Spring! Pictures

[Pixiebeak]

Cedar wax wings visting my fountain! I only seem them when they migrate through each year! I have lots of holly trees with berries and they are eating them up!

 

[Pixiebeak]

I'll call these my little chickens



Black n blue salvia the color is so amazing

 

[April]

I'll call these my little chickens
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Black n blue salvia the color is so amazing
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Oooh those are gorgeous

 

[Pixiebeak]

My little Virginia fringe tree ,( native)!just starting to bloom! I love fringe trees! I got this one damaged after a hurricane on sale ..it's still recovering.


Do check this out for glorious ones.

Fringetree -- Slow to Bloom but Worth the Wait

This graceful native tree offers clouds of airy blossoms in the late spring landscape.

piedmontmastergardeners.org

 

[Pixiebeak]

Oh no I didn't fill ( and clean) bird bath! kidney stones issues are my excuse

Red bellied woodpecker , hey where the water lady?!

So disappointed!!!

So I rushed out to fill. But not up to scrubbing

Brown thrasher jumped in as soon as got back inside! Heck o bath!


Then a cardinal , blue bird and other littles came for their baths !


A water source it bird bath will bring in so many! Place under/near a tree or shrubs so they are protected.

Bird baths out in the middle of an open lawn get less used. I found out from experience...nobody used when it was out in the open. My neighbor has a big nice one right in the middle of his lawn , only mocking birds use it. So I had him hang a little one under a tree, that one he gets to watch birdies bathe in

@April ...if only I had a camera right?;?!

 

[zERo/]

Oh no I didn't fill ( and clean) bird bath! kidney stones issues are my excuse

Red bellied woodpecker , hey where the water lady?!
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So disappointed!!!
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So I rushed out to fill. But not up to scrubbing

Brown thrasher jumped in as soon as got back inside! Heck o bath!
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Then a cardinal , blue bird and other littles came for their baths !
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A water source it bird bath will bring in so many! Place under/near a tree or shrubs so they are protected.

Bird baths out in the middle of an open lawn get less used. I found out from experience...nobody used when it was out in the open. My neighbor has a big nice one right in the middle of his lawn , only mocking birds use it. So I had him hang a little one under a tree, that one he gets to watch birdies bathe in

Ah!!! So cute seeing them splash around!

 

[WillowQ]

I love the colorful birdbath photos! Are the red flowers with yellow center orchids?

 

[Pixiebeak]

I love the colorful birdbath photos! Are the red flowers with yellow center orchids?

Yes these are orchids
Red fire star orchids
Or poor man's orchids
They spread fast easy to grow ( at least outdoors in Florida)

 

[Parutti]

Wow! Look at all the happy wet birdies!!!!

 

[Pixiebeak]

A painted bunting!! I haven't seen in a few years! Came for a quick drink at bird bath! Hope it sticks around

 

[Parutti]

What a pretty bird! I haven't seen it yet, but I've heard a black capped chickadee every morning this week! So excited !

 

[WillowQ]

Wow! I think one of these flew into our window when I was small.

 

[Pixiebeak]

Gotta stick these here to do I can keep track!

 

[Xoetix]

Those are gorgeous! I've never seen one of those before!

 

[Parutti]

Same here!

 

[Pixiebeak]

I've got 2 male painted buntings now!
I had one in the bath and one st the feeder! I've not seen females yet who are a lovely green. So on eggs? Or just not migrated back yet

 

[Pixiebeak]

The lighting bugs are here!!! If you live in north East Florida or south East Georgia keep your outdoor lights off,! Give them a chance . Light pollution has led to dwindling numbers.

I took a zillion pictures just to catch this one .

I swear it!
The rest looked like this

@Just-passn-thru
Not nearly the same as your glorious moonlight garden.
But maybe just the joy of thinking of lighting bugs

 

[Pixiebeak]

.my blue bird house! A pair i is nesting I'm it! I will get egg pictures later
Several other species of cavity nesters will use, chickadee, tufted titmouse, Carolina wrens, some warblers
It's on a metal pole with carriage bolt. It's a five foot electric conduit pole. Was $10 for the pole $12 for the bird house. I used a metal stovepipe as snake guard less than $10 I'm sure. It's topped with a cut pie e of metal gutter guard. But you can buy a plastic roll of gsuter guard pretty cheap works great .

 

[Pixiebeak]

She's ( bluebird) got 5! Sitting pretty tight so I think done laying . We see, I check again next week.

 

[WillowQ]

I love finding robins’ nests. So pretty.