Category Archives: Yard Birds

Not Playing Opossom

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Natalie

Fall is almost over, but the leaves have just started to turn around here. It’s beautiful. I wish I could pause it and make it last all winter. We took some pictures yesterday to use on Christmas cards (if I … Continue reading →

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November Slice of Life

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Natalie

I just found out that the temperature tonight might dip below freezing. Don’t you love how they change the forecast a few hours before it happens? I’m going to be so sad if it freezes! I’m not ready for the … Continue reading →

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Make Yourself at Home…

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Natalie

There’s a family of squirrels that have made themselves at home in our chicken yard. I’m not sure how many of them there are, but I know there are at least three of them. One of them is sitting INSIDE … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: My Helpers

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Natalie

This post is about the pictures–and the helping hands/paws/claws/beaks just outside the frame when I’m shooting. I’m usually taking tons of pictures, documenting both the beautiful and the mundane here on the Shady Acre. Only a tiny fraction of the … Continue reading →

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Hawks and Other Weekend Drama

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Natalie

Part One: Hawks Saturday morning I went to let the chickens out of their coop, and I saw this on the pathway between our house and the coop… (It must have been very fresh when I first saw it, because … Continue reading →

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