Nature Knitter

Stories & pictures about birds & nature, mostly in my backyard.....with occasional bits of pets, knitting, weather, food & family thrown in for variety.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

New Housing Addition

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Back in January, I bought this nice little, 2-chambered cedar bathouse on eBay. Now that I'm laid off for a few months, getting this bat...

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Waterfowl Afternoon

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It was a beautiful, sunny day here in southeastern Minnesota -- perfect for a drive thru the Whitewater Valley IBA this afternoon in search ...

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A "Spring" Day in Minnesota

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Since this has been a winter for the record books here in Minnesota, I guess there's really no reason we should have expected spring to ...

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Choosing your battles

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Do you ever see the little red squirrels in your backyard? I had a couple that were regular visitors last summer and now that the weather...

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Red-Tailed Hawk

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Several weeks ago, Mr. Johnson found this dead Red-Tailed Hawk alongside the road on one of his daily walks. After I got home from work, he ...

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

A Woodpecker Comparison Study

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I have lots of woodpeckers in the backyard this winter. Downys are the most numerous -- last weekend I saw 6 poking around the branches in t...

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Mini Vacation to Northern Minnesota

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Since I didn't have to work this weekend, I convinced Mr. Johnson that he would love to spend hours in a car on a drive up to the Sax-Zi...

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RuthieJ: Rochester, MN, United States; I'm a middle-aged, tattooed biker woman, forced to work to support my knitting & bird-feeding habits. I share my indoor space with 1 husband and 1 dog -- a rescued pitbull.

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