Screech Owl in Nest Box - Birds that nest in birdhouses

Birds That Nest In Birdhouses

I’m pretty sure that a pair of Carolina Chickadees are building a nest or already have a nest in a birdhouse out in my yard.  I thought it was the first time for a chickadee to build a nest in it but my husband reminded me that we had a pair two years ago.   That […]

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Aruba Flamingo Beach

  Well I did it!  I went to Aruba, Flamingo Beach,  about a week ago and got to see the flamingos!  Was it everything that I had hoped it would be?  Absolutely!  It was definitely the highlight of the trip that I took with my husband to celebrate our thirty-five years together.  Okay, it was […]

rose breasted grosbeak - attracting rose breasted grosbeaks

Attracting Rose-breasted Grosbeaks

Attracting Rose-breasted Grosbeaks was easy in our home over in Ohio.  This was on six and a half acres that was mostly wooded.  They were our welcome visitors for the entire summer there and I just loved them!  They would come in to our platform feeder and at our window feeder (photo left) that was […]

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How to Attract Orioles

Spring is such an exciting time for bird watching around my house here in Kentucky.  Song birds are starting to arrive such as the Eastern Phoebe which has been here for about two weeks now, the Tree Swallow which I spotted just last week, and over this past weekend,  the Chipping Sparrow.    Warblers are […]