HOPE FOR TOMORROW
A brutal February blizzard with twelve inches of snow and wind gusts up to 40mph pounded Eighty Acres. Drifts made the roads impassable...
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Bruce Siebold
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
STORY UNTOLD
Upon an trail on Eighty Acres, I discovered scattered woodpecker feathers. I stopped, knelt and tried to piece together this woodpecker's...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jan 13, 2019
- 1 min
A Comeback Story
The early morning sun highlights the wings of an adult bald eagle visiting Eighty Acres. In 1963 the bald eagle was on the Endangered...
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Bruce Siebold
- Dec 16, 2018
- 1 min
Take a Look!
Just published. Seasons on Eighty Acres. A compendium of photos taken over 27 years that celebrates the Earth Mother's many moods and...
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Bruce Siebold
- Dec 9, 2018
- 1 min
New Book!
Just arrived! "Seasons on Eighty Acres". Over 120 pages of my favorite photos and stories celebrating each season of the year. A great...
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Bruce Siebold
- Nov 11, 2018
- 1 min
The Fence Line
Long ago the wood fence posts rotted away and the farmer's once razor sharp barbed wire is now tangled and lost in the soil and tree...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jul 22, 2018
- 1 min
Eighty Acres Neighbor
It goes by many names including: Jelly Coat, Flag Bird, Shirt Tail Bird, and the Flying Checkerboard. On Eighty Acres It is simply known...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jun 17, 2018
- 1 min
A Cock Of The Head
A click of the camera. A wary look. A cock of the head. No worry. All is well on Eighty Acres. Now back to my nyjer seeds....
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Bruce Siebold
- Jun 10, 2018
- 1 min
American Gold Finch
American Gold Finches are frequent visitors to my bird feeders where they enjoy black sunflower seeds. Finches molt twice a year. In the...
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Bruce Siebold
- May 20, 2018
- 1 min
Good Fortune
This week a bald eagle visited Eighty Acres. Native Americans believe eagles represent wisdom, strength, spirituality and good fortune....
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Bruce Siebold
- May 13, 2018
- 1 min
"It's the Truth"
Do you remember the 1946 Disney song Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah? The song reminds us to celebrate each day because there is "plenty of sunshine...
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Bruce Siebold
- Dec 31, 2017
- 1 min
Wabi-Sabi
Before the Ring Necked Pheasant died it crawled under a brush pile on Eighty Acres. The bird's colors were a majestic collage of bright...
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Bruce Siebold
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
For Just One Day
The Turkey Vulture slides gracefully through the early morning light on Eighty Acres. Our eyes meet as we silently acknowledge and...
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Bruce Siebold
- Aug 6, 2017
- 1 min
Gifts Each Creature Brings To The World
Birds like the Indigo Bunting generally put me in a wild dash for my camera and a prayer that I am able to capture it's beauty before it...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jul 23, 2017
- 1 min
An SOS For Help?
After 25 years Eighty Acres is now home to a pair of red-headed woodpeckers. Once common across southern Canada and east-central United...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jul 2, 2017
- 1 min
Thanked Me With A Song
Washing the dust from its wings, the sparrow slipped into the cool waters in an Eighty Acres' bird bath. It twisted, shook and danced...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jun 21, 2017
- 1 min
Fast Mover
The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have recently migrated back from Central America. They weigh 3-4 grams, less than the weight of a nickel...
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Bruce Siebold
- May 7, 2017
- 1 min
Sweet Tooth
This week the flame orange and black Baltimore Orioles are returning to Eighty Acres from their winter home in Central America. The...
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Bruce Siebold
- Apr 30, 2017
- 1 min
Red-tailed Hawk Visit
Recently on a cool and rainy afternoon, this red-tailed hawk landed on a birch tree located just outside my window on Eighty Acres. We...
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Bruce Siebold
- Apr 16, 2017
- 1 min
Backyard Home Builder
The Earth Mother sends her eastern bluebirds back to Eighty Acres around April first. They soon begin constructing their nests and will...
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