Jay Mirro
2024 KCD Farm Field Day
With a wonderfully mild end to summer, the King Conservation District staff gathered for our annual Farm Field Day at Soggy Bottom Farm...
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Farm Life
The Mirro Family moved to Soggy Bottom in 2012.
Ken Campbell
Apr 3011 min read
Soggy Bottom Cats
A description of three kinds of cats that live on a North American farm
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Jay Mirro
Apr 102 min read
Farewell
Spring at Soggy Bottom Farm is generally a place full of life and vitality. The lambs bouncing with joy in the fresh grass of the spring...
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Ken Campbell
Sep 17, 202314 min read
Homage to Aldo Leopold
August 3 – 9, 2016 “Grandpa, if we don’t go now, we are never going to go.” With these words, 13-year-old Leo admonished me to plan the...
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ellenmirro
Sep 1, 20233 min read
The Eagle
29 July 2023 It was late afternoon and I was on my hands and knees pulling weeds by reaching under the bird netting that covered the...
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ellenmirro
Aug 28, 20236 min read
Adopted Birds
I see three kinds of black birds out of my SoggyBottom office window at the feeder and on the pasture fence: Red-winged blackbirds;...
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Ken Campbell
Jun 28, 20234 min read
Trail Camera locations
Observations at Four Trail Camera locations: Trail cameras are used at Soggy Bottom Farm to capture images of wildlife that normally go...
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Ken Campbell
Jun 21, 20233 min read
Animal Consciousness
Whereas much of what happens in life is routine and unremarkable, there are times when the happening is so bizarre that you could not...
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Jay Mirro
Mar 12, 20232 min read
March Tree Planting
March is an interesting time of year. Sometimes it is cold and feels like winter. Sometimes it warm and feels like spring. Days are...
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Jay Mirro
Nov 16, 20225 min read
Cutting Down Trees
The age-old question has always been when and if you should cut down a tree. That is the dilemma that I am facing this fall. At Soggy...
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Ken Campbell
Oct 24, 20223 min read
Jays and Bobcats
We see many birds at SoggyBottom farm. I have been noting all the different species sighted over the 1.5 years that we have been in...
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Jay Mirro
Oct 22, 20223 min read
King Conservation District Field Day 2022
The crisp September air welcomed the staff of the King Conservation District to Soggy Bottom Farm. We opened the farm for a Staff field...
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Ken Campbell
Aug 24, 20224 min read
End of Summer
It is the end of August and we, at SoggyBottom Farm, are in the doldrums of late summer. It is a time of a slow, relaxed slide from the...
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Ken Campbell
Aug 6, 20222 min read
The Mink
17 July 2022 – 10:15 am As Jean and I left the apartment for a mid-morning walk, we encountered a commotion among the chickens in front...
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Ken Campbell
Aug 2, 20226 min read
Blog Photography
We have attempted to supplement the written narrative in all the blog posts that have appeared on this site with a meaningful photograph....
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Ken Campbell
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Trail Camera
Our wildlife observations at Soggy Bottom Farm are enhanced through the use of trail cameras. A few likely locations have been...
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Ken Campbell
Jul 12, 20224 min read
Micro-habitat
Soggy Bottom Farm possesses a plethora of habitats: open meadows, dense forest, creek-side riparian areas, alder/willow marsh, overgrown...
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Ken Campbell
Jul 8, 20224 min read
Swallows
Lead photos - Swallows flying freely over the pasture pose a difficult challenge to a photographer. Getting the bird in the field of...
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Ken Campbell
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Apex Predator
In addition to eagles, we often see ospreys in the air above the farm. In most cases, the osprey is high up either passing by or...
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Ken Campbell
Jun 2, 20225 min read
Perching Snag
An old cottonwood tree next to the creek died some years ago. It was in the slow process of decay when a wind storm blew its top off...
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