My Handsome Grackle by Em November 9, 2023 November 9, 2023 It’s no secret that Common Grackles are not my favorite bird. They bully other birds, … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Fool Me Twice by Em March 29, 2022 March 29, 2022 Last week was chilly and very wet, and once the sleet and snow and wind … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
The Blackbird Brigade by Em March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 The spring migrating blackbirds have returned! While I don’t mind the more-polite-at-the-feeders Red-winged Blackbirds, they … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Gluttonous Grackles by Em August 13, 2020 August 13, 2020 I’ve been waiting all summer to harvest some heirloom tomatoes, but as soon as they … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
A Bustling Bird Neighborhood by Em May 29, 2020 May 29, 2020 For the first time ever we have a pair of chickadees and a pair of … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Greedy Grackles by Em August 9, 2019 August 9, 2019 This is the first summer in a long time where I haven’t seen a Blue … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Abounding in Acorns by Em August 9, 2018 August 9, 2018 I take back what I said about this being a “light” acorn year. When we … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Bullying Grackles by Em July 31, 2018 July 31, 2018 A flock of bossy, noisy grackles ascended on the neighborhood recently, and their bullying is … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
All the Unsavory Characters by Em March 8, 2018 March 8, 2018 A mini-blizzard descended upon Madison on Monday night. It only lasted a couple of hours, … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Grackle Attack by Em August 13, 2013 August 13, 2013 I took down all but my nyger feeders in May to discourage the chipmunks and … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail