July Backyard Birds in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

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plantladylin

Jul 26, 2014 6:05 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Love, Love, Love those photos, especially the first one ... beautiful finch!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

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foraygardengirl

Jul 26, 2014 6:55 AM CST

Name: Jeanie
Minnesota (Zone 4a)
Replace your lawn with a garden!

:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:+:
Old gardeners never die. They are just pruned and repotted.

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greene

Jul 26, 2014 10:52 AM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Sorry, no photo.
My neighbor yelled for me to run over quickly to see something...she never yells and I rarely run, so I figured it was important.

She and her daughter had arrived home to find an immature hawk with an injured wind sitting on the bottom step of the porch.
The daughter made some phone calls and found a Vet who will treat the bird. All I got was one quick look at the cute little thing.

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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plantladylin

Jul 26, 2014 11:06 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Oh my .. I'm so glad they found a vet who will treat it and hopefully keep it until it's fully recovered and then release it to the same area. Poor baby, I wonder how it got the injured wing?

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #667254 (4)

greene

Jul 26, 2014 1:04 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Yesterday my neighbor and I both heard a bird making some frantic noises in the trees over her house. It was not a bird voice that we recognized. We have figured out it must have been the frantic adult bird trying desperately to get the baby to fly up to safety. The bird may have left the nest too early and may have fallen. There are cats in the area so that could be a factor. I feel bad for the parent bird but I know that the baby is in good hands at a special vet qualified to treat wild birds of prey.

By the way, we were calling it a 'hawk' but do not have an actual ID; I was only allowed a quick glance so it could be a falcon, IDK.

I will try to get updates if I am able.

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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plantladylin

Jul 26, 2014 1:13 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

I'm just so glad to hear that she found a vet who would care for it and yes, please update us if you get any information!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

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plantladylin

Jul 26, 2014 3:37 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Aaah, July is winding down and it's hard to believe August will be here soon, where has this year gone? I sure look forward to some cooler temperatures but I doubt we'll see them before November. It's been so hot and sticky here lately, mid 90's with high humidity making it seem warmer.

Not pleasant to be outside taking pictures but I managed a couple just a few minutes ago. The latest with me though is that I dropped my camera on the hard tile floor a couple of days ago.

My husband mailed it off to Canon for repair so I'm using the old one for awhile.

Tufted Titmouse .................................... Female Red-winged Blackbird

Northern Mockingbird ........................................ Brown Thrasher

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Male Red-bellied Woodpecker

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #667468 (7)

Claudia

Jul 26, 2014 5:24 PM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

Hope the reused bird recovers well.

Lin, as usual very nice shots!

“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.”
- Alan Keightley

| @Claudia | Post #667526 (8)

plantladylin

Jul 26, 2014 5:58 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Thanks Claudia!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #667542 (9)

plantladylin

Jul 26, 2014 6:02 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

oops ... I see I duplicated one of the hummer photos, this is the one that I missed:

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #667545 (10)

flaflwrgrl

Jul 26, 2014 7:24 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Claudia said:Hope the reused bird recovers well.

Lin, as usual very nice shots!

even with the old camera.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #667606 (11)

greene

Jul 26, 2014 9:03 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Dang, I am happy to just see a hummer with my eyes. No way I could be quick enough to capture such great photos. Congratulations to all who can do that.

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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plantladylin

Jul 27, 2014 6:01 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

greene: LOL, I consider myself pretty lucky to get shots of those speedy little flying jewels. Sometimes they are so quick that when I download my pictures there's just a big blur.

The hummers have been around a few times today and this is the only picture I got just a few minutes ago. I took probably 40 of the hummers and this is the only one that came out. Can you find her?

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #668240 (13)

plantladylin

Jul 27, 2014 6:06 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

And, a few more birds that stopped by my yard today.

Great Egret .............................................. Mourning Dove

Red-winged Blackbirds - male and female

Northern Mockingbird ............................... Northern Cardinal

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #668242 (14)

greene

Jul 27, 2014 6:22 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Okay, that's it. In my next life I want to have a house near the water and lots and lots of birds.
Beautiful photos.

Just so you can laugh with me...
the very first time I saw a hummer I started jumping and screaming like a banshee.
Only one little problem with that. It wasn't a hummer, was a large moth.

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

| @greene | Post #668259 (15)

TennesseeDave

Jul 27, 2014 6:22 PM CST

Name: Dave
Dayton, TN (Zone 7a)
Blessed beyond all merit.

Was down in Georgia at my sister's house this morning. Brought the camera hoping for a few bird shots. No luck there but these two provided a little breakfast entertainment.

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flaflwrgrl

Jul 27, 2014 8:11 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Dave!!!!!!

for those!

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #668316 (17)

plantladylin

Jul 27, 2014 9:27 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

@greene Funny you should mention a moth ... I was outside this evening just after dark and went back to grab my camera. This is some sort of Sphinx Moth on the Pentas blooms; I had to use the flash to get the picture.