Once again, we were privileged to having the Great Crested Flycatchers nest in a birdhouse in the backyard. We were able to watch them from our deck through the entire process of choosing a place to nest, gathering the nesting material, then bringing food to their young. We were hoping for more babies, but there was only one. Once the baby fledged, they were gone, although we could still hear them close by. Our small town is growing at a rapid pace with housing going up everywhere, many trees are cut in the process, a large subdivision has grown very close to our backyard, so the fact that these beautiful birds nested in our backyard is very special. I think our backyard provides the only green space available in our little area.

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Flew into the serviceberry tree in the backyard and stayed long enough for me to grab my camera for a few shots.

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Thrilled that once again, the Great Crested Flycatchers have decided to nest in the backyard

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We lost two of our furbabies in the past couple of years - our sweet Sammy in 2020 at the age of 16 due to cancer and liver failure, and our adorable ragdoll Micah at the age of 18 due to kidney failure. We went to the local shelter and fell in love with this big orange bear, who was surrendered by his family after having him for three years. It was an adjustment for him to be with a new family, but after a couple of weeks, he is comfortable in his new home, and enjoys the screened in porch immensely.

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