Backyard Birds: Golden-Crowned Sparrow?
I need help identifying this bird. It’s been visiting our yard in the San Francisco East Bay for about a
Slowing down, being present, and noticing the beauty around us.
I need help identifying this bird. It’s been visiting our yard in the San Francisco East Bay for about a
Now that the weather is cooling down, the bird activity in our backyard seems to be picking up.
Hope you all had a great Halloween!
It rained during the night. My son found this feather in the backyard this morning and asked me to take
Yesterday, I wrote about taking your child out on walk to look for signs of Autumn (Take a “Signs of
I have to admit, I’m in love with the Dark-eyed Junco. Not only are these little birds gorgeous, but they
Yesterday morning, my son was quietly building with his Lincoln Logs when he happily exclaimed, “Look, Mommy, a goldfinch! There’s
For at least eight summers now, we’ve had a pair mourning dove visiting our backyard. Every year, they have a
Today was the first day of kindergarten. A major life event for my boy…. starting school. Sadness for me. Five
It’s been a few months since I last posted about the squirrel who visits our backyard. He has not been
We have a new bird visiting our yard this week. And it’s a pretty one… a female Black-Headed Grosbeak. Apparently
I’m currently reading the book, What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World, by Jon
The best way for me to relax and unwind is to head out the front door for a walk with
We enjoyed a lovely visit with my mom this weekend. A few photos from our walks around the yard…
The California Towhee family has been hanging out in our backyard for months and months, but I’ve been struggling to
Early yesterday morning, while waiting for the water for my tea to boil, my son brought me to wakefulness by
This is the backyard of my childhood home. These are the places I played as a child, building forts, climbing
My five-year-old son has a new hobby. Bird watching. About a week or so ago, once a day, he began
A favorite rainy day activity… head outside to look for snails! My son calls them his “snail buddies”. What we
It’s been more than a week since we’ve seen our resident turkeys. I don’t know where they go over the
We have a new favorite animal to watch from the dining room table while eating our breakfast… a baby deer
The baby scrub jay is leaving the nest more frequently, testing his wings… so cute. Every time the baby “screeches”
We’ve had this one bird feeder in the backyard for almost two years now, without any problems with squirrels. But
This little bird is my son’s favorite visitor. He says the bird has “cool creature powers,” as the bird can
I’ve finally figured out who is living in the nest high up in our oak tree. I can hear the
Multiple times a day, ever since my four-year-old son could talk, he exclaims, “Mommy, look! Mommy, look! There’s a deer
After tons of research, I finally decided what to plant in our yard to attract butterflies. As you may know,
The grasses on the hill behind our home are beginning to dry out. That means it’s weed abatement time. We
I enjoyed getting out for some much-needed solo-time in nature today. I didn’t feel like driving anywhere, so I simply
At this time of year (Spring), the turkeys are all over around here. We hear them when we go on