Dan Brown
Guitar Man Dan
I live on one acre of land in the middle of a pasture in NW Louisiana. Behind me and on both sides are a neighbor's cows and across the road are there is a pasture of painted horses. I can barely see any neighbor's houses in the winter, and when leaves are out I can see none at all. My 85 year old Father lives next to me and still gardens quite a bit (we lost my Mother last year to Alzheimer's after a long stay in a care center) Our road only got paved a few years ago and we average only 6 or seven cars and a school bus a day. I have flowers planted everywhere and large trees on one side of my yard (mostly sweet gum :C , although birds seem to love the little seeds that come from the cursed "balls"). We sight redtail hawks, sparrow hawks, falcons, crows, vultures, blue herons, snowy egrets and hundreds of cattle egrets in summer. I have 3 birdbaths out and 3 feeders. I go through about two 5 lb coffee cans of black oil sunflower a day, this time of year (although I am blessed it went down this week from $28 to $23 for 50 lbs). My backyard has many species from seed eaters to not. My main seed eaters this time of year is a large flock of goldfinches (over 100), although the many cardinals, wrens, chickadees, white-crowned sparrows, purple finches, downy, red-bellied and red-headed woodpeckers (very rarely an ivory-billed walking in the woods, not at my feeders) and the couple of redwing blackbirds and brown headed cowbirds that can take the frustration of my feeders. About 75-100 ruby-throated hummingbirds seem to remember my address each April and stay 'til late September. My seed bill reduces and changes to a sugar bill. I am in a near perfect situation for birding and it truly warms my heart. And an early retiree like me needs heart warming. Forgive me if this is too long.
Blessed, by many feathered friends, Dan
Oh and I almost forgot the many eastern bluebirds who nest in my yard and nearby in houses I have placed on the fence posts on the road. Oh, for a telephoto lens!
Blessed, by many feathered friends, Dan
Oh and I almost forgot the many eastern bluebirds who nest in my yard and nearby in houses I have placed on the fence posts on the road. Oh, for a telephoto lens!
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