tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post9075279166853304389..comments2024-03-28T17:45:30.565-04:00Comments on Rob and the Animals: Please Check This Out...Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394415371484679221noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536724749484502008.post-19964340329256329482017-04-21T14:24:08.298-04:002017-04-21T14:24:08.298-04:00Hello from the Ottawa Valley!
Despite still having...Hello from the Ottawa Valley!<br />Despite still having SNOW on the ground, we are seeing lots of bird activity around here. We also have lots of WATER rushing here and there so waterfowl are in abundance in otherwise dry areas. We saw a pair of buffelhead ducks the other day. They are so lovely.<br />Three of my birdhouses have nests in them, though being quite far from the house on a horse fence, we can't really see who is in there tidying things up. Maybe once I get working on the garden I will catch a glimpse.<br />The pheobe couple are back to renovating their nest under the side entry porch roof. They usually raise one successful brood in the spring. They have another go at it on in July, but that one is not always so fruitful. It gets SO HOT up there in the rafters that the babies frequently succumb to the heat. We've tried to discourage them by getting rid of the nest when the first lot leaves, but overnight it will be right back there.<br />The hen turkey is hanging about on the fringes of the yard (we have roughly 2 acres there). We don't see the young ones until they get a good size. She keeps them back of the tree line. <br />We don't have any outdoor cats around and our dog passed away early in the spring, so perhaps we will see more activity. <br />I've seen various posts about the Kestrels. The populations seem to be up around here this year! I see a couple sitting on a fence line on my way into town. They seem to have a well defined territory.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.com