Sided Warbler A year or two ago I saw a tweet by a fellow twitter birder / accessibility advocate about her trip to Magee Marsh in Ohio. I kept it in the back of my...
View ArticleRabbits
Rabbits are okay. They’re cute and furry. I don’t have a garden so I don’t worry about them eating my vegetables. But I don’t love rabbits. Well, at least I don’t love rabbits anymore. See, back in the...
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