Northern Flicker Woodpecker

| February 16, 2010

Today I was able to capture some photos of a female Northern Flicker at our suet feeder. We know she’s a she because of the lack of a black mustache on either side of her beak. In our bird book the Northern Flicker is listed as an insect eater, specifically ants and beetles, and is [...]

Images from the Snowstorm Today

| February 15, 2010

It has snowed and snowed and snowed today! We already had a couple of inches on the ground, but now we have at least 7 more! Here are some photos I took. My Gabby Rose is so small compared to the high drifts of snow. Male Northern Cardinal in tree near feeders. Northern Cardinal at [...]

Snow and Ice Wonderland

| February 7, 2010

Once again we got hit pretty hard (not nearly as hard as others) with a Snow and Ice storm. It started off on Friday with just rain, through the day turned into ice and by Friday late afternoon, snow. We ended up getting about 4 inches of just snow, and then some ice under it. [...]

Sunny Winter Nature Walk

| February 1, 2010

Today was actually warm enough to comfortably be outside! Not only were the temperatures bearable, but the sun was happily shining too! Can’t miss an opportunity like that for a nature walk. We focused on the beauty of details today. Here are some of the things we saw. There were beautiful patterns of ice in [...]

February Nature Notables

| January 31, 2010

“There is enough to see outside in winter to satisfy any poet. In fact, winter may be even better because there aren’t so many things going on in nature that they crowd each other out. It’s easier to notice what’s there.” Charlotte Mason volume 1, page 86 Oh dear, I’m almost late in getting this [...]

Observing the Sun’s Position Notebooking Page

| January 30, 2010

You may notice that I’m posting quite a few notebooking pages. I am teaching the Nuts About Nature class again to the kids at our homeschool co-op and I am making these to share with them for their at-home nature assignments. Here is the one for this week. It’s a notebooking page to keep track [...]