Animals
Each spring we add to our bluebird houses. We now have about 21 bluebird houses scattered around the property. Every February Hubbs cleans the old nests out of the bluebird houses. Invariably one or two become home to some mice during the winter months. Finding a mouse nest and its inhabitants is always a bit startling for Hubbs (he knows they'll be there, but is never quite ready for them!)
Each year about this time the Eastern Bluebird starts building his nests in our houses. I have been hearing their song each morning during morning chores. "Cheer, cheerful charmer" he cries from atop the fence posts.
Hubbs painted a few new houses to install this year. We also are putting up a screech owl house. We have a number of owls who call our woods home. Most of the year we can hear the calls of the great horned owl, the barred owl, and the screech owl. The screech owl is a tiny owl who doesn't actually screech. He has a call that is more like a haunting "trill".
This is our favorite nighttime sound in the summer. In an attempt to attract more, we are providing nesting boxes for them.
I hope to eventually get my own pictures of these beautiful birds...but I think that the screech owl may be a bit of a challenge. He is out at nighttime and well hidden during the light of day.
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Well, here it is Saturday morning already!Wherever did my week go? (Thanks so much for all your words of support!)It's been a very hectic time, but things are winding down....winding down towards Christmas!! So sorry I have not been around this week,but...
- Owl Mornings
My days start early.Most mornings I am up by 5:30, showered and out to the barn by 6:15. I love this time of day...the quiet stillness, the muffled chewing as the horses eat their hay.And best of all, I have the opportunity to watch the sun rise...a...
- Tomtom The Omnipresent
Today I received a couple of calls wondering if everything is ok at Bee Haven Acres. This question came about because of my obvious lack of blog posts these last couple of days. Yes! Everything at Bee Haven Acres is hunkey-dorey (is that really a word?)....
- Not-so-brave Maddie And Other Tales.......
This morning while cleaning the pastures, our Newfie, Maddie decided to keep us company and crawled under the pasture fence. Maddie is extremely wary of the horses, but her love for a breakfast of roadapples helps her to forget her fears. However,...
- Cleaning House
Well, it is the middle of February and soon time for the Eastern Bluebirds to return for nesting. We spent a part of this morning cleaning out all of our nesting boxes in preparation for their arrival. Old, dilapidated boxes were replaced with freshly...
Animals
More Projects for Spring
Each spring we add to our bluebird houses. We now have about 21 bluebird houses scattered around the property. Every February Hubbs cleans the old nests out of the bluebird houses. Invariably one or two become home to some mice during the winter months. Finding a mouse nest and its inhabitants is always a bit startling for Hubbs (he knows they'll be there, but is never quite ready for them!)
(courtesy of Google Images)
Hubbs painted a few new houses to install this year. We also are putting up a screech owl house. We have a number of owls who call our woods home. Most of the year we can hear the calls of the great horned owl, the barred owl, and the screech owl. The screech owl is a tiny owl who doesn't actually screech. He has a call that is more like a haunting "trill".
(courtesy of Google Images)
This is our favorite nighttime sound in the summer. In an attempt to attract more, we are providing nesting boxes for them.
I hope to eventually get my own pictures of these beautiful birds...but I think that the screech owl may be a bit of a challenge. He is out at nighttime and well hidden during the light of day.
- Look Who's Back!!
Well, here it is Saturday morning already!Wherever did my week go? (Thanks so much for all your words of support!)It's been a very hectic time, but things are winding down....winding down towards Christmas!! So sorry I have not been around this week,but...
- Owl Mornings
My days start early.Most mornings I am up by 5:30, showered and out to the barn by 6:15. I love this time of day...the quiet stillness, the muffled chewing as the horses eat their hay.And best of all, I have the opportunity to watch the sun rise...a...
- Tomtom The Omnipresent
Today I received a couple of calls wondering if everything is ok at Bee Haven Acres. This question came about because of my obvious lack of blog posts these last couple of days. Yes! Everything at Bee Haven Acres is hunkey-dorey (is that really a word?)....
- Not-so-brave Maddie And Other Tales.......
This morning while cleaning the pastures, our Newfie, Maddie decided to keep us company and crawled under the pasture fence. Maddie is extremely wary of the horses, but her love for a breakfast of roadapples helps her to forget her fears. However,...
- Cleaning House
Well, it is the middle of February and soon time for the Eastern Bluebirds to return for nesting. We spent a part of this morning cleaning out all of our nesting boxes in preparation for their arrival. Old, dilapidated boxes were replaced with freshly...