Bird photos - April 2016 in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

Claudia

Apr 10, 2016 12:59 PM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

Watching baby birds developed is so fascinating. Thanks for sharing with us!

“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

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GrammaChar

Apr 10, 2016 1:32 PM CST

Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants

I wish I had baby cardinals...or an eagle. But I did have a screech owl in the garage! He was sooooo cute!

GrammaChar

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plantladylin

Apr 10, 2016 1:33 PM CST

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

Oh my goodness ... how adorable!!

~ 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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cliftoncat

Apr 10, 2016 1:35 PM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

Oh Charlotte, I want him!

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flaflwrgrl

Apr 10, 2016 1:46 PM CST

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

anole said:I just took this photo a few minutes ago (Sunday 4:10:16, 10:15AM), I have to sneak in while the mother bird is off. They have really developed since my last picture of four days ago. Feathers are getting better defined.

Anole

Growing like little weeds!

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

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flaflwrgrl

Apr 10, 2016 1:46 PM CST

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

Oh I

Screech owls!!

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

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flaflwrgrl

Apr 10, 2016 1:49 PM CST

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

@GrammaChar
Did you know we have a pet thread?
The thread "Pets 2016" in Sandbox forum

You might also like this forum:
http://garden.org/forums/view/...

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

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GrammaChar

Apr 10, 2016 2:03 PM CST

Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants

Just made my first "pet" post. Thanks, Ann.
Oh, and wildlife???? This is too exciting!

GrammaChar

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wildflowers

Apr 10, 2016 2:16 PM CST

Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

Screech Owl is the cutest!

We have a pair of Hoot Owls aka Barred Owls here. They have interesting night calls.

Hoot Owl sounds: http://www.owlpages.com/owls/s...

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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GrammaChar

Apr 10, 2016 2:35 PM CST

Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants

Neat link! Those owls are beautiful! My little screech owl didn't stay very long. I believe he may have come in to catch a little Mexican Free-Tail bat that hung from the rafters. He's gone too...don't know if the owl got him. Know he's not around anymore because I no longer have guano on the car.

GrammaChar

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cliftoncat

Apr 11, 2016 4:26 AM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

Seagulls from South Africa (click to see):

And cormorants - In the bottom left of the second pic there are a couple of seals

And a South African land bird, no idea what he is but I think he has a lovely expression!

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GrammaChar

Apr 11, 2016 5:54 AM CST

Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants

Great photos, Mika. I especially like the second one; it looks like a painting.

GrammaChar

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plantladylin

Apr 11, 2016 6:17 AM CST

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

Mika, Wow ... lovely, lovely photos! I especially like that first one of the gull and the second with the gulls and that beautiful scenery! That pretty little bird in your last photo reminds me of a shorebird like a Sanderling, Sandpiper or Plover.

~ 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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GrammaChar

Apr 11, 2016 8:05 AM CST

Maryland (Zone 7b)
Passionate about Native Plants

Just ducky this morning....

GrammaChar

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plantladylin

Apr 11, 2016 8:55 AM CST

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

Aww ... Mr. & Mrs. Mallard, so sweet!

~ 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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cliftoncat

Apr 11, 2016 9:09 AM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

Thanks, everyone.
Love mallards!

Used to have a pair here, Darcy and Jemima, but we haven't seen them so far this year (another pair did visit, though).

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rocklady

Apr 11, 2016 10:47 AM CST

Name: Jean
Hot Springs Vlg, AR, DeLand, F

@GrammaChar We have barred owls in FL and I am always happy to hear them to let me know they're still around.

Here is one of ours sitting on our roof.

Any day you wake up on the sunny side of the grass is a good day.

"The moving hand writes and having writ moves on. Neither all thy piety nor all thy wit can lure it back to cancel half a line nor all thy tears wash out a word of it." The Rubiyat by Omar Khayyam

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cliftoncat

Apr 11, 2016 10:52 AM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento