Sound of Spring

This Red-winged Blackbird posed near the feeder. We love the "O-kaa-lee" songs of the Red-winged Blackbirds who are breeding aroun...

B.O.D. (Bird of the Day), Eastern Towhee

Just about every morning we look at birds, even if it is just out our window over a cup of coffee. We record in our journal the birds we see...

Migration Celebration

Migration has started all across North America. Billions of birds will be on the move from their wintering locations in the southern U. S., ...

Red Mountain Majesty

Last night the final rays of the setting sun created this beauty. We cherish moments like this and appreciate the rich diversity of habitats...

Sapsucker and Tulips

There is a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker excavating a nest hole in the woods behind our new garden. We dig in the earth and listen to the tappin...

Contoocook

Crows are always visible as we look out over our home, Bobolink Farm. Crows are wary, wise, and curious. We appreciate them. Today we watch...

birdPod

(Click on photo for larger version) (birdPod and the Radio shack #40-1441 speaker) Note, update: As of January '07 birdPod has changed i...

Amphibians

Spring rains are spreading across much of the East today and tomorrow. 'Tis the time for many amphibians to emerge from their winter hi...

Savannah Sparrow

(click on photo to see a larger version of photo) On our morning walk, we saw a bird flush up out of the large hayfield at our home, Boboli...

Here's Looking At You

Today an Osprey flew over the pond at Bobolink Farm and it was Wonderful! This was our first sping migrant Osprey. Hope it finds a good plac...

Bobcats and Dreams

Here is a bobcat of the four wheeled, not four pawed, kind, creating the new long border. The area behind the barn at our home, Bobolink Far...

Moose Magic Moment

If we hadn't been sitting drinking our morning coffee and looking out over the pond with our binoculars at just the right time, we would...

Happy Easter

Happy Easter..."quack, quack."

Swallow Haiku

Blue wings in the sky, Chirps filling the cool spring air — Soaring Tree Swallows

Happy Couple

Here are our pair of bluebirds, sitting on the nest box they have chosen. We think it's possible the female is the same female that nes...

Garden Time

Yesterday we couldn't even get photos up on blogger, most likely because 1. We have a dial-up connection, 2. It was after 6 pm when poss...

Home Again

After our long journey, we made it back to Bobolink Farm, our 45 acre NH property named in honor of the Bobolinks that nest in our large hay...

Greater Prairie-Chickens

Our next stop was Charleston, IL where we stayed in this wonderful log home bed and breakfast called Osage Inn. We got up at 3:30 am the ne...

Brinkley, AR

After we left St. Mark's NWR, the weather reports were for severe thunderstorms and tornados throughout the Midwest in the area we were ...