Greensboro Birds

Juncos did not succeed in eating all of the clover seed. As you can see, they were kind enough to leave quite a few. Josh mowed it yesterday for the first time since we started the clover lawn experiment. At the beginning of last November, the front yard was a new-construction and drought disaster of [...]

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Dozens of bright red ladybugs are cavorting in our clover lawn, which I hope is a positive sign for the future of this area. Considering the barren wasteland that was the front yard when we bought this house last fall, it’s fun to watch the clover thriving and spreading on its own. In addition to [...]

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What is up with this wind? For real, it’s gusting into the high 30 mph range and beyond, making the trees next to the house sway in a seriously scary way. Will this be the day I finally get that skylight in my office—the hard way? I’m not a fan of the wind. My brain [...]

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You might recall that I’m attempting to establish a clover/fescue lawn in our front yard. Clover is a fantastic nitrogen fixer (meaning it actually makes the soil better as it grows), it requires very little water or mowing, and attracts honeybees and other beneficial insects during its bloom cycle. White Dutch clover was once a [...]

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Hmmm, is this a Purple Finch and not a House Finch? Bad photo taken from my desk this morning, I know. Two of these birds landed on the front-yard feeder and then in a nearby tree. It was very, very raspberry colored, even on its head and back, and it has no brown streaking on [...]

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