Leafy Log 19: Ready for Spring?

Leafy Log 19: Ready for Spring?

The days are longer now, so it is much easier to walk in the evening. Have you noticed? The birds are more active and are probably migrating as I write this. The weather is better, too. So no excuses. To encourage you to move along this spring, I have designed two...
Leafy Logs 17: The Great Backyard Birdcount

Leafy Logs 17: The Great Backyard Birdcount

My feeder has a new pair of tufted Titmice, small birds like chickadees with a crown of light gray feathers on their heads. Yesterday evening I heard a killdeer calling on my Merlin bird identifier. It has started calling in the early evening. These two birds will...
Leafy Log 16: Return of the Bravest Flowers

Leafy Log 16: Return of the Bravest Flowers

Yesterday I was poking around my garden here in West Virginia and found that the daffodils and tulips were already above ground by several inches. The little white snowdrops are blooming already in my daughter’s garden. How can they endure the nighttime temperatures...
Leafy Log 15: Birds at my Feeder

Leafy Log 15: Birds at my Feeder

This week’s blog isn’t actually about a walk in the woods or along a road. It is about my bird feeder birds. They are giving me lots of pleasure as winter passes the last corner. They seem to be the most lively entertainment from nature at this time (although my...