Just catching some zzz’s
This little male Ruby-throated Hummingbird could not keep his eyes open for his mini photo shoot this afternoon. He tried to have a nap...
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RAMBLINGS FROM THEÂ 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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Surprise!
You never know what you’ll see at our feeders. In the winter months over the past three years we have been graced with the presence of...
The Return of the Redpolls
A very unpredictable winter visitor, the Common Redpoll can overwhelm a feeder with their presence or be concerningly absent. Redpolls...
-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...
Snack Time !
Out of all the winter birds that stay with us all winter or even the beautiful unexpected winter visitors we get here, the Black-capped...
Sharp-shinned Hawk
We often get Sharp-shinned Hawks stalking birds at our bird feeders. I’m sure to a hawk, a bird feeder is like McDonald’s with all it’s...
Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Purple Finch
This winter has seen a bumper crop of Purple Finches at the feeders at Bluebird Meadows B&B. Â The Purple finch has a gentle nature and is...
Wishing all our Treasured Guests Happy Holidays and Blessings in 2016!
There is nothing as beautiful to me than to see a male cardinal in a winter white landscape. Â It almost makes you catch your breath....
Caught Red Handed !
Introducing Bluebird Billy our resident Groundhog. Â Most country dwellers call the Groundhog AKA, Woodchuck vermin. Â But over the last 15...
Rose -breasted Grosbeaks !
In Spring and early summer, it is hard to miss the very vocal lovely melodious call of the Rose breasted Grosbeak. Â It almost sounds like...
Have you ever seen a Red-Headed Woodpecker?
In our region these woodpeckers are very rare. When we have had the pleasure of seeing one of these jewels it’s first thing in the...
Baltimore Orioles Return
Every year around the first of May I put out some oranges sliced in the middle along the equator and impaled on twigs and branches in our...
Chip or Dale?
Yes you will see and probably feed Chipmunks when you visit Bluebird Meadows Bed and Breakfast. Â Also if you visit any of our provinical...
Happy Easter to All !
The Easter Bunny, or one of his many helpers stopped by Bluebird Meadows B&B to fuel up on sunflower seeds before his busiest night of...
Spring Has Arrived !
Every spring Bluebird Meadows B&B is inundated with Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings. Â The big attrations is our High-bush Cranberry bushes...
A Sacred Sighting
To see an owl in the wild is a very rare thing and such an experience leaves you feeling blessed and in awe of nature and all it’s...
This bird will keep you entertained for hours with its extensive play list of songs
The songs of the male Brown Thrasher are unique among our native Ontario birds. Â Arriving in early spring they perch from the tallest...
Ontario’s Rarest Woodpecker visits Bluebird Meadows Bed and Breakfast
Have you ever seen Ontario’s rarest woodpecker?  This young male Red-bellied Woodpecker is finding our shelled peanut feeder a big treat....
Yes we have Cedar Waxwings !
It is always a delight when I hear the high pitched trilled whistle of waxwings.  We get both the Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings, but in the...
Meet Larry, Curly and Moe….newly fledged American Kestrals
What a treat our guests had on Saturday to witness the fledging of our nest box of American Kestrals. Â Actually looks like one little boy...
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