The Little Scoundrels It’s hard for a gardener or anyone who is interested in gardening or nature not to mention squirrels. Lately a couple of bloggers I follow have posted about them. There was also a squirrel documentary on television showing their agility and cleverness. After all they are rodents with an excellent Public Relations department. Squirrels in our garden ruined many bird feeders, dug … Continue reading Squirrels
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 to harvest; the birds always get the fruit first. Our … Continue reading Summer Feast
Other Hungry Visitors Looking at who visits our garden in winter can tell us how bad the weather is. The Pine siskin came down from the boreal area in a flock this winter. The birds alternately tucked their feet up or just puffed up to a ball of feathers and down without legs when it’s so cold out. But it’s not just the birds that … Continue reading A Brutally Cold Winter II
Petals and Wings 