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31 Jan 2021

Keeping Busy in January

January and the start of a new year. Weather wise it was not as cold as usual at the start of the month, and we saw many days hovering around 0 Celsius and just above. Instead of looking through the … Continued

14 Oct 2020

Garden Lens Friends

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, Lens Friends, The Garden 2020 | 7

At this time of the year the winter lens friends start returning and we are always taking photos of them. Do you remember the old song about Turkeys in the Straw? Well here is the updated version of two turkeys … Continued

8 Oct 2019

Alphabetical Gardening – N

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Alphabetical Gardening | 2

My alphabetical gardening posts are up to N this week … nuthatches, nasturtiums, ninebark and maybe more. The nuthatch is a winter visitor to the gardens, returning in October and leaving the by the following April. We get both varieties, … Continued

8 Feb 2019

Rescuing the Nuthatch

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds | 21

Don’t you just hate it when you hear the thud of a bird against the window. You rush outside to see if the bird has flown away or been stunned by the crash. Last week we rescued a little nuthatch. … Continued

9 Apr 2018

The Nuthatches

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds | 19

We just love watching the various birds that visit the backyard feeders. Most of the feeders are set up so they are within good viewing distance of the windows. The cameras are always ready to capture the birds through our … Continued

15 Oct 2017

Getting More Seasonal

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, The Garden 2017, What's Been Happening? | 23

~ The weather is getting more seasonal as we move into October. The Fall colours haven’t been as spectacular this year and the past few days have been rainy and windy causing the leaves to flutter to the ground. We … Continued

25 Jul 2017

The Feeders are Busy

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds | 11

Watching the birds at feeding time is always interesting. So many varieties flit in and out. We have two feeder poles in the garden, each with four types of feeders on them. Both are located fairly close to trees … Continued

23 Jan 2017

Winter Delights – The Birds

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, Lens Friends | 0

The bird feeders are busy places and a variety of birds can be found at any time of the year. In the winter the most common visitors are bluejays, sparrows, chickadees, nuthatches, cardinals, goldfinches, woodpeckers, doves, and juncos.