Backyard Nature Lover's Experience
A Greeter I'm not sure if they trust us or the remnants of the old Gray Catbird's nest was too good a spot to pass up. An American Robin family has built a nest in the Rhododendron to the right of our front door. There was a Gray Catbird nest there last year and some old nest material still... Continue Reading →
The Loudest Performance Of The Year It’s still a little cold out, not freezing though close enough. But it’s warm enough for birds to migrate back to this area. The ones that take residence year round and group together for winter survival start to de-group now. They all sing to make their territory known, and to attract... Continue Reading →
Surviving 'Jonas' Winter storm 'Jonas' hit us last weekend. It crippled New York City for a day and dumped over two feet of snow in Central Park at the end. All above ground transportation was shut down and non-emergency vehicles were not allowed on the road. We ended up staying in the city over night and,... Continue Reading →
The Only Time We Compete This time of year is the only time we, the birds and us, compete for fruits in our garden. We have wild cherry, ornamental cherry, white mulberry, wild raspberry, Golden raspberry, strawberry and blueberry on the property. We gave up on the wild cherry since it's too tall for us... Continue Reading →
Taking A Clue From Birds There has been one snow storm after another and the official spring date is still more than a month away. Our garden is covered a foot deep in snow crusted with ice. The cold frame we put up last fall has become an igloo at this point. I have no... Continue Reading →
Residents And Visitors Spring is the busiest time in our own garden aviary. We have both resident aerialists that stay with us year round and the ones that travel back and forth from North to South America annually. Every spring we roll out the red carpet for them, helping them stay strong and nurturing a... Continue Reading →
Petals and Wings 