Tag Archives: birds

Willow Crafted Bird Nest Materials

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

This is one of the few years we will not have hair sheep shedding out on the farm and for the past 20 years i have watched the birds carefully pick and use the bits of wool in their nests. … Continue reading →

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A glimpse into my day

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

While i work away on a new post on tinned fish, I though you might like to see some photos from my day. Fancy just turned two this year and we had her happy gotcha day this month, she is … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged birds, day in the life, Dogs, Farm dogs, flowers, Garden, nature, one day at a time, photography, plants, puppy eyes, Snow, spring weather, weather, Winter | Leave a comment

Feeding out Crushed Eggs Shells to Chickadees and more

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

Log into any chicken group or homesteading group and folks will talk about saving their egg shells, baking them and crushing and feeding them back to their flocks I have done a detailed post on it myself and its good … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding, Critters, Gal in the Garden Series, Garden, Kitchen garden | Tagged birds, Calcium needs to wild female birds, Chick rearing, Chickadees, Chickadees breeding cycles, Egglaying, Eggshells, Feeding crushed eggshells, Feeding insects to hatchings, Feeding out crushed Eggshells to your wild birds, Frugal, Gardening, Helping your wild birds, nature, Nesting, Saving money garden, Wildlife, Working with Nature | 2 Comments

Bird Feeders -ways to beat the winter blues

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Just another day on the farm

While thanksgiving and christmas can for some, most bring extra everything, they do bring company, colorful lights and decor. January at least here in garden zone 5a, eastern ontario, canada its winter. The darkest days are now behind us, each … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding | Tagged Bald Eagle, Bird count, Bird Feeders, birds, BOSS, Brown Thrasher, Chickadee, ebird, Evening Grosbeak Male, Sunflower seeds, White Breast nuthatch, Wild Birds, Winter bird count, Winter Birding, winter blues | Leave a comment

Snow Day!

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Just another day on the farm

It’s a snow day here locally, while we have gotten four inches overnight and its still coming down heavy, with drifts we are seeing 10 plus inches, they got it far worse in other parts of the province for sure. … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged birds, Garden, nature, play in the snow, Snow, snow day, snowman, travel, weather, Winter | 1 Comment

Hello November, The First Day of a New Month

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its the first day of a new month and it is the turning of the wheel, its that switch from late summer to true fall, its the changing of the daylight savings so we will turn the clocks back by … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges, At the kitchen table, farm journel, Friday Rambles, Garden, Real Life | Tagged Bird Feeders, Bird Photography, birds, Friday Rambles, Gardening, geese flying south, getting the garden ready for winter, nature, Wild Birds, Wildlife, Winter, Winter bird watching, Winter Prep | Leave a comment

Turkey Vulture “the clean up crew”

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

We were heading to one of our local fishing spots just down the way when we came around a curve and up flew this Turkey Vulture and I saw that it was feeding on a raccoon as our car went … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | Tagged Bird Photography, birds, Canadian Turkey Vulture, photography, Turkey Valture, Wild Bird photos | 2 Comments

Birds.. Ontario March Canada

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

Hello Folks.. In the next days and weeks the spring migration will be starting in terms of the birds.. but this post is of the birds that stayed the winter plus one guest family.. We have so many different kinds … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily, photography | Tagged Bird Photography, birds, Ontario Birds, Wild Bird photos, Winter Feeding the wild birds BOSS | 5 Comments

I like them.. the guinea fowl..

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Ok, its offical, I like these birds, they are different then chickens, ducks or turkey’s, they truly do have their very own temperment and lifestyle.. They are very pack, family birds, where one goes, the others are sure to follow, … Continue reading →