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Rappahannock County is beautifiil in every season, but the frigid days of winter make it more challenging to get outside and epjoy that beauty.
After February's unrelenting ice and odd, I was happy to be invited to spend a sunny March afternoon at Caledonia Farm, admiring an extraordinary Rappahannock County vista with owner and host Phil Irwin.
Bluebird boxes along a fence row framed a pasture, and beyond rose the crest of the Blue Ridge, with stunning views of the Peak and Mount Marshall.
I had come to this premier bed and breakfast and working cattle farm to learn more about its status as an official Virginia wildlife viewing site. But I quickly learned that Caledonia Farm is a place of many superlatives.
“The farmhouse, which dates from 1812, is a site on the National Register of Historic Places,” Irwin explained. “Caledonia Farm was the first property in Rappahannock County to be protected by a conservation easement - and only the third in the entire state. And it’s site number one on the Mountain Loop of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail.”
Irwin maintains 15 bluebird boxes, each producing three broods a year, a bird feeder, and a bird bath for the enjoyment of his visitors. He also hosted a wild bird walk last May, organized by the Biodiversity Task
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