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Swallowtail Caterpillar
July 20, 2025 - Oooooo guess who loves my dill and parsley this year? Well, probably every year but this summer I caught them:-)
Th...
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Trey, the squirrels, and the neighbor dog
February 25, 2025 - The sun came out for awhile today and Trey and I hung out watching the neighborhood critters enjoying the warm.
The nei...
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Deer, Coon, and Opossum | 02/23
February 23, 2025 - Everybody's looking a little fuzzy on this cold winter day.
The opossum is snacking on something.
Looks like it mi...
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Snowy day with the birds and squirrels | Jan. 13, 2025
January 13, 2025 - The yard was full of critters today. Smudge, the neighbor cat, came by to hang out with the hens while the squirrels and...
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A crowd at the feeder
January 26, 2023 - Chilly day in Southern Illinois but it didn't stop the birds from coming out for the feast.
They get pretty perturbed...
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The mature female
January 22, 2020 - The female cardinal in a previous blog is small and young. This gal is mature and very healthy. The aged glass of my off...
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Winter morning rain is for the birds
January 11, 2020 - Hanging out my bedroom window this morning provided a great deal of relaxation and resulted in a couple of decent images...
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A lot of spitfire in the pasture at Rolling Hills Farm
September 29, 2019 - The introduction of Garrett's young colt to the farm last winter came with a little liveliness. Now, at several hundred...
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Lil' Mama Squirrel
September 24, 2019 - Watching the feeder for birds and squirrels may be the only thing that keeps me from going mad some days and let me just...
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Molting Cardinal
September 23, 2019 - I've seen a few birds in molt but never a wild cardinal. This fella showed up at the feeder and gave me a bit of a frigh...
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Mom's Deer
September 05, 2019 - My mother never has been all animal crazy. Maybe I finally rubbed off on her after all these years. She's gotten to wher...
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One mad rat
July 23, 2019 - Working at my desk I can reach over and touch my office window. Just outside of glass about a foot or less, hangs my bir...
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Dear naysayers
May 01, 2019 - "It's too cold for many snakes to be out..." (04/27)
"Oh, this cold snap will run them back in..."(04/29)
Ok people, s...
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The birds really dig the suet blocks
March 22, 2019 - The new suet blocks are a big hit!
Recipe for the block shown, starts with equal parts of beef tallow and peanut bu...
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Keeping up with Linda :-)
January 21, 2019 - Linda has been killing me with all of her bird pics. She's got a smorgasbord in her yard to draw them in and it's workin...
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Winter Underway
February 18, 2018 - Missouri winters. Sigh. Some are so long and frozen you feel as though they may never lift and others are so fleeting yo...
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Goodbye Examiner- all good things must end
July 15, 2016 - On June 26 th I published an article on Examiner.com in reference to my current feelings about animal rescue and my need...
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Tastes like chicken
January 30, 2016 - "I can't figure it out. Three chickens gone in a matter of days. I have great coups and nice large pens and no holes for...
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A horse named Joe alive and well and no longer in East Prairie
July 24, 2015 - Several weeks ago, public concern erupted over a horse in East Prairie, Missouri, described as starving and showing sign...
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Fall Spiders
September 24, 2013 - I live in the woods. And it goes without saying that I live with a great many critters in these woods. Animals and insec...
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It’s hot out there: keeping our pets cooled off in high temperatures
July 12, 2011 - With temps at 100 degrees or higher and the heat index climbing as high as 116 for the past several days, in the Southea...
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