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Yes a introduced bird but there are beautiful to see. :rolleyes:

Back in my hunting days I would say yum!

Plenty of time to kill here in IL. virus cases still rising here. Thought I would share some nature observations on a walk today. Birds are going crazy here with nesting pairs and migratory birds stoping by in numbers. Carol and I spend each morning coffee clutching and enjoying the show to...

Carol captured this pic through our picture window with her iPhone. Ruby-throated hummingbird on the wire and a wild pheasant. Pheasants are in low numbers here and we are glad to provide a home for them. ​

You guys are far to talented In the culinary arts! Couple of hundred years ago maybe I could have been a chuck wagon cook. :D Here it goes “Wayne’s throw anything you have bean and drumstick soup”. 1/4 cup of five different dried beans soaked overnight 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1/2...

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing that option. Mountain View in the glass reflection thumbs up!

I have been retired from hunting for many years. We have a limited population pheasants and quail in the area. We enjoyed watching a ringneck this morning in the rain. So this farm is a no hunt operation. We do have plot tours with the local USDA/NRCS for landowners interested in CRP programs...

That’s a neat tool!

Wow! Who knew! Great video thanks for sharing!

Propane torches are the tool for a controlled burn. Quads with tank sprayers and 911 just in case. :)

Thanks! It was in production for years from the original farmer. We purchased the site for us to build our last retirement home. I new nothing about CRP programs but, I knew we didn’t want keep it in row crops. So the local USDA/NRCS personal guided us through the options. We settled on a mixed...

Thanks! Carol calls me a mad scientist when I’m out there. :D

With lots of time on our hands these days thought I would share these pics. Spring and fall these invaders have to be dealt within our CRP plot. The main enemies are Russian Olive, Multiflora Rose. They are brought in by birds and mammals that eat their seeds. Left unchecked they will inundate...

Very nice work!

The nest site is great. The birds are ugly but, I’m happy they are reproducing and not extinct. Thanks for sharing.

That is a cool nest location. Ugly birds but, glad they are still on the planet.

While we are on a bird roll three species in our yard. ​ Robin in the front spruce. ​ Slate Colored Junco’s in the side yard spruce. Eastern Bluebird’s in a nest box in the back yard. Surrounded by new life.

Sweet pic! Thanks for sharing.

Any chance for a nest pic? I’ve never seen one.

Thanks! Here we only see Ruby throated. Here being close to the Mississippi River we get migratory birds of many species though out the seasons. We enjoy the sightings!

Thanks! It’s a labor of love.

Frank, I’m not a bee expert but, I think the bumblebees are ground nesters. Our neighbor has several standard honey bee hives that she harvests honey from. Her honey is lighter in color and thinner than store purchased. Also a field next to us has red clover for commercial hay that her bees...

First hummingbird showed up here on Tuesday. We set the feeders out on Monday so glad to see them back. We use our American Plums in bloom to estimate their arrival. Our neighbor is a bee keeper and our plums are the first flowering shrubs to attract them. I took a few pics on my plot walk while...