Visitors 144459
23831 photos, 265 videos

Welcome to our room of galleries! Our emphasis is on documenting bird, insect and animal activity in our Shady Oaks Sanctuary, where increasing biodiversity through habitat reconciliation has been ongoing since 1996. Peruse, enjoy and we hope you might even be inspired!

As of March 19, 2020, we dedicate our blog to our grandchildren, Dean Anders, Leif Ansel and Veronica Wren.

May their futures be filled with the peace of wild things.


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2023 Birds at Shady Oaks Apr-June

Visitors 8
Created 2-May-23
Modified 2-May-23
2023 Birds at Shady Oaks Apr-June

Wildlife at Shady Oaks

Visitors 274
Created 1-May-23
Modified 1-May-23
Wildlife at Shady Oaks

Blog Photos and Videos 2022-23

Visitors 7
Created 30-Apr-23
Modified 30-Apr-23
Blog Photos and Videos 2022-23

Flora at Shady Oaks

Visitors 103
Created 29-Apr-23
Modified 29-Apr-23
Flora at Shady Oaks

Butterflies, Insects, Spiders and True Bugs at Shady Oaks

Visitors 141
Created 14-Apr-23
Modified 14-Apr-23
Butterflies, Insects, Spiders and True Bugs at Shady Oaks

Bubbler Pond Maintenance

Visitors 70
Created 6-Apr-23
Modified 6-Apr-23
Bubbler Pond Maintenance

2023 Birds at Shady Oaks Jan-March

Visitors 10
Created 31-Mar-23
Modified 31-Mar-23
2023 Birds at Shady Oaks Jan-March

Shady Oaks History

Visitors 112
Created 9-Mar-23
Modified 9-Mar-23
Shady Oaks History


Guestbook for Hummer Haven UnLtd.
Jan Conant(non-registered)
Another year of wonderful, educational, photos of backyard birds from you Margy! Your blog is always beautiful, and inspires me to do better for my own birds. You are a treasure and I'm sure the birds in their way think so too! Merry Christmas! And thank you for this gift.
Lori Stringer(non-registered)
Thank you for the may 8 post. The warblers were inspiring. Someday I hope my bubbler will be graced with these visitors. Each season it seems one or two new species pop in. I don’t always see them but I can hear calls that I’ve not heard before. Trying to be patient and continually working to improve the habitat. Are the warblers in first frame getting caterpillars from arrow wood V dentatum?
Jan Conant(non-registered)
It is always an inspiration to see your blog! Your photos are amazing! There is so much to see and learn. All in one suburban backyard. I especially love the series showing the E. Bluebirds busily making their nest, even when they are in the air.
We held another Environmental School this March on Air and related topics. On Zoom for 4 afternoons. We have been lucky to get exceptional speakers, of which you have been one! Next class will be a similar schedule for Water.
Keep up the wonderful work! You have created the 'Gold Standard" for backyard national park: the level to which we all should work toward. Jan Conant, Chair, MO Environmental Schools.
Nancy Clogston(non-registered)
Margy,
I just love it when your blog post comes to my email. I wait before opening it until I have enough time to sit and relish each picture, video and description. Thank you so much for creating your haven and for sharing your work and rewards through this blog. It transports me for a while from my everyday worries. It inspires me to tweak my own garden habitat sometimes little by little and sometimes in great bounds.
Linda Kamp Waugh(non-registered)
Margy,
I love your photos and the videos of the deer are so precious! Thank you.
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