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The painted bunting. What can I say? Certainly, one of the most beautiful birds on the planet and one that we in Mississippi are very lucky to count as one of our spring nesters. They always arrive a couple of … Continue reading
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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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A while back, I posted a blog about the 54” oak tree that I had to remove from my backyard. It was one my granddad planted back in the 1930’s. It had begun to succumb to old age and based on past … Continue reading
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Los Angeles. What do you think of when you hear or read those words? I usually experience a bit of fear (I have an irrational fear of all big cities) and get a visual of drive by shootings and high … Continue reading
