Tag Archives: wildlife blog

Creature Comforts

Posted on September 3, 2021 by tinthia

Imagine an eerie sound waking you from a sound sleep. That’s what happened a few nights ago. The time was around 1:30 AM and, as already mentioned, I was fast asleep, dreaming of my two favorite men, no doubt — … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged animals, birds, black swallowtail, blog about birds, blog about living on a river, blogs about animals, Cicada, ducks, great horned owl juvenile begging call, humingbirds, hummingbird moth, hurricane Ida, hurricanes, juvenile great horned owl, life on the concord river, Mallards, nature blog, Polyphemus Moth, rabbits eating flowers, rainstorm, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, silkworm moths, single woman living on a river, slime mold, songbirds, stories about living on a river, stories about living on the Concord River, swallowtail butterflies, tropical storms, wild rabbits, wildlife blog | Leave a comment

She…He…It’s Baaaaaack!

Posted on June 11, 2021 by tinthia

The duckling count is dropping. The piddly number of six ducklings is now down to five and I don’t have to look very far to find the reason why. Now, I’m not implying that the snapping turtle is snapping up … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged animals, Billerica MA, blog about birds, certification, ducklings, ducks, living on the Concord River, National Wildlife Federation, River Lady, riverlady, single woman living on a river, snapping turtle, stories about living on a river, stories about living on the Concord River, wildlife blog, Wildlife Habitat | Leave a comment

Feathered Friends and Birthday Greetings

Posted on December 14, 2020 by tinthia

Bluebirds and other songbirds help with a birthday celebration. Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged blogs about animals, bucks, deer, ducks, Eastern Bluebirds, great blog about animals, great blog about nature, ovarian cancer, poems about death, poems about grieving, poems about losing a sibling, River Lady, rivers, songbird blog, songbirds, tinthia clemant, virtual birthday party, wildlife blog, wildlife photography | 4 Comments

Lift the Veil

Posted on October 31, 2020 by tinthia

Samhain 2020 Today is October 31, which means today is Samhain, a Celtic sabbat that should not be confused with Halloween, which also falls on October 31 but is Christian in its roots. Samhain (pronounced saa-win) is celebrated from October … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged All Souls Day, animal blog, animals, Autumn 2020, birds, Day of the Dead, gardening, halloween, hydrangeas, mother nature, nature, October 2020, Samhain 2020, snow on hydrangeas, snowfall, songbird photography, wildlife blog | Leave a comment

Summer 2020: Don’t let the door hit you…

Posted on September 30, 2020 by tinthia

I may be in the minority, and that’s perfectly okay, but I am NOT sad to see Summer 2020 hit the road. In fact, if it would have helped, I was available to help pack its bags. Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged animals of the Concord River, Autumn 2020, birds, black lab dogs, blog about being a single woman, COVID-19, death and COVID-19, ducks and wildlife blogs, ducks on the Concord River, grateful, living alone, losing a sister, nature blogs, pets and animals, single and surviving, single woman blog, songbirds of New England, Summer 2020, wildlife blog, wildlife photography | Leave a comment

Bluebirds All Day Long

Posted on June 30, 2020 by tinthia

‘Bluebirds singing a song; nothing but bluebirds all day long.’ Irving Berlin I’ve spent close to 65 years on this blue sphere called planet Earth and only saw juvenile bluebirds in photographs. Up until now, that is. My bluebirds, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged birding blog, Blogger, blue skies, bluebirds, bluebirds in the backyard, feeding songbirds, gardening, Irving Berlin, juvenile bluebirds, mealworms, nature, nature blogs, photography, songbird blog, songbirds, top wildlife blogs to follow, what do bluebirds eat, what will attract bluebirds, wildlife blog, wildlife bloggers to follow | 2 Comments

The Lusty Month of May is Here!

Posted on May 1, 2020 by tinthia

It’s the merry, merry, lusty month of May. The month when naughty thoughts run wild and maidens swoon for strong men with pirate grins. My, my, I just might need a cold shower in a moment. For those of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged animals, Beltane 2020, birds, Blogger, blogs about wildlife, bluebirds, coronavirus, COVID-19 lockdown, covidiots, don't count the days, make the days count, may day, May pole, pagan celebrations, social distancing, Valborg, wildlife blog, wildlife photography | Leave a comment

That Which Shall Not Be Named

Posted on March 22, 2020 by tinthia

This blog post is not about that which shall not be named. You know what I’m referring to. No, not him. You know. Yes, that! I’m not going to blog about it. I’m not going to name it. I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged American robins, animals, birds, Blogger, bluebirds, concord river, coronavirus, COVID-19, ducks, gardening blog, Gardens, Goldeneye, nature, songbirds, spring 2020, wildlife blog, wildlife photography, Wood ducks | 1 Comment

Contagion

Posted on August 7, 2019 by tinthia

In the movie Contagion, Gwyneth Paltrow’s character received a virus from a chef she came in contact with in Macau. The chef got the virus from the carcass of a pig which got the virus from a chunk of banana … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged animals, avian conjunctivitis, avoiding disease at your bird feeders, bird diseases and illnesses, bird feeders, blind birds, cleaning bird feeders, concord river, contagion, disinfecting bird feeders, eye disease in American goldfinches, feeding the birds, guidelines for feeding songbirds, house finch eye disease, nature blog, outbreak, River Lady, songbirds at the feeders, species jumping, tinthia clemant, vectors, wildlife blog | 2 Comments

A Month of Wonder and Delight

Posted on May 1, 2019 by tinthia

Welcome to May. Beltane. The position on the wheel of the year that marks the halfway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. A time to frolic like a randy squirrel. Before the festivities begin, let’s take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged Beltane 2019, gardening blog, gardens and flowers, goldfinches, life on a river, songbirds of New England, wild turkeys, wildlife blog, wildlife photography, youtuber | Leave a comment