Archive for the 'wildlife' Category

11 Feb

Starlings in the Balkans

We watched the Nature show on PBS again, and I just had to share this one with you.
Check out that photo - do you have any idea what it is of?
The episode was about the Wild Balkans and it featured the most beautiful wildlife and photography of the rare animals and landscapes in this wild [...]

21 Jan

Cooper’s Hawks and Hummingbirds Coexisting

We watched a Nature show on PBS this past week that featured all different kinds of Hummingbirds.
I love these little birds and this show had so many interesting facts and the photos and footage are just something.
One thing I found most fascinating is that the tiny little Black Chinned Hummingbird builds it’s nest in the [...]

04 Jan

Shark Week Video from Discovery Channel

One of the best Christmas gifts we received this past season was a video made by the Discovery Channel.
It is titled:  SHARK WEEK Ocean of Fear
Since we do not get cable TV, we miss many of these types of specials.
My husband has always been intrigued by anything that has to do with sharks, so this [...]

09 Nov

The Criminal Cat

He looks innocent enough, but after last night’s escapade, he now has a criminal record.
It all started with a bump on the door about 8:00 pm.

A quick look out the peephole revealed nothing, so the door was opened slowly to see what could be out there.
Sitting on the porch and looking up at us was [...]

31 Oct

One Quick Praying Mantis

I was quite upset this past month when I opened my November issue of my National Geographic magazine and found this image.
It was taken by Sharon Fullingim who could not believe what she was seeing.
She mentions that the discarded hummingbird was dropped under the feeder when the praying mantis had finished with it, and the [...]

24 Oct

Red Tailed Hawk

Out of the corner of my eye I caught a sudden movement in the trees alongside the road.
He then swooped down above the car and flew with us down the road a bit.
Perching for a quick rest on a high branch, he gave us one last look and took off into the woods - [...]

17 Oct

The Turkey Saga

Another post on hunting - but it is too funny to not tell it.
Turkey hunting in our state was brought back a couple of years ago and it came with some pretty strict rules.
We happen to live in the small section of the state that allows it, so my son shelled out big bucks for [...]

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