Welcome family and friends, the following pages will show you birds, bugs, critters of all sorts and our farm and family ... enjoy
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Latest Photo of Grandkids
It's been awhile since my last update....just been too busy having fun outside to be on the computer....but now it's colder and I thought I would get my act together....
Photos are from 2001
2001 "year of our ducks"
April 25..........at the "burb" house photos are with digital unless noted
Robin waiting for me to turn on the mister.... Bleeding Heart....... macro setting
different shades of bearded Iris...........with macro Digital
Dingo and Gypsy
wishing they were at the farm
The ducks wishing the same.....at this time we are transporting them to and from the farm .... ( fun! )
May 5.....At the Farm .... digital fishing for minnows
Chipping Sparrow our mallards at this time are 6 weeks old
American goldfinch Tree Swallow
Eastern Dobsonfly .... Male
Not sure what kind of moth
May 10 & 11 ...... I just realized why it has taken me so long to update this site.
on this weekend (Mothers Day)....we mysteriously lost one of the ducks....
we went to sleep with 5 and woke up with 4 ....no predator damage at all to be
seen .. usually when "something" takes out a bird or bunny there are feathers
or fur nearby .... but we saw nothing ... we even drove around looking but nothing ..
now there are four .... Queenie, Moe, Larry, and Curly
redwing blackbird and one of their nests in the stickups in the pond
Pearl Crescent
May 19 to 24 E. Bluebird .... male
about 8 weeks old
if they were following in line
as they did later .... that is Queenie at the front....
they're starting to get a little bit of color on the top of their heads
June 2,
the ducks are getting their mature wing feathers...much more color now...
I'm just too cute for words.................
Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly
put an orange out and they will come.....
video.....red-winged blackbird Fishing Spider
I liked this reflection in the pond
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"Green darner" dragonfly on the dock ...............
wing feathers are coming in ..........
June 3 to 6 at the "Burb" house.........
Megan's day with Grandma...........
Her shirt says "My Name is NO NO !
Lunch with the ducks...
and of course some swimming.........I just missed a great pic of the ducks coming over
to check out Megan's pool .....
I think she had some fun...........
the ducks still fit into there pool ...but just barely........
June 10 back at the Farm ...... taken with video 11 weeks old
when we first let the ducks out for the day .... they are really trying out those wings
they get a couple of inches off the ground .... and they act surprised that they did it !
Gypsy looking over her herd ...She looks worried ... she doesn't like their new found freedom ...
June 11 ...... digital Prairie Kingsnake
Prairie kingsnakes are often found around farms and barns. They are looking for mice and other prey. Constricting snakes are very beneficial to farmers. Unfortunately, many people are ignorant of this fact and kill the snake believing it to be venomous. This is foolish; because of the snakes broad diet, the kingsnake will not only rid the farmer of mice, but this harmless species will actually rid the farmer of any venomous species that happen to be around as well.
The prairie kingsnake lives in prairies and open woods, as well as rocky, wooded hillsides. Kingsnakes are known for their ability to eat other snakes, including venomous species, and are immune to the venom of copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes. Other foods include lizards, small rodents and, occasionally, birds. Kingsnakes kill their prey by constriction. Young or newly hatched prairie kingsnakes often are confused with the venomous copperhead. Kingsnakes have round markings on their back while copperheads have hourglass shaped markings.
a little better pic of the ducks showing their color ....
humming bird way up on an electric line ............
Tyler is in school now, so we didn't get to see him very much ... we miss having him around
Tyler just hanging out .............
Eastern Kingbird .... they nested at the pond this year ... which made for some interesting
interaction with the red-winged blackbirds nesting there also ......
the kingbirds held their own ..... and everyone had their babies ....
More to come ..............
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red -wing at the feeder
