As I mentioned at the end of my last post, I’ve been seriously rethinking the use of Rodenticides (Rat Poison) …
Tag: birds
The long arm of Unintended Concequences
I just finished reading “Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death” by Bernd Heinrich and found it to be quite …
Ready for Spring already
It finally warmed up a bit here. The high temperature has been a few degrees above freezing almost every day …
Fledgling Barn Swallows
I movd into my in-laws basement a few weeks ago after selling our house in Columbia. Just outside the basement …
Scenes from Hauling Hay
It’s haying season here in the midwest. Hay mowers, rakers and balers dot the countryside. I see plenty of trucks …
The Great Sparrow War of 2012
With all the birdhouses we’ve been building and installing around the farm, there have been precious few desirable birds trying …
Swallow Houses!
So we already built plenty of Bluebird houses, good work! But as we discussed earlier, bluebirds mainly eat bugs that …
Bluebird Houses!
Ever since visiting Greg Judy’s farm I’ve been looking for a good set of birdhouse plans. And while the internet …