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Unseasonably cool weather has blessed Mississippi for the past week leaving us all a bit out of sorts. We are still struggling to get our fields planted as wet spring weather has kept us wondering when we’ll see the sun again. … Continue reading
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Prothonotary Warblers arrive every April to the swamps of the southeastern US. As you can imagine, it has been a bird in decline due to the destruction of it’s preferred wetland habitat. They have one of the loudest, most recognizable … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
