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Wishing and Hoping: Blue-headed Vireo (Sound!)

Posted on April 24, 2017August 30, 2017 by Shannon

Wishes can come true...with a lot thought and planning.

Posted in Animals, Birds, NatureTagged Backyard, Barred Owl, Birding, Blue-headed Vireo, Nature photography, Photography, Soundcloud, Top Posts, Wishing, Yardbirds5 Comments

The Chigger: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

Posted on April 5, 2017November 30, 2020 by Shannon

Yes, I'm the weirdo that took a picture of a 0.5 mm, running Chigger. Wanna see?

Posted in Insects, NatureTagged Backyard, Birding, Chigger23 Comments

Io Moth, A Feminine Version

Posted on April 4, 2017December 27, 2021 by Shannon

You saw the dude, now here's the dressed up dame. Ain't she perty?

Posted in Insects, NatureTagged Backyard, Io moth3 Comments

Zing! Zing! Happy Notch…Up Two Ticks

Posted on March 22, 2017December 27, 2021 by Shannon

The best days are always ahead, and you just never know who you'll run into on a nature trail hundreds of miles from home.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Backyard, Birding, Blogging, Buff-bellied Hummingbird, Colorado Springs, Garden of the Gods9 Comments

Hot Tub Party

Posted on January 10, 2017January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Swim suit optional, splashing allowed.

Posted in Birds, Nature, vs. Human habitatTagged Backyard, Birding, Tufted titmouse, Wilson's warbler, Winter, Yardbirds, Yellow-Rumped Warbler18 Comments

Urban Hunter

Posted on November 7, 2016January 21, 2022 by Shannon

Shhhh. I'm hunting wizards.

Posted in Birds, NatureTagged Backyard, Birding, Garden, Great Egret, Yardbirds4 Comments

Community Bath

Posted on October 30, 2016November 30, 2020 by Shannon

Voyeurism has its advantages.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Vegan Ethic, vs. Human habitatTagged Backyard, Birding, Blue Jay, Fall, Humane Society, Tufted titmouse, Wayne Pacelle, Wilson's warbler, Yardbirds, Yellow-Rumped Warbler22 Comments

It Pays To Be Outside

Posted on June 30, 2016April 9, 2018 by Shannon

A summer update, a growing fawn, and an exploding (or naked) garden.

Posted in Animals, Gardening, NatureTagged Backyard, Creek, Fawn, Garden, Green Anole, Incubation, Lily, Okra, Watermelon, White-tailed deer13 Comments

Feeding Kids is For the Birds Sometimes (Video!)

Posted on September 29, 2012November 30, 2020 by Shannon

If he doesn't want to eat, then let him starve.

Posted in Birds, ChildrenTagged Backyard, Creek, Pileated woodpecker, Yardbirds, YouTube18 Comments

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