Tag Archives: birds

Shrimp, borbs, a fixer upper and the perfect mayor.

October 29, 2026 Rivergirl 31 Comments

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Sharing a recipe first.

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Because it was easy to prepare and delicious.

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I didn’t have any dill, but honestly didn’t miss it.

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I literally snorted at Borb and Big Borb of Doom…. and shall be calling them that from now on.

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When they start talking about the trees? You know it’s bad.

This is the very definition of a fixer upper.

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Or rather, a tearer downer.

Notice how quickly you can tour it.

Always a tell.

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The unofficial Mayor of Bath. Maine takes his constituent duty more seriously than most.

❤️

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Random nonsense.

April 23, 2026 Rivergirl 40 Comments

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A few more sunrise photos, because if I’m up early?

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There better be a show.

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😊

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Any idea?

It’s Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots – Disco Duck.

Which admittedly, was pretty darn bad.

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I might have to argue with this one.

It’s Soft Cell’s Tainted Love, which I found rather annoying.

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The birds.

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I admit this surprised me.

Coffee and tea.

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Ugh.

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I don’t drink coffee and have never ordered hot tea on a plane…. so I’m safe.

Are you?

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Random

December 2, 2025 Rivergirl 29 Comments

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If you’re a squirrel on our property, you may feel like you’re being watched.

And if it’s not me with a camera?

It’s His Lordship.

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Who keeps a close eye on the visitors.

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May it rest in peace.

I loved MTV back in the day and spent many happy hours singing along with videos as I ironed my husband’s Marine Corps uniforms.

The end of an era, that.

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I always know when the bird feeders are running low.

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The avian protesters are noisy.

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Yes.

That’s why I do it.

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Husband photographing a sunrise.

Lord Dudley Mountcatten wondering why.

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Damn it.

Now I’m going to have start counting corn.

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Let’s play.

June 6, 2025 Rivergirl 22 Comments

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This one will be fun, if you have an imagination.

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It might be the rarely spotted cotton candy hornswabbler.

Or perhaps a Pepto Bismol paddlebeak.

What do you think?

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Miscellaneous missives.

October 14, 2024 Rivergirl 34 Comments

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Lord Dudley Mountcatten was cackling loudly the other day and stalking something through the living room window.

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Closer inspection revealed a line of sparrows…

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Who were no doubt teasing him on purpose.

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I’m going out on a limb here, but this abomination is almost as awful as Spam.

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I tried very hard to talk my husband into throwing this into the truck on a recent trip to Tractor Supply, but at $230 he squawked.

Which is something this chicken clearly isn’t doing anymore.

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His Lordship, surveying his domain.

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Birds and flowers.

October 10, 2024 Rivergirl 10 Comments

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It’s starling time again at Casa River.

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In the spring and early fall they descend…

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In very large numbers.

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And clean out our bird feeders in no time flat.

Summer may be over, but my flowers have had a miraculous resurgence.

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Everything is in full bloom and looking lovely.

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I don’t know why…

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But I’m not questioning, just enjoying.

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Even my potted hibiscus is hanging in there with the cool nights.

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Alpha bird.

September 10, 2024 Rivergirl 3 Comments

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Our buddy is back.

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And has taken over the bird feeding station.

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Needless to say the other birds disappeared quickly.

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As did the red menace which is a real shame.

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She’d make a tasty hawk nugget.

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This is a short boring video, but I did catch him flying off so there’s that.

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😊

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And he’s back.

August 24, 2024 Rivergirl 14 Comments

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Our Coopers Hawk returned yesterday and hung out for almost an hour, which is quite unusual.

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His Lordship was fascinated and kept a close eye on the visitor this time.

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I’m not sure what held this beautiful guy’s attention for so long… but I’m not complaining.

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I enjoyed watching him almost as much as Dudley.

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Teasing torture.

July 4, 2024 Rivergirl 16 Comments

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Oh, those damn birdies.

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Every morning dozens of starlings gather on our bedroom roof, run back and forth, drink water out of the gutters and generally drive His Lordship crazy.

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If only those pesky humans would open the door.

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😉

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A walking buffet?

July 1, 2024 Rivergirl 16 Comments

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In our backyard the birds eat at the bird feeders.

In our backyard the woodchucks eat under the bird feeders.

But now?

The birds are eating on top of the woodchucks.

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And that’s definitely something new.

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This juvenile starling rode around on momma chuck’s back for quite a while.

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Eating bugs I assume.

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And momma didn’t seem to mind at all.

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It was wonderfully bizarre.

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This last picture is my favorite.

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Nothing to see here folks. Just a bird riding a woodchuck…

Carry on.

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