Helleborus (2 photos)

One of our first Spring flowers

Showing a Little Backbone

Old deer vertebrae found in the forest

Raven’s Nest Project (3 photos)

Our pair of resident ravens have been working on their nest just behind our house. This is a mixed blessing – always great to watch nature at work but then there is knowing we have a noisy Spring and Summer ahead as the chicks learn to vocalize from dawn to dusk.

Boys with Pointy “Sticks”

Here is one of the younger bucks that hang around the yard. This year he had his first antlers, one straight piece with no branches (points). This didn’t stop him from having mock battles with other older bucks and things obviously got out of hand. The ear has healed well, doesn’t seem to cause him any discomfort and he is one of the friendliest of the lot.

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Wall of Woods

A Convocation of Bald Eagles

Stepped outside today and heard eagles calling. I looked up and seventeen bald eagles were soaring overhead. They flew in close circles for about five minutes and then drifted off one at a time. Not a great photo but a great subject.