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...
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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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Who can resist this face?
Raccoons are a familiar sight just about anywhere in Ontario…so no big deal right? But seriously…who dosen’t love this face?   In fact...
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...
Say Cheese !
The fun of having a critter camera is that you never know what images it is going to capture. Â This young buck looked up at just the...
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...
Shots from the New Critter Cam
It is a rare delight to see a fox when you are out for a walk/hike on our trails or anywhere, but it hardly ever happens. Â These animals...
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...
Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel hunts at Bluebird Meadows
This little guy was seen by our daughter in February chasing a squirrel along the back fence row near the pond.  He didn’t have any luck...
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 is why I do what I do – Thank you to the Heinzelmanns
An outstanding experience! We stayed at Bluebird Meadows B&B for 10 nights and it was an outstanding experience: Pure nature with...
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....
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