Posts Tagged ‘birds’

Birds tussling outside the winery

I saw some birds of prey locked at the talons outside the winery and had the camera nearby.  It reminds you how O’Vineyards is pretty rural/wild.  Hawks just wander up and use our front deck when they feel like it. Now there’s a debate going on about whether these birds or fighting or mating.  My [...]

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End of Veraison at O’Vineyards

I managed to take some pictures yesterday.  Lots of photos of the Syrah and Cabernet finishing veraison.  That’s the period when the plant turns the grapes purple. I also found some baby birds newly hatched in the Syrah! For more pictures of grapes turning purple, check out this Love That Languedoc post about veraison in [...]

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Starling migration at O’Vineyards

The starling birds migrated south a few months ago but I never posted this. It’s so wintry and I have to prune. I wish I could fly south sometimes. But the wine is delicious up here, so I stay put. Anyway, a few months ago, I was having a business lunch at the winery when [...]

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