About Me
Hello fellow bird lovers! My name is Larry Jordan. My wife Brigitte and I have been living in Northern California for over 30 years now. We live on 40 acres of rolling hills with our menagerie of animals ranging from dogs and cats to goldfish and goats. We moved out here to get closer to nature and “get back to the land”.
We live at an altitude of 1600 feet in zone 7, commonly known as the “Digger Pine Belt”. The landscape is rolling hills with lots of oak trees and pines but large open spaces as well. We have a pair of breeding red-tailed hawks on our property and every year they provide many hours of enjoyment as we are able to observe them through the season from mating to breeding to teaching their fledglings to soar!
We have been very fortunate to have been able to observe many species of birds in our area due to the varied habitats close to where we live. We are lucky to have deciduous, mixed and coniferous forests as well as grasslands and oak savannah nearby. We are also close to large bodies of water and the Pacific Flyway so we are able to see many migratory species and water foul. We have been able to watch Hummingbirds battle over feeders and Bald Eagles soar over the hill tops. We have also been able to help several species of wild birds raise their young on our property and on our bluebird trails. These would include the Oak Titmouse, Western Bluebird, Tree Swallow, Bewick’s Wren and Ash-throated Flycatcher. We have the good fortune of having many natural breeding sites on our property as well for Northern Flickers, Acorn Woodpeckers, Great Horned Owls, Screech Owls, Saw-whet Owls, Burrowing Owls, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawks, Mourning Doves, House Finches, Goldfinches and Hummingbirds just to name a few.
We have always been in love with the natural beauty and peace that birds bring into our lives. We want to share that peace with everyone in the hope that it will bring people more in touch with nature and themselves. We created this blog to give you as much information as possible to be able to attract birds into your yard and into your life. Wherever you live there are birds that you can attract to your living space and many ways to observe their interactions.
We hope you enjoy your time here with us. Our promise is to give you only top quality information that you can count on.
Larry Jordan
