Archive for February, 2009

Feeding a Carolina wren by hand!

Normally I’m not this quick with uploading pictures, but all six of these are from this morning. I finally got some pics of our Carolina wren eating out of my hand! Our six-year-old son got to feed him three times by hand yesterday, but the little bird was so fast, I never got him on [...]


Yellow-rumped bully?

“Me, a bully? C’mon, Dave, I’m so little!” Don’t believe it, folks. This small bird packs a punch, and right now he (or she…not sure) acts like he owns the place. Any bird equal or smaller in size will get a swift chasing off the deck and out of the nearby tree it flees to. If [...]


In Memory of Kristi Walker

This past Friday, an amazing lady and friend lost a battle against breast cancer. She was only 30 years old and a mother of three young boys (one newborn, not pictured above). We had the privilege of getting to know Kristi and her husband Chuck through our Sunday School class and small group at church. Kristi loved Jesus, [...]


Yellow-rumped warbler?

Here are a few quick pics of the snow dusting we got yesterday morning. We love having the bluebirds back around, and we’ve also got a flock of yellow-rumped warblers visiting, it seems. It’s not a great picture below (third down), but I’m pretty sure that’s what it is. Everyone agree? The last picture is [...]


More Carolina snow tonight?

Central North Carolina may get a couple inches overnight…we’ll see. Once again, I present the excellent photography of Dave Bertram. Root hard for snow! Dave