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Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts

Monarch butterflies have been visiting the garden and finding the 'butterfly bush' to be an irresistible treat

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Spotted a Gulf Fritillary butterfly in my garden for the first time... completely by accident

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I saw a couple of monarch butterflies fluttering around the buddleia (aka 'Butterfly Bush')* that's in full bloom in the gard...

The best aphid protection my roses have ever had

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Mr. Hooded Oriole (above) and his wife keep my roses aphid-free along with help from some other birds. I simply provided all the birds wi...

Abalone shells and lavender blooms--two small things making a big impact in my garden

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The makings of a backyard wildlife habitat are often unexpected, small and don't seem like they would be significant at first gl...
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I got my very own "wild turkey surprise"

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Does anyone else remember the old Bugs Bunny and Tasmanian Devil cartoon "Bedeviled Rabbit"? Bugs serves Taz a special "tr...
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Mourning dove in winter

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High on a branch In the mulberry tree The mourning dove sits Waiting for spring.
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The hummingbird calls from the winter wisteria

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I hear him before I see him. His tiny chirp Easily missed by unaware ears. He sits atop a leaf-bare vine Singing to the mid-day sun.
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A photo-walk through the garden looking at the New Year's roses at Rosehaven Cottage

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There are many things I love about living in a mild-winter climate. I think one of my favorites is the chance of having New Year's roses...
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I finally got a photograph of a woodpecker in our garden thanks to a cantankerous squirrel

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Maybe for other people getting a photograph of a woodpecker isn't such a major feat but for me it's HUGE! Over the past 11 years, I...
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Meeting Mr. Gray Fox

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Local to us is a wonderful facility that rescues and rehabilitates wildlife called the Lindsay Wildlife Museum . A little over a week a...
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Sunflower Sunday

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Today, just outside the little red door of Rosehaven Cottage blooms the first sunflower of this summer. The pale lemon-yellow sunflower i...
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The True Beauty of a Sunflower

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Am I alone in finding beauty in a sunflower whose bloom has long since gone? Even as a small child I found the center of a sunflower complet...
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Pacific Tree Frogs at Rosehaven Cottage

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Shortly after the first rainy winter we lived at Rosehaven Cottage, it became clear that we had drainage problems in areas of our back garde...
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Lizards at Rosehaven Cottage

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Daisy the Curly Cat asked if we have any lizards at Rosehaven Cottage. Well, I am pleased to inform Daisy that we do! Daisy loves lizards b...
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I Wished for Hummingbirds and I Got Them

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I'm starting off this post the same way I did the last one... "After reading the blog over at It's All Good and then following...
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Pussycat in the Posies and Other Garden Serendipity

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Pussycat in the Posies (this photo is now available in a greeting card) I was strolling around outside today just puttering in the garden wi...
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Why the Right Water Source Is So Important In My Habitat

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One of the four main components necessary in order to have a backyard wildlife habitat is a source of water. I always assumed it was for the...
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