My Musings on Nature

Dove Nest and the Snow Storm

cliodesign — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:52:04 +0000

It snowed quite a bit last night and this morning the mommy dove was not sitting on her nest. The one egg was dusted with snow. She came back later in the morning but by the afternoon I didn’t see her again.

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who enjoys watching the animals from her window. Visit her interior design blog at http://cliodesign.wordpress.com/ for wonderful decorating tips.

Dove Nest Continued

cliodesign — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:46:36 +0000

The mommy dove is always on her nest. She moves and changes direction, but never leaves.

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who enjoys watching the animals outside her window. Visit her interior design blog at http://cliodesign.wordpress.com/ for wonderful decorating tips.

Dove Nest Egg

cliodesign — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:42:48 +0000

There is one white egg in the dove nest. I was able to see it while she took a much needed break.

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who enjoys watching the animals in her yard. Visit her interior design blog for wonderful decorating tips at http://cliodesign.wordpress.com/.

Dove Nest

cliodesign — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:39:29 +0000

The doves created a nest on the fence a couple of days ago. Spring is here!

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer. Visit her interior design blog at http://cliodesign.wordpress.com/ for fun decorating tips.

Quail Routine

cliodesign — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:05:09 +0000

The quails come down from the pine trees in the morning and begin their daily rounds of the neighborhood yards. In the evening, they fly back up for a good night’s sleep.

. Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who enjoys watching the animals in her yard. Visit her design blog for fun design tips.

The Apple

cliodesign — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:41:43 +0000

The mockingbird is pecking and eating the apple. The quails walk over and take over. The mockingbird opens its beak as wide as possible, but the quails are not impressed. The mockingbird flies on to the lilac and waits. A robin is nearby waiting as well for his turn while the quails eat away.

Carol Gilman is an artist and designer who enjoys watching the animals in nature. Visit her other blog for fun design tips.

Cat on a Walk

cliodesign — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:35:43 +0000

An orange colored cat is taking a walk in the park with her owner. She walks ahead and then stops and waits for her owner to catch-up. Later the cat is looking at something interesting near the rocks and then has to catch-up to her.

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who enjoys watching the animals outside in nature. Visit her other blog for fun design tips.

Crow Nest

cliodesign — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:30:11 +0000

The crow hops down from the tree and is picking-up things from the ground. He puts them down and looks again. He finds some soft roots and tries those out. He likes these and flies back up to the tree to add these soft materials to his nest.

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who enjoys watching the birds in her yard. Visit her design blog for fun design tips.

Nesting Materials

cliodesign — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:41:27 +0000

The house finches are pulling the stuffing from the chair cushions. They fly off to begin building a soft nest. The gold finches fly down and watch. They begin to pull out pieces as well and then fly up to the tree to play with the soft material.

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who enjoys watching the animals from her window. Please visit her interior design tips blog.

Quails in the Snow

cliodesign — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:02:09 +0000

The quails try to run across the snow to the other side of the yard but they are sometimes too heavy and they sink down. They come right back up and start again.

Carol Gilman is an artist and interior designer who loves to watch the animals outside her window. Visit her other blog for wonderful design tips.