Category Archive: wildlife

Castor Canadensis and Castor Fiber

Whenever I am researching for a nature presentation, I come across great resources that beg to be shared. This is from The History of Four-footed Beasts, Serpents, and Insects, 1658, which was mostly… Continue reading

Take a Good Look: The Numbers Game — July 11, 2024

I am a little late in adding a post to the Numbers Game this week, because Hurricane Beryl came through on Monday. The storm was not a big one and it moved fast,… Continue reading

The Numbers Game — July 1, 2024

I am again joining in with the Numbers Game from Judy Dykstra-Brown, this week looking at files with the number 149 in them. But I am going to stretch the limits of the… Continue reading

By the Numbers

I am going to play along with Judy Dykstra-Brown’s Numbers Game #27. Her number is 148, and she asks us to pull from our photos that have the number 148 somewhere in their… Continue reading

Nature Photo Challenge #20: Black

Denzil started off his current photo challenge with a picture of a coot, so I will too!  🙂  We have had American Coots visit at our farm, but my favorite coot picture is… Continue reading

A Multi-Species, Multi-Tasking Spring Workout

Okay, everybody!  It’s obvious that the dead plants along the edge of the pond have to be cleared out, and goodness knows that will be a workout. But we only have one week… Continue reading

WalkingSquares 27 through 30

Yay! I did it! I followed Becky’s #WalkingSquares challenge, walked outside and took photos every day in November (except one). If I am to be honest, I will have to admit that for… Continue reading

WalkingSquares 13 through 19

Lots of weather changes this week and a few good pictures! Sunday, November 13, was a beautiful day, clear and cold.  I was able to get some nice clear pictures of Pine Warblers. … Continue reading

WalkingSquares 6 through 12

I am enjoying the WalkingSquares challenge set by BeckyB of Winchester, to get out and walk each day in November.  Most days I walk around our farm, but on two days this week… Continue reading

The Best-Laid Plots

A response to a WordPress prompt, originally posted on my other blog in 2013.