Sep 17 2008
From my archives comes this photo. Just after a light snow last March I noticed these tracks in the snow. They were under one of my bird feeders in the yard. It looks like a multitude of little birds had a ball dancing their cares away this fine Spring morning. I suppose you could call this an abstract picture.
Sep 05 2008
On the third of September I made my final run on the “Bluebird Trails” to remove the remaining old nests from the nest boxes. All 300 and some nest boxes are now cleaned and ready for the return of bluebirds come spring. This year’s production of fledgling bluebirds (Mountain and Western) came to 753 individuals. This is a fairly good number considering the foul weather at the beginning of the nesting season. I always hope that next year the weather will be more cooperative.
This late in the year a few families of bluebirds are still in the area. Most of the summer inhabitants are headed south for the winter. Next spring they will return to start another nesting cycle.
The accompanying photo is of a curious burro that came over to see what I was doing with the nest boxes. After a little petting and scratching his withers I departed to the next box. He watched me leave then returned to the company of his horse pals.