#80acres

Bruce Siebold

May 14, 20161 min read

Birth On Eighty Acres

With tottering legs, the fawns arrive on Eighty Acres in early May. Beautifully camouflaged and weighing only 6-8 pounds at birth,...

Bruce Siebold

May 1, 20161 min read

From South America to Eighty Acres

It's a long trip from Northern South America, but this week the Scarlet Tanager finally arrived back to Eighty Acres. The bird is...

Bruce Siebold

Apr 24, 20161 min read

Christmas Tree Graveyard On Eighty Acres

Over the hill!! Grandson Benjamin rolls the holiday tree into the Eighty Acres Christmas Tree Graveyard. For over 20 years the Christmas...

Bruce Siebold

Apr 10, 20161 min read

Bluebirds Return To Eighty Acres

Each year around April 1st the Earth Mother sends her Eastern Bluebirds back to Eighty Acres where ten Bluebird box nests await their...

Bruce Siebold

Mar 23, 20161 min read

Outfoxing the Fox on Eighty Acres

Over the past 25 years I have seen only a fleeting glimpse of a Red Fox on Eighty Acres. Until last week! While overlooking the valley...

Bruce Siebold

Mar 12, 20161 min read

This is Eighty Acres

Several years ago my wife Terry and I purchased a parcel of land near Menomonie, Wisconsin. Twenty acres was tillable and sixty acres of...