A doe, a fawn, a black bear and a snake went into a bar…..no seriously these all made appearances this week. First the doe and fawn – these guys have been seen near the entrance frequently over the past few weeks. I was on the way home from the seemingly daily trip to Lowes and […]
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Ken Bowdon, our resident geologist, gave the Trust Talk last week. Ken lead a group of intrepid rock hounds up the Balsam Mountain Preserve golf course to the remains of a ruby mine. The mine was active until WWII and produced garnets and rubies that were used as abrasives. Ken also pointed out rocks containing
This weekend we had nature encounters with birds beetles and snakes. First the birds…These guys are simply amazing. We have two feeders on our deck and for the past two weeks we have been refilling them every day. They seem to go through phases of just a few birds to a group event of 10-12
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The ubiquitous shrub (Amelanchier) is a popular landscaping plant in Balsam Mountain Preserve and an important source of food for native birds and animals – including bears! The first two years when the shrubs were immature – a few berries that chipmunks and birds feasted on. This year after a mild winter and lots of spring rains
A pair of wandering bears has been making the rounds on the east side of Balsam Mountain Preserve. Yogi and BooBoo can be seen in the photo from our security webcam after snacking on the service berry bushes in the front yard. BooBoo was spotted by the Coltons who were driving by. BooBoo
This guys were born a few weeks ago and look like they are well fed. Mom and dad are in and out of the nest (which is on a beam above the front door) constantly. We were told they are Phoebes but they did not respond to questions.
This large eight legged visitor graced our front porch at Balsam for serval weeks last summer.
