Birds of a Feather

On several visits to local parks and gardens, the boys and I have heard talk of the difficulty Virginia parks are having with invasive non-native vines overtaking native undergrowth, shading out and replacing native wildflowers, and climbing and eventually killing native trees. Unfortunately, when native plants are edged out, the diversity of plants needed by…

Our backyard bird feeder has been a flurry of activity since the “big snow” yesterday. We have enjoyed watching the visitors. Today, we identified a pair of Cardinals, numerous Slate-colored Junkos, an adorable Tufted Titmouse, Chickadees, a Song Sparrow, a Carolina Wren, a Downy Woodpecker, several Blue Jays, and even a Robin (not at the…