Category Archives: Wildlife
Baby Bird Season, ’010 (And Then There Were Ten)
I did mention, in my other baby bird post about the Finch/Phoebes, that it was only May, and baby bird season was just starting, didn’t I? Last evening Wes called again, and a short time later showed up on my front deck with two more containers. One had six baby (Oh, God, Not) Starlings in it, and the other contained a nest/fledgling Grackle. Continue reading
It’s Baby Bird Season
There’s nothing cuter than a baby bird.
Okay, maybe that’s a matter of opinion. At this age, though, you can really see why many scientists today believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs, can’t you?
What everyone can agree on, I’m sure, is that they do look tiny and helpless, especially when the wind blows an entire nest of them out of the overhang of your house onto the ground. One didn’t survive the fall, but the other three appear to be uninjured. Continue reading
Wild Bird Rescue in Winter
With the temperatures across the nation dipping into the negative digits, and wind chills making things even worse, we humans are not the only ones having a hard time dealing. In the past week, I’ve received several emails and other notes about people finding wild birds in trouble. The most recent came this morning, with a note about a friend of a friend, who rescued a little bird from the side of the road. Continue reading
My Starlings Talking
I’ve mentioned Stars and Stripes, our European Starlings, many times in my blog posts. I’ve also mentioned that they talk … and yet, my readers have had nothing but my word to go on as to the truth of that. … Continue reading
Cheeky Little Devil: Mouse Houseguest
I’m sure visitors remember our adventures with the vole. Mister Vole was caught, finally, by a makeshift live trap that the hubby thought up. However, he certainly wasn’t the only rodent house guest, by far. Fast forward to today…. It … Continue reading
Animal Intelligence: the Vole and the Cookie
Anyone who lives in the country probably knows what a vole is. For the benefit of my city-dwelling friends, however, a vole, or meadow vole, is a rodent. It’s larger than a mouse and not quite as cute, and smaller … Continue reading
RAOKA’n Robins. Er, Starlings.
“Gayle, Gayle, you made a typo in the title of this post! It should be Rockin’ Robins!” Neewwwwp. I spelled, or initialed, anyway, it right. RAOKA. It stands for: Random Acts of Kick-Arse Sami, a super blogger over at Life, … Continue reading
NY Wildlife Rescue’s Raccoon & Skunk Release
Yesterday, me and my hubby (and my camera) tagged along with my dear friend Wes and his kids to the season’s skunk and raccoon release. Wes, the director of NY Wildlife Rescue Center (see the link in the right sidebar … Continue reading
Book Recommendation: Animal-Speak
Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small by Ted Andrews (Llewellyn, 1993) “There was a time when humanity recognized itself as part of nature, and nature as part of itself. Dreaming and waking were inseparable realities; … Continue reading
NY Wildlife Rescue Center’s Open House
[album id=1 template=extend] On July 18th, 2009, New York Wildlife Rescue Center held an Open House. It was a glorious day, with large numbers of wonderful visitors, and everyone — especially the board members and volunteers, I’m sure — had … Continue reading