Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Out of the Nest

The robins have taken their chances and left the nest. The larger sibling is already gone, while the smaller one is hanging around checking out its options. Shortly after I filmed this, this bird was gone as well. I suppose … Continue reading

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They Grow Up So Quickly

I can remember when these guys were just little tykes crying for Mom to bring more food. They will fly away soon.

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Baby Birds

I was finally able to capture a video of the baby birds preening and testing out their wings in the nest. There are definitely two of them in there.

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Caught on Film

Earlier today I was looking out the window at the robin’s nest to see if there was anything interesting to photograph when the two adult birds decided to change places. So I snapped a photo. Zooming in a bit…. There … Continue reading

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Robin

A robin appears to have taken a liking to our portico over the front porch and built a nest there. Here is our front door. Do you see it? Move a bit closer. Looking out through the light. The crazy … Continue reading

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You Can’t Make this Stuff Up

So, it’s raining and raining and also it’s raining, so take a guess at what would be the worst possible event that you can think of that might happen during our wetter than normal spring. Yup. Last night our sump … Continue reading

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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

This morning I was taking some leaves to the town composting area when I ran into this. At that point, I wasn’t sure what my options were. You can’t make this stuff up.

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Robins

The robins have taken up residence in a bush outside of our laundry room. After watching the birds sit patiently on the nest for many days, they finally had success. I just happened to catch them feeding the new chicks. … Continue reading

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Software Upgrade!

I was perusing the morning newspaper when I came upon this article. Instantly, I jumped up and ran to the garage to see if our vehicles are safe. With great relief, I discovered that this upgrade has already been installed … Continue reading

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Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July. In celebration of the day, I have reprised and enhanced my digital fireworks display.* The major enhancement is that I have added audio to the fireworks, so turn on the sound and hear the booms.   … Continue reading

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