Category Archives: Conservation

Spring brings in blue birds

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Spring here in the Delta is always marked by the appearance of a couple of birds that show off some beautiful blue feathers.  One is the Blue Winged Teal and the other is the Eastern Blue bird. We always see … Continue reading

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Tree Planting

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This  week was one of the rainiest weeks of the winter with a spring-like tropical weather blast that left 4-6″ of rain around the area and a few tornadoes in it’s wake.  It was a perfect time to get trees … Continue reading

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Fluid Mechanics

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One of my goals for my property has been to not allow any unfiltered rainwater runoff.  Unchecked storm-water runoff from farm fields in the Mississippi Delta causes huge amounts of soil erosion and chemical contamination each year.  This runoff has … Continue reading

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Greentree Reservoir

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This is a picture of the woodlot behind my house.  It’s supposed to flood this way.  I have a control structure (just behind me in the photo) that controls the water levels and creates what we call a “green tree … Continue reading

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Bird Pics

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Here are some more bird pics taken in the wetlands.  The fall to winter transition is bringing in some interesting wildlife.  On many mornings, I see something that I’ve not seen here before.  On this post, I’ve included the Ruddy … Continue reading

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Common Snipe

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Fall is a wonderful time of year in the Delta – a time that marks the end of our blistering, seemingly unending summer and welcomes the arrival of our winter season.  Each change of season brings a different group of … Continue reading

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Northern Harrier

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This mornings walk delivered some great bird sightings.  I guess I’m fortunate to find such  joy from simple things like spotting the first migrating birds of the season here on the farm. While walking ahead along the wetland trail with … Continue reading

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Kestrel

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The kestrel shown in these treetop pics has been hanging around the conservation area for a couple of months now.  Only recently has he/she let me get close enough to photograph even though the bird has seen me about 4 … Continue reading

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Wetland flowers

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Since I built the wetland area (see other posts) the vegetation and animal life there has been constantly evolving.  Other than the Goldenrod, these plants were not here a year ago.  If anyone knows the names of the other flowers, … Continue reading

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The Eagle has landed

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Yesterday morning, in a steady drizzle, my dog Zoe and I were just starting our walk.  As I took my first steps, I sensed some movement ahead and was completely shocked to see the very first bald eagle ever on … Continue reading

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