A Jewel In The Snow
You never know what you will see when you go for a walk or snowshoe our property. Â I have only seen one of these in the 12 years we have...
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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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Unusual Winter Surprise !
You never know what will show up at your bird feeders. Â This is a Grey Catbird and they are suppose to migrate in the fall. Â This one has...
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....
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...
Spring Surprise
While gardening yesterday I came upon a Song Sparrow nest, hidden in a juniper shrub in one of my perennial borders. Â What a sweet...
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...
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...
Snowy Owls …Who doesn’t love them?
Well if you haven’t seen a Snowy Owl this winter, your time is just about up. Snowy owls migrate to southern Ontario and other areas in...
We Are So Grateful For Our Wonderful Guests
We are honoured to share this wonderful testimonial written by a treasured guest who has visited Bluebird Meadows B&B many many times....
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...
A Not so Welcome Guest at Bluebird Meadows B&B
The sight of a Great Blue Heron is a top siting for most nature lovers in Ontario. Â In fact it is one of the birds my guests are most...
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...
The Gray Catbird Amuses Guests at the B&B
Have you ever wondered when you’ve been hiking or birding and you suddenly think you hear a cat meowing?  Well it might not be a cat....
Eastern Bluebirds are not the only blue birds at Bluebird Meadows BB
Have you ever had the pleasure of seeing a male Indigo Bunting? Â This spring many people in our region have had the treat of seeing these...
A Surprise Visitor to the Oranges
Each Spring we put out orange halves for returning Baltimore Orioles. Â To our delight this past weekend a bird we never expected. A...
Mother’s Day Eastern Bluebird Box Report
Well Mother’s Day found us checking on our mother Bluebirds and counting nests and eggs so far this spring.  We are happy to report Box...
Spring Brings New Birds to the Feeders
At first glance you would mistake this beautiful warbler for an American Goldfinch. The Pine Warbler almost always hangs out in pine...
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