Category Archives: squirrels

Slacking off never pays

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

21 November, 2021 Slacking off never pays Somebody probably told me that in kindergarten or first grade, second grade at the latest. I’ve been told that in some form or other for the past half century-ish. You can teach an … Continue reading →

Posted in accipiters, Bald eagles, Birds, Bryan Park, Cooper's Hawk, Dogs, Fun, James River, love, mockingbirds, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, whitetail deer | Tagged accipiter, Bald eagle, belted kingfisher, cooper's hawk, Northern mockingbird, phoebe, Red-tailed hawks, white squirrel, whitetail deer | 6 Comments

Sushi before it’s sushi

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

11 July, 2021 Sushi before it’s sushi I was at Deep Run recently and this hungry Great Blue Heron snagged a large fish. The heron was juggling it around trying to get it down its throat. This may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, cats, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, koans, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, sunsets, thoreau, walden, whitetail deer, Wildlife Book Club | Tagged book, dash, Flowers, garden, goldfinch, gray squirrel, great blue heron, milkweed, monarch butterfly, native plants, purple martin, rabbit, raptor, red fox, Red-tailed hawk, rose, Rose of Sharon, sunflower, sunset, whitetail deer fawn, zinnia | Leave a comment

Finally! A different kind of owl!

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

28 March, 2021 Finally! A different kind of owl! The first owl picture I ever posted in this blog was… a Barred Owl! What a surprise. That was May 15, 2011, in a post called … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Great horned owl, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, Northern flicker, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, thoreau, whitetail deer | Tagged bluebirds, bryan park, cormorants, Dogs, flicker, great blue herons, great horned owls, grebes, jrps, northern flickers, owlets, owls, Pony Pasture, purple martins, richmond virginia, rva, white squirrels, whitetail deer | Leave a comment

Poor photography backs me into a corner

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

19 April, 2020 Poor photography backs me into a corner I didn’t get great pictures this week (IMO), so I backed myself into a corner and actually had to write something to make this a … Continue reading →

Posted in cats, Flowers, Gardenias, James River, love, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels | Tagged cats, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

“Sometimes it’s hard to think of the world as a good place…”

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

22 March, 2020 “Sometimes it’s hard to think of the world as a good place…” “…but I got to tell you, there are people who don’t know me at all, sending me food.” – a … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, highland maple festival, James River, love, newfaze, ospreys, People, Pileated Woodpecker, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, highland maple festival, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pileated Woodpecker, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | Leave a comment

Musical blog post titles

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

15 March, 2020 Musical blog post titles I read the New York Times way too much and it’s nearly impossible to look at it – at any section – without some mention of the Coronavirus, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, mockingbirds, newfaze, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, thoreau | Tagged barred owl, camellias, clouds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Northern mockingbird, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Unless you have wings and/or feathers…

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

1 March, 2020 Unless you have wings and/or feathers… …you’d better not be stealing Turner’s bird seed! The birds drop lots of seeds on the ground. Rather than letting them go to waste, Turner eats … Continue reading →

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Owls travel a quarter of the way around the sun

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

23 February, 2020 Owls travel a quarter of the way around the sun I’m open to people’s interpretations for why this might have happened. This week I observed a natural phenomenon and I find it … Continue reading →

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Happy to be outdoors

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

16 February, 2020 Happy to be outdoors I’m reading a book by Florence Williams called The Nature Fix – Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative. Here’s the book cover: Although that’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Barred Owls, Birds, cats, Dogs, Fun, James River, love, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels, whitetail deer | Tagged Barred Owls, Dogs, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | Leave a comment

It’s whoo, whoo, whoo you know

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

1 December, 2019 It’s whoo, whoo, whoo you know My friends and their dog were walking out of the woods yesterday just as Mackey and Turner and I were walking into the woods. M and … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Fun, James River, love, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), squirrels | Tagged bluebird, cats, Dogs, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments