Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays to all, and have a wonderful New Year! We're taking off the holidays and will see you back on the blog Jan. 5th. And a Ha...

Red-tail in Luck

During the ice storm power outage we just endured, we saw this Red-tailed Hawk sitting in a tree. It was several days after the ice storm hi...

Power is Back!

One of our maples snapped off at the top. This happened to hundreds of thousands of trees in our area. Hi All, We finally got power restored...

And Still No Power

Hi All, We still have no power. We are in one of the ice storm's hardest hit areas of New Hampshire, the Monadnock Region. 30,000 people...

Still no power

In the massive ice storm that hit New England, New Hampshire was the hardest hit state. In New Hampshire, the area hardest hit was the south...

Ice Storm

We were in a major ice storm last night that brought down tree limbs. A big limb fell off our maple, right next to the bird feeder. Glad it ...

Birder Gifts

You're probably as busy as we are, getting ready for the holidays, shopping for gifts for friends and family, sending cards, etc., all t...

Boreal Birds threatened

Evening Grosbeaks are Boreal birds The Boreal Forests of Canada are home to millions of North American birds, many of whom will be placed at...

Eagle On Ice

This morning, out on the pond, we saw a Bald Eagle standing on the ice! Bald Eagles are always a thrilling sight for us, no matter how many ...

Downy/Hairy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker, male Hairy Woodpecker, male Is it a Downy or a Hairy Woodpecker? That's the tricky ID question that even sometimes exp...

More Siskins

More Pine Siskins have been at the feeders. Pine Siskins are a type of small finch who breed in northern and western areas and come down, o...

First Snow

We had the first real snow here. The birds flocked to the feeders. Someone asked us to identify the seed in the feeders we show. This hopper...