Saturday, May 4, 2013

Male Bluebird with Worm (Feeding Time)


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Another shot of the father bluebird bringing his babies some food.  Feeding 5 babies keeps the parents very busy.

To answer a few questions from yesterday.
1. Our boxes are about 5' off the ground.  We followed the box hanging instructions on this site.
2. There is a nesting cup in the box that allows me to lift it out for viewing.  We can do things like make sure there are no Cowbird eggs in the box.
3. We wait to inspect the eggs or babies until the parents are out of the box and only are in the area of the box for a few minutes.  The usually watch overhead and then go right back into the box.
4. We'll stop looking in on the babies when they start to get near fledging so that we don't cause them to fledge prematurely.
5. I'll get more pictures this week but our weather is cold, windy, and rainy, so I may have to wait a few days until the weather is good enough to peek in.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Bluebird Babies


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The babies hatched either yesterday or today.  We are very pleased!  Mom and Dad were busy going in and out of the bluebird house feeding them, and I got some pics of them too.


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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Yellow and White Iris with Visitor


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I took a pic of these irises about a week ago.  I was back in the area today and decided to take a few more.  I think this bed is SOOOO pretty.  Wish the fly hadn't ended up the shot I liked the comp on the best.  Oh well.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Meatloaf


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When I'm not packing and moving things I am still cooking all out food from scratch.  No processed foods at all.  Now I do make meals that generate leftovers for lunches so I get breaks from cooking that way sometimes.  This meatloaf is made with pork rinds crushed up in place of the breadcrumbs.  Also brussel sprouts steamed and then sauteed in bacon grease.  The veggie on the left is a turnip and carrots mix leftover from a crock pot meal earlier in the week of brisket.  We gulped this down just before leaving for Joey's baseball game.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Bacon Wrapped and Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Asparagus


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Tried this recipe for the first time last night, and the boys, all 3, thought it was FANTASTIC.  I highly recommend you try.