Category Archives: Nature

Feed Me!

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

That’s what the baby house wrens are saying every time I am around the nest box. Feed me mamma! Or pappa, doesn’t matter, just FEED ME! The babies are about 12 days old now, and starting to grow feathers and … Continue reading →

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Wren Update

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

They grow up so fast! The young wrens are now one week old, and starting to look like birds. I count at least 5 beaks in the nest, but there are probably one or two more. I’m keeping my visits … Continue reading →

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Wild Things

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

I guess I liked daylilies even before I knew what they were. In the days of my youth I would admire the ‘wild” Tiger Lilies that grew along roadsides and in ditches. They appeared each summer, as if by magic. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

I normally visit the fine feathered folks at Curbstone Valley to have a Fowl Friday, but this Friday we have one of our own to celebrate. It seems that sometime in the last 20 hours or so the baby wrens … Continue reading →

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Bee Counted

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dave @ HappyAcres

I was walking barefoot across our yard the other day and when I got to a patch of clover I slowed down and started walking very carefully because I didn’t want to step on a bee. I wasn’t really concerned … Continue reading →

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