I estimated that the second Carolina Wren brood would fledge on July 22nd. I checked the nest on July 19th and the 4 wren chicks were still in the nest. When I checked again on the morning of the 20th, … Continue reading →
Here’s a photo of the 5 eggs in the Carolina Wren’s second brood. This was taken on July 4th, so it’s about 12 days after the first egg was laid, but only 8 days after the last egg was laid. … Continue reading →
Here’s a very nice garter snake that was lying on our road as I approached our gate a couple of weeks ago. He was about 4 feet long and I was only able to get the one photo before he … Continue reading →
After the wrens fledged at the end of May, I left the empty nest on the shelf in the garage, thinking they might use it again. I had been checking the nest intermittently and on June 23rd, there were two … Continue reading →
Mary saw 5 feral pigs outside our east gate yesterday morning. They were all smaller than the one we saw in early June, and in the same area. When she let our dogs out, they ran over to the fence … Continue reading →