Squirrels never rest

This is what happens when I slack off on the bird feeders. Squirrels hop on.

Sneaking up on the wildlife

The funniest part of going out to fill the bird feeders is the frantic flutter of dozens of little brown wings taking fright. It’s like all the sparrows at once are shouting, Cheese it! But not everyone flees so fast.

Squirrel’s eye view

Chirrrick-rick-rick-rick rruck rruck rruck! What’s that, Mr. Squirrel? The crew is about to mutiny?

Feeding the squirrels

This is the view from my office on a rainy Sunday: a squirrel raiding the difficult bird feeder. Usually they go after the easy one, the post feeder, but that’s gone empty for a few days (poor things). You might be able to make out how they pop the cover off and get inside and […]

Sunflowers keep on giving

I come to praise my sunflowers, not to pull them up and compost them. When they were blooming, the sunflowers offered pollen to the bees. When they were dying, seeds to the goldfinches. The plants have finished dying and dried up, but they’re not done.