Sunday November 19, 2023 I’ve always loved feeding the birds, well except magpies and that is a story for another day. Because our year round creek offers water, the tall trees offer shelter, and the lady of the house keeps … Continued
Monday, May 8, 2023 The orioles are back! I’ve had my cut oranges and grape jelly out for a few days now and yesterday I was thrilled to see their brilliant orange feathers. They probably wintered in Mexico which was … Continued
Saturday, April 8, 2023 The birds seem to enjoy the blue cloudless skies here as much as we do. When the gentle boy and I were sitting outside last week on the first ‘dog release’ day, we saw a bald … Continued
Saturday, January 28, 2023 Feeding the birds in winter is one way to enjoy a bit of nature even if you don’t get out to ski or snowshoe or feed alpacas. We’ve been feeding birds here for so many years, … Continued
Monday, December 4, 2022 We are so lucky to have so many feathered friends visit Blue Moon Ranch in the winter months. Of course I keep the feeders filled, but I think even more attractive is the running water in … Continued
Monday, May 23, 2022 What happens when you give a 12 year old a good camera with telephoto lens and tell him to go shoot birds? Lots of fun and some great bird shots! (We would never shoot birds with … Continued
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Clouds came in last night and brought more moisture to our dry ground. This morning everything is white again and the alpacas are out in the snow searching for tall blades of grass. I had to … Continued
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Single digit temps over night didn’t bother any of the animals. The birds consumed more seed in one day than I have ever seen before. They emptied every feeder I filled in the morning and I … Continued
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 I think the alpacas have cabin fever or maybe I should call it barn fever. They are tired of being in the barn. Also one of them found a blade of grass growing and told all … Continued
Tuesday March 9, 2021 Ever since we’ve lived in Woodland I’ve enjoyed the birds and their comings and goings at different times of the year. Bald eagles in winter, swallows in spring, orioles in summer and the Redwing black birds … Continued
Monday May 4, 2020 The colorful birds have returned to Woodland to cheer us up. Just in time! We’ve seen the hummingbirds, the tree swallows, evening grosbeaks, orioles, house finches, redwing blackbirds and more. And my favorite blue heron that … Continued