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RAMBLINGS FROM THE RETIRED CHEF

Secrets from a 15 year bed & breakfast veteran

Welcome to The Retired Chef, a unique blog here for you to explore. The Retired Chef has added such value to my life, and I love having the opportunity to share my passions and thoughts with my loyal readers. Read on, and enjoy.

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We have nesting Great Crested Flycatchers!

A meal for the chicks After years of trying to entice a pair of Great Crested Flycatchers to nest on our acreage, with custom made nest...

Perfect Ending

A Sunday afternoon owl prowl found us just about ready to give up when we spotted this beautiful Snowy owl perched high up on a grain...

A Special Visitor

It’s always a treasured moment to see an owl. So majestic and beautiful. This Barred Owl was checking out the bird action at our feeders...

2018 Spring Bluebird Nest Tally

Well this morning on our walk we checked the nest boxes on our trails. 3 Eastern Bluebird nests, 2 with hatchings and 1 with a fresh nest...

The Bluebirds are Back !

Well I  can finally say spring is here with the late arrival of our Eastern Bluebirds.  The Spring of 2018 has been anything but great...

-22° C Brings Sunbathing Ruffed Grouse

This winter we have been waiting for our Ruffed Grouse to find our bird feeders. You see, for the past 3 months 5 Ruffed Grouse have been...

Young Cooper’s Hawk Stops By

The Cooper’s Hawk like to stalk their prey (other birds) near bird feeders and this young Cooper’s Hawk was surveying our yard for an...

Nature is Amazing!

While walking our trails recently I happened up this adorable little nest tucked in the thick bushes to the side of one of our least used...

Nashville Warbler Drops by to the B&B gardens

It always amazes me just how many different birds we attract here at Bluebird Meadows.  Sitting having a tea on our front veranda today...

Savannah Sparrows Love Our Meadows

Walking the trails that skirt the hay meadows of our acreage is always interesting.  You will see birds that you don’t normally see in...

Birding at Bluebird Meadows B&B

Just delighted to share this photo of a first year male Amercian Redstart that I captured recently during a walk on our trails.  Such a...

Nesting Eastern Bluebirds at Bluebird Meadows B&B

So far this spring, Bluebird Meadows Bed and Breakfast is home to 2 pairs of nesting Eastern Bluebirds.   We are hoping for more in the...

A Jewel In The Snow

You never know what you will see when you go for a walk or snowshoe our property.  I have only seen one of these in the 12 years we have...

Unusual Winter Surprise !

You never know what will show up at your bird feeders.  This is a Grey Catbird and they are suppose to migrate in the fall.  This one has...

Spring Surprise

While gardening yesterday I came upon a Song Sparrow nest, hidden in a juniper shrub in one of my perennial borders.  What a sweet...

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