Nice! BHGs are not a species we see in the Midwest, but each year we await the succession of our own signature birds returning to our little neighborhood. Out the window we now delight at breakfast in watching the bluebirds and chipping sparrows, both nesting nearby and hunting the yard. Last weekend the Orioles returned, followed a day later by the first ruby-throated hummer scout. Soon the eastern king birds will be the last arrival. The joy in their arrivals and summer antics will be counterbalanced this fall by a bit of sadness, as they steal away to warmer habitats further south for the winter.
I love this!! Thank you for sharing your birdscape. ❤❤ When I retire I hope I can go on spring "show me your birds" tours of friends yards in other parts of the country. I imagine species unfamiliar to me, tequila, and stories. And of making plant prints from new plant species to me, taking photographs and creating art from what brings others joy. I can't imagine a better more meaningful way to have a personal "Big Year".
We have a flock of finches on the still-bare branches of the elms serenading us, and the mourning doves are cooing from their messy stick- pile nest in the orange tree. Thanks for reminding me to listen.
When I was a boy 2 Elm trees were killed by the DutchElm Disease. I didn't know that they were sparayed with DDT. I never noticed a decline of robins in Cleveland, OH. But I did read Rachel Carson's book. Silent Spring
Nice! BHGs are not a species we see in the Midwest, but each year we await the succession of our own signature birds returning to our little neighborhood. Out the window we now delight at breakfast in watching the bluebirds and chipping sparrows, both nesting nearby and hunting the yard. Last weekend the Orioles returned, followed a day later by the first ruby-throated hummer scout. Soon the eastern king birds will be the last arrival. The joy in their arrivals and summer antics will be counterbalanced this fall by a bit of sadness, as they steal away to warmer habitats further south for the winter.
I love this!! Thank you for sharing your birdscape. ❤❤ When I retire I hope I can go on spring "show me your birds" tours of friends yards in other parts of the country. I imagine species unfamiliar to me, tequila, and stories. And of making plant prints from new plant species to me, taking photographs and creating art from what brings others joy. I can't imagine a better more meaningful way to have a personal "Big Year".
We have a flock of finches on the still-bare branches of the elms serenading us, and the mourning doves are cooing from their messy stick- pile nest in the orange tree. Thanks for reminding me to listen.
When I was a boy 2 Elm trees were killed by the DutchElm Disease. I didn't know that they were sparayed with DDT. I never noticed a decline of robins in Cleveland, OH. But I did read Rachel Carson's book. Silent Spring
Just beautiful, thank you🥰