So much has happened since I last wrote on this blog! The pasque flowers are blooming, we have completed all of our prairie burning, Dwight has done 550acres of prairie seeding and we have a pair of osprey "hanging around" one of our nests. We have had a pair sit on the nest for the past 3 years but they are just migrating and do not stay more than one day. This pair has been here 4 days now and last night Dwight got a picture of one of them flying with a fish between his feet. We are hoping that is a good sign! We have read that osprey watch a nest for a few years to make sure it is safe before they call it home.
It is hard to believe that after such a snowy and cold winter spring would come so early and be so nice. No real flooding and the ground is mellow, a lot of field work has been done in our part of the county.
Dwight is setting the beehives out in the swamp area today, they make the best honey there!! Winter was hard on our bee families so we are getting new ones for those hives. They are in the middle of the section where there is plenty of water and vegetation for them and the flight is not far from either.
We are going to start our "prairie play day", in June. You can read about it on our website
www.theprairieflower.com Better close and get to work. Wishing you flowers and sunshine-
Bev
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It would be so nice to have a family of osprey. I had a pair of eagles around here, but I haven't seen them lately. Today, we saw a bird flying from a nest, and I think it might have been an owl. It was huge. I am also amazed at this incredible spring weather. It must be our reward for surviving the winter!
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