Mama robin did it again! Our resident supermum raised a brood of three chicks over 28 days in May. We watched it all, as usual, from the comfort of our back deck and through the living room window which looks onto the nest site. It makes it easy to spot the comings and goings of the … Continue reading
Posted in May 2014 …
A second nest site
Evie made an exciting discovery today – we have a second robin’s nest in the back yard! This one is perched on top of the wood pile approximately 25 metres from the other one. I have a hunch that the new nest has been made by one of last year’s babies – for three reasons. … Continue reading
Spring finds and photos
Here is a mash up of a few photos from Instagram and other places that I’ve taken in the last couple of weeks. The captions tell the story.
A beaver chewed my stick
A few weeks ago we braved Westhaver beach just a few minutes southeast of town to stretch our winter-weary legs. We always hang out at the little outflow stream that connects a little lake with the ocean and we always find something interesting there. This time it was a stick covered in teeth marks. There … Continue reading
Magical pine tree
This is my favourite tree in our back woods – I think it is dead, and it is definitely hollow, but I love the colour of the red trunk and the amazing shape. I think it’s an Eastern White pine, which the Iroquois First Nation called “the tree of peace.”
Rainy May Day
It’s a cold and wet May 1st today. The leaves still aren’t out on the trees and the magnolia hasn’t blossomed yet. We are all waiting patiently for the burst of green. I took another photo inside the robin’s nest on Tuesday (day 5) to check how many chicks we were going to have. (Apologies … Continue reading
witches whiskers 