Category: Birds
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Sunset, Bear #48 visits, Turkeys and Poults
Below: #48 was captured on the night of the 8th and released after his medical exam on the 9th. #48 obviously wasn’t bothered by the experience, because the trail cameras picked up video in the same area on the morning of the 10th. Below: The farm turkey population was struggling just a few years ago…
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Poults, Bears & Cub, Coyote, Hogs, Deer, fawns, Pumpkins
Look at our collared visitor. Now look over to the left of this picture at the very tiny cub. Black Bear cubs are usually born in January weighing as little as a half pound. By one year they can weigh as little as 15 pounds or be much larger if the food is abundant. The…
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Our first Apples and Pears, Butterflies and Birds
Our first apples have appeared. They do not look terribly appetizing with the spots. We have called the tree company and are waiting for the horticulture expert to call us back. If you look closely, we also have a white fly infestation. We will be spraying NEEME oil this week now that the rain has…
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Purple Martins
According to my late father-in-law, Purple Martins are supposed to arrive on Valentine’s Day (February 14th) and depart on the 4th of July. This year our Purple Martins arrived at the end of February. We thought a late arrival meant a late departure. We left the farm on the 3rd of July after taking the…
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Grandparents’ Camp Part V
The New Orleans Insectarium and the Aquarium are a ‘must visit’ every year. Below: To earn a hand-stamp at the Insectarium, you have to eat a bug. In addition to the cookies with bugs, there are several favors of bugs to try. Except for Oryne, our crew was eager to sample all flavors. But the…
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Poor Miracle, blackberries, pumpkins, and bluebirds.
We left the farm last Sunday and Bruce returned on Wednesday morning. When Bruce went to feed the goats, he only counted four goats. Miracle was missing. After a brief search, Bruce found that Miracle was guilty of thinking that “the grass is greener on the other side” and she was entangled in the fence.…
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Berries, Fishing, Orchard, and Family
We have harvested raspberries and blackberries almost every other day for the past three weeks. We had blamed the plants for not producing. Maybe we should have realized that the birds had something to do with the lack of berries. The bird netting made a huge difference. Below: While visiting one of the lakes in…
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New Honey Crisp Tree, Purple Martins, Blackberries and family gatherings for Graduation and Mother’s Day.
A new Honey Crisp Apple tree has been added to the orchard. It was a gift from our sons. It is pretty large and already has apples. With luck, we may get to pick an apple this year. The Purple Martins have definitely settled into their new homes and are enjoying their surroundings. It won’t…
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Gardens are growing and Fishing is Great! See the Bluebirds and more.
Sunday morning fishing yielded a 3.6 pound bass on second cast. CC and Bruce are happy to be on the water. But we have only begun to fish! Bruce just caught a 6.2 pound bass. Uncle Robby, you should have accepted this fishing invitation! Total of six bass in about two hours. Below: Yesterday was…
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Fishing, Hairy Buttercup, and Planting Corn
The fishing trip was at the same pond in North Louisiana as the unbelievable fishing trip last week. Craig and Bruce caught eight bass with the three largest weighting 3, 3.5, and 3.6 pounds. All bass were caught on the same bait used a few days ago (that was the bait taken by the alligator).…