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Little Boy is the only one left to fledge. He keep

Little Boy is the only one left to fledge. He keeps sticking his long tongue out like he’s practicing getting carpenter ants. Did you know that his hyoid bones are so long in order to stick his tongue deep into a tree hole that it is wrapped around the top of his skull? It curves around and out as the tongue pokes out, like one of those party favors you blow on! I can hear his parents feeding a sibling on the ridge, but I gotta go do a donkey walk. Bye, Little Boy! Happy first flight!

Piliated Babies… Here are a couple pictures so y

Piliated Babies… Here are a couple pictures so you can look at the male versus female markings that you can’t see is easy in the film. There’s another female hiding inside.

Piliated Babies Here’s some neat observations: t

Piliated Babies
Here’s some neat observations: the one who has red going right to his beak and a red side line is the male. There are two females. Everbuddy doesn’t fit in the opening to once. They puff up their crowns aggressively when a parent arrives to feed. The mama, Ester, is feeding them here. The babies now make exact replica of adult calls, but not as loud. They spend most of the day vying for window space, looking for parents and occasionally calling out. I have not seen a parent remove fecal sacs for three days. Probably too tight to fit in there to collect them anymore. Maybe the poop build up will encourage fledging! See how she is feeding them from the side now? They have to stretch real far, even perching on edge of hole at times to reach food. I think she is trying to get them to fledge or at least cling to outside of tree. Will keep you posted.

Fish and Sully want to take you on a picnic up the

Fish and Sully want to take you on a picnic up the river! There are four spots left this Friday, July 1st and three this Sunday, July 3rd. Copy and paste the link below for happy good times!

https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/2456056

Best Day of the Week

Best Day of the Week

Piliateds are being fed every 20 minutes these day

Piliateds are being fed every 20 minutes these days. I noticed Ester, the mama, taking a break behind me in a hemlock this morning. Notice the male already has the start of a red mustache.

Junco Nest. Try finding it in second picture 😎

Junco Nest. Try finding it in second picture 😎

Ring Necked Snake Road Kill… this little snake a

Ring Necked Snake Road Kill… this little snake averaging 1ft long paralyze their prey with toxic saliva. They like salamanders and worms a lot and hunt under logs and leaf litter. Early summer they lay 2-7 eggs. Sweet orange belly. Oh yeah, they are nocturnal and use communal nests with other Ring Necks!

3,2,1…blast off!

3,2,1…blast off!

I asked Gracey if she felt like she has been doing

I asked Gracey if she felt like she has been doing this her entire life. We had a good laugh.

Dusty Day Planting

Dusty Day Planting

Frilly Polygala and Lady Slippers on their way hom

Frilly Polygala and Lady Slippers on their way home from the ball

Small Moose passed through. We often get a “Lone

Small Moose passed through. We often get a “Lonely Moose” this time of year hanging about the farm. Mama has ousted her yearling for her new child and the young moose is out bumbling about the neighborhood looking for friends. One year a Lonely Moose followed me to the waterfall just for the company.

Raven Pellet. I used to think only owls gacked the

Raven Pellet. I used to think only owls gacked these things up, but tons of birds do, including gulls and ravens.

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