Almost June and here’s a picture for it:
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The beavers had a dam that stretched several hundred feet across the little valley. They had made a beautiful pond. It was beautiful in the summer and beautiful in winter too. Then, one night, there was a big storm. So much water came down the stream that the dam blew out. When we woke up […]
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The hummingbirds have gone, they left during the first week of September. The week before they left they seemed more agitated than usual. They fought among themselves more, the air was filled with tiny dogfights all week long. Then one day the air was silent. One female hummingbird stayed behind. I took the last feeder […]
Read the rest of this entry »Return of the Red-winged Blackbirds
The Red-winged Blackbirds are back! I heard them trill out in the swamp when I pulled in the dooryard on Friday night. It’s always a great moment. Spring is here when you hear the blackbirds. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP_Zn9DfBz4[/youtube]
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