Tag Archives: birds

Cool, Mo’ D

Posted on 21 November, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

The solution to my two year ordeal with sacral pain may be a simple as getting more Vitamin D. Normal levels for Vitamin D are anything greater than 40 nanograms per milliliter of blood up to about 70ng/mL. My levels … Continue reading →

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Snakes on a (Coastal) Plain

Posted on 5 May, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

Baby Carolina Wrens, looking perturbed. I had another close brush with nature yesterday. I was sitting in the front yard, watching the comings and goings of the pair of Carolina wrens which have nested in one of my hanging flower … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters with Nature

Posted on 2 May, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

Had a couple of strange close encounters with nature that I thought I’d share. Just a few hours ago, a little Pine Siskin showed up at my platform feeder in the front yard. It kept closing its eyes, like it … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Wren This Starts Bothering You

Posted on 28 April, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I have a love-hate relationship with the Carolina wrens who live around my house. I buy them all of these cute little birdie condos, labeled as “Wren House” by the nice people in China who assembled them so lovingly. They’re … Continue reading →

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To Save A Mockingbird

Posted on 27 April, 2009 by BigBlueFrog

I just rescued a baby Mockingbird from underneath our “Cathedral” live oak tree. It’s a testament to how fat, lazy and housebroken my pets are, that there were three cats and bird dog within five feet of the baby bird, … Continue reading →

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