After a pretty harsh Winter and a very rainy and flood filled early Spring, the Blue Ridge mountains have finally emerged with gorgeous birds, plants and flowering trees. We arrived May 10 to find few buds on trees and plants, no hummingbirds and when we left May 19 the trees were in bloom, flowers were abundant, hummingbirds […]
The Carolina Wrens seem to like our bear birdhouse. Last year when we first hung it out, they nested in it right away. Stephen and Sue were nice enough to send us pictures of the new additions to our Boone family. Last year’s hatchling were seen in early July. This year is a much earlier […]
For the first time, I have seen a rose-breasted grosbeak at our birdfeeder. I have always known they are present in the high country in Summer. But considering they only spend a few days at feeders, I was fortunate to have a vist from one for 2 – 3 days. Typically, the male migrates a […]
It is always so thrilling to hear the Bzzzz of the hummingbirds in the morning and afternoon at our cabin in Boone. No sooner do we set out the hummingbird feeders and we hear that familiar Bzzzz Bzzzz Bzz of them fighting over territory. Sometimes if we are sitting in the adirondack chairs in the […]
Letter from a guest: Trish, arrived home a ahort time ago after a wonderful week at Bearfoot Hideway. Was much cooler there than the 90 degree reception here in central new york. We enjoyed the wildlife around your lovely home. A deer visited the front yard regularly, chipmunks, squirrels, birds, hummingbirds all seen. We used […]
December 23, 2009 – 10:26 pm
We have a family of deer (a doe and 2 fawns) living in our woods. Lately, with all the snow on the ground, we can see where they sleep. Their bodies have melted indentations in the snow. It is thrilling to see them walking single file through our yard in the morning and again at […]