I have been away from my blog for quite a while. For various reasons, which I won't get into here, 2022 has not been a great year. I'm glad to put it behind me. Not that it was all terrible. My sister and I had a wonderful 10 day trip to East Greenland on a …
He Survived the Cold
My little hummingbird has survived the coldest of our days. I would find him early in the morning perched on a branch in a pine tree in front of our house. It was 3 degrees this particular morning. He has been here every day since. For a bird that weighs about 1/10 of an ounce, …
Hummingbird
My little hummingbird is still a regular at my feeders. When I got up this morning, the feeders were frozen. I thawed them out and as I was putting it back outside, I heard the swoosh of the hummingbird behind me. He was at the feeder less than 10 seconds after I put his fender …
Wingspan
I watched this heron for about an hour yesterday going from place to place. The great blue heron is the largest heron in North America and has a wingspan of about 6 feet. When it spreads its wings, it is a beautiful sight.
Early Morning Heron
Even though our days have been unseasonably warm, the mornings are still quite cold. Yesterday it was 25 degrees when I went out. I found my heron standing in the shade. by a small waterfall. It was dark enough that I almost didn’t see him. I waited for the sun to rise to get some …