sightings

• 28 May 2023

  The sycamores and cottonwoods are in overdrive.

  

• 15 May 2023

  We call it Heron Haven not just due to the Great Blues, but because of the occasional elusive Green.

  Here’s one who stopped by Turtle Willow this morning.

• 09 May 2023

  🔎 It’s a good day on Turtle Willow

  

• 26 Apr 2023

  The part of the willow that fell into the pond¹ last year, which we left for the turtles…is still growing!

  

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  1. hereafter “Turtle Willow” ^[return]
• 17 Apr 2023

  🔎🐦 saw a yellow-rumped warbler this morning

  (which is like the birdiest of bird names)

• 03 Apr 2023

  The sky and water are so pink & blue that Tucker Carlson is going to have a guest on, complaining about them.

  

• 24 Mar 2023

  The White River Alliance is issuing an urgent action request to protect Indiana wetlands. This is important for flood & drought management, ecosystems, biodiversity, and much more.

  

• 18 Mar 2023

  Beautiful springwinter here this morning:

  • daffodils in the snow
  • wood ducks on the turtle log
  • mallards in the creek
  • elderly pup making snow angels
• 22 Jan 2023

  🔎 watched six 🦌 play at dusk near the creek, as fluffy ❄️ fell.

  Good end to the weekend.

• 20 Jan 2023

  🔎 I call this “creepwalkin’”

  Sorry for the bad angle, but I didn’t want to lose the shot. #GreatBlueHeron

• 16 Jan 2023

  🔎 I like the interaction of the rain and ice and waves

• 14 Jan 2023

  🔎 turtle log has temporarily become muskrat log

  

• 22 Dec 2022

  🔎 before picture:

  Right now it’s a little foggy and breezy and ice is melting.

  Later, we expect more rain, then ice, then snow, then wind.

  

• 26 Nov 2022

  I couldn’t quite capture the fog rolling off the pond, but this was still a nice moment. 🔎

  

• 25 Nov 2022

  🔎 Hal (our local belted kingfisher) is really making his displeasure known about my spouse’s work cutting back invasive honeysuckle, my nibling’s work walking the dogs, and my grilling.

  His rattling is very loud as he flits to spots around the pond to stop and declare concern.

• 12 Nov 2022

  First snowy day, but these little guys are still having a good time. 🔎🐦

  

• 12 Nov 2022

  🔎❄️ First of the year.

• 08 Sep 2022

  🔎 Merlin Bird ID is so cool.

  Here’s 5 minutes on the patio.

  

• 02 Sep 2022

  🔎🐝 Yummy Jewelweed. (With bonus 🐢)

  Extra cool because I’m told these compete with poison ivy.

  

• 26 Aug 2022

  🔎 Ants may have destroyed my trailcam battery. This was not a plot twist that I had ever imagined.

• 13 Aug 2022

  🔎 Really good reptile day. There are again many turtles sunning on branches. I’ve seen 7 five-lined skinks, including the tiniest I’ve ever seen, the biggest I’ve ever seen (no longer with any blue), and 3 all at about the same time, each with incredibly vivid blue!

• 12 Aug 2022

  Hi

  

• 12 Aug 2022

  New record: I can currently 🔎 see 13 🐢 and 1 🐍.

• 22 Jul 2022

  My spouse and I saw belted kingfishers at the same time today, thousands of miles apart. 🔎

  

• 10 Jul 2022

  🔎 these lil’guys are pretty cool