Birds

Babies in the yard

Last night I discovered that our goldfish in the pond have been having babies! We don’t know which of the six of …

Well today was the first day of Winter, although it’s felt like Winter for a while now to me. Last December we …

The scrub jays have really come to know that we leave peanuts out for them. When we forget to toss a handful …

I’m so glad it’s Spring! Especially because this is finally the season that our Lillian will be born! We can’t wait. 🙂 …

I had forgotten to mention on February 26, 2011 that I’d been blogging for exactly a year! It’s funny, my first post …

There have been wild parrots in this area, and near where my parents live, too, for a very long time. They have their …

Laura wanted to brush up on her (already excellent!) photo skills, so she called us up on Thursday and asked if we …

Lately the scrub jays that frequent our yard have been flying over us and scolding us if we don’t leave out peanuts …

Happy Mother’s Day, Moms!! We are so lucky to have such great mothers! 🙂 I know I’m posting this a couple days …

One of our favorite things to do when we feel like relaxing and watching nature is go to one of our local …

Today was spent outside planting, yet again. We had a break for a couple of days this week due to the rain, …

Well, we had a great Easter, despite it being the smallest family group we’ve had ever I think, and despite the huge …

Here is a photo of a nest that a pair of house finches are building in our fire alarm. So cute! Today …

We have been busy most days with planting, planting, and more planting…and we’re still not done yet! Today we planted our Avocado …

We’ve been getting a new bird to our yard this winter – the Lawrence’s Goldfinch. Its only habitat is some of California and …