October 2014 Backyard Birds in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

Bonehead

Oct 10, 2014 2:27 PM CST

Name: Deb
Planet Earth (Zone 8b)

Puget Sound regulars - common loon and seagulls.

I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned.

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Catmint20906

Oct 10, 2014 2:38 PM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

Beautiful!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

| @Catmint20906 | Post #714927 (2)

plantladylin

Oct 10, 2014 3:19 PM CST

Thread OP

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

Great shots Deb, I love the Loon and nice shot of the gulls on the rocks too! We have resident sea gulls here too but not Loons. I say my first ever Loon on the Saint Lawrence Waterway when we were on vacation a year or so ago ... gorgeous birds!

~ 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 #714947 (3)

Bonehead

Oct 10, 2014 3:32 PM CST

Name: Deb
Planet Earth (Zone 8b)

Thanks. I tried to more closely ID the gulls, but as it turns out we have at least 3 common species that are quite similar in appearance which also hybridize together, so I'll just go with seagull. Noisy buggers but important part of the ecosystem.

I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned.

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Claudia

Oct 10, 2014 6:35 PM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

Lovely shots! Would love to visit the PNW some day.

“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 #715063 (5)

plantladylin

Oct 10, 2014 8:09 PM CST

Thread OP

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

Only bird picture I got today is a single dove

A few minutes later I was looking out the window and spotted this critter after the birdseed. So unusual to see Raccoons during the daylight hours since they are nocturnal but I guess this one was hungry.

~ 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 #715126 (6)

mcash70

Oct 10, 2014 10:37 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Oh my but that racoon is so cute!

| @mcash70 | Post #715189 (7)

Gleni

Oct 11, 2014 6:13 AM CST

Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk

I want that racoon.

The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

| @Gleni | Post #715244 (8)

jmorth

Oct 11, 2014 7:56 AM CST

central Illinois

Great pics and comments all...

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

| @jmorth | Post #715311 (9)

flaflwrgrl

Oct 11, 2014 12:35 PM CST

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

Raccoons look so cute. Nice capture LIn.

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 #715501 (10)

Cat

Oct 11, 2014 1:03 PM CST

Name: Catherine
IN (Zone 5b)

Great capture of the Bandit in action!

Cat
"Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers." - Veronica A. Shoffstall

| @Cat | Post #715514 (11)

flaflwrgrl

Oct 11, 2014 6:13 PM CST

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

Those little black eyes just pull you in.

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 #715637 (12)

Gleni

Oct 12, 2014 4:36 AM CST

Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk

"One day this world will be mine."

The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

| @Gleni | Post #715772 (13)

Last edited by Gleni Oct 12, 2014 4:50 AM

flaflwrgrl

Oct 12, 2014 4:43 AM CST

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

They're just adorable! Look at those calves would you? They're actually curved.

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 #715773 (14)

plantladylin

Oct 12, 2014 10:37 AM CST

Thread OP

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

Oh my ... those are the most adorable little babies!

~ 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 #715913 (15)

mcash70

Oct 12, 2014 11:47 AM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Lin, I love your new avatar!

| @mcash70 | Post #715942 (16)

Catmint20906

Oct 12, 2014 12:03 PM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

Cute!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

| @Catmint20906 | Post #715953 (17)

plantladylin

Oct 12, 2014 1:38 PM CST

Thread OP

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

Thanks, I thought I'd change it to my furry little backyard visitor for a couple of days.

We went to the air show on the beach yesterday (I posted photo's in the Sandbox forum if anyone is interested in pictures of airplanes) and there were Ospreys flying along the beach for awhile ... I got a picture of one of them:

~ 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 #715981 (18)

flaflwrgrl

Oct 12, 2014 8:58 PM CST

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

Nice photo of an inflight Osprey Lin.

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 #716234 (19)

Gleni

Oct 13, 2014 1:46 AM CST

Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk

"Oh where, oh where are those fat, little, baby curlews?"

"It's tough being a very large, hungry goanna."

The birds all herded him away. It took at least 10 minutes of them fiercely displaying at him before he finally left (last photo). He is a 4-foot Lace Monitor lizard.

The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

| @Gleni | Post #716305 (20)

Last edited by Gleni Oct 13, 2014 3:47 PM

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