Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biking, birding, Chicago Romantic Getaway, Taltree Arboretum, Valparaiso, Valparaiso B&B on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Most relaxed get away”
Songbird Prairie Bed & Breakfast
Punky32
Indiana
Apr 23, 2008
We have been to the Songbird Prairie Bed & Breakfast twice now. My husband & I love the fact that we can check in, go out to dinner, & come back and just relax. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous. You can take a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, biking, birding, Chicago Romantic Getaway, Taltree Arboretum, Valparaiso, Valparaiso B&B on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A familiar and fairly large (13 inches long) woodpecker , the northern flicker is a distinctively marked bird that unlike other woodpeckers is often seen foraging on the ground. The Eastern form of the flicker is known as the yellow-shafted flicker for it’s bright lemon-yellow underwing and tail color. The field marks are bright yellow wing flashes, [...]
Posted in Chicago Romantic Getaway, tagged Add new tag, biking, birding, Chicago Romantic Getaway, dunes national lakeshore, Indianapolis Romantic Getaway, Taltree Arboretum on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The lovely tree swallow is making a breeding range expansion. Once limited by the availably of the nesting cavities they require, tree swallows are benefiting greatly from artificial nest boxes erected to attract bluebirds. And that is certainly the case here at Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast here in Northwest Indiana. Their twitters, sharp blue-and-white coloration, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biking, birding, Chicago Romantic Getaway, IN, Taltree Arboretum, Valparaiso on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The eastern meadowlark’s sweet whistled song says, spring of THE year. The meadowlark is a familiar bird of rural farm fields, meadows and grasslands, all of which we have here in Valparaiso, Indiana here at Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast. The meadowlark is known by their distinctive field mark; a bright yellow breast with a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biking, birding, dunes national lakeshore, IN, Indiana, Taltree Arboretum, Valparaiso, What to do In Northwest Indiana on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Today the colorful Baltimore oriole made his majestic appearance. Like may other long-distance migrants, the oriole leads three flamboyant lives. One in the backyard, park and forest in North America. One sipping nectar eating fruits, and insects in the tropics. And the other wandering as it transitions in between. Named for the colonial family that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, biking, birding, Northern Indiana Bed and Breakfast, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Taltree Arboretum on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today we received our two nominations for “Hotel of the Year” and “Putting Porter County on the Map” We are so excited to attend the banquet along with our worthy opponents.
Today the rose breasted Grosbeaks returned to the feeders. With it’s triangular scarlet breast patch, black back and white underparts the male rose-breasted grosbeak is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag, biking, birding, Taltree Arboretum, White Breasted Nuthatches on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At Songbird Prairie, one of our guests most favorite birds is the white-breasted nuthatch. I think it is because they are universally known as the “upside down birds” because the forage by probing the bark of tree trunks with their heads downward. During their journeys down the trunk of a tree, they often stop, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biking, birding, House Wren, Taltree Arboretum on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The rich and burbling song of the house wren is surprisingly loud for such a tiny (4 3/4 Inch) bird. House wrens are named for their preference for living in the close proximity to humans, often in tiny houses we provide. This mostly plain brown bird makes up for it’s small size and drab coloration [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biking, birding, dunes national lakeshore, Taltree Arboretum, trails on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The black-capped chickadee travels in noisy little bands and draws attention to themselves with their frequent scolding chatter. The black-capped have black feathers that look like a cap on their head and under their beak, as well as white check patches:gray back, wings and tails; and pale under parts with buff-colored flanks. The bill is [...]
