Backyard Birds - July 2015 in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

flaflwrgrl

Jul 30, 2015 7:46 PM CST

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

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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beckygardener

Jul 30, 2015 8:02 PM CST

Name: Becky
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Kim - Your photos are so cute! Adorable! You seem to be at the right place at the right time! Good photo captures!

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
Garden Rooms and Becky's Budget Garden

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LindaTX8

Jul 31, 2015 1:32 AM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

A female Scott's Oriole:

And a surprising visitor came one morning, probably a Rufous or Allens Hummingbird passing by.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

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Claudia

Jul 31, 2015 1:36 PM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

Linda, I can't see any photo!

On my tablet I did not see he yellow on tail in Kims photo but on the computer it is very clear what it is!

“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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mellielong

Jul 31, 2015 3:14 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Linda, I can't see your photo, either. It says this inside a square, "Thumb of 2015-07-31/LindaTX8/c5dbdb[/lightbox<br>And a surprising visitor came one morning, probably a Rufous or Allens Hummingbird passing by.<br>[lightbox]2015-07-31/LindaTX8/7c6b5c"

And if you click on it is says "Image failed to load." Something went wonky!

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flaflwrgrl

Jul 31, 2015 4:21 PM CST

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

Same here Linda. Image failed to load.

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 #917432 (6)

mcash70

Jul 31, 2015 4:21 PM CST

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

@LindaTX8 No image for me either.

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LindaTX8

Jul 31, 2015 9:42 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Hopefully it's fixed now! It doesn't take much to mess it up.

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

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flaflwrgrl

Aug 1, 2015 5:16 AM CST

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

NICE photos Linda!!!!!

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 #917790 (9)

beckygardener

Aug 1, 2015 7:27 AM CST

Name: Becky
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Loved the photo of your hummer, Linda!

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
Garden Rooms and Becky's Budget Garden

| @beckygardener | Post #917856 (10)

mcash70

Aug 1, 2015 1:07 PM CST

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

Linda, your hummer is a Rufous, I get those here, they are so pretty.

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LindaTX8

Aug 1, 2015 3:39 PM CST

Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)

Thanks! It's always nice to see a different kind of hummer during the summer, when there's usually only one species for a while. I've noticed the hummers are coming to the feeder less right now. They mostly come to the Flame Acanthus flowers...and we have many right now! That makes the orioles happy, because they don't have to compete with the hummers much!

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad

| @LindaTX8 | Post #918213 (12)

mcash70

Aug 1, 2015 4:30 PM CST

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

I still see quite a few hummers around, it sure is hard to photograph them. I was standing about 2 feet away from a large potted Bee Balm yesterday when 2 female hummers started fighting, one flew off and the other went around several flowers before it flew off.

The camera was a few feet away from me of course.

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plantladylin

Aug 1, 2015 5:48 PM CST

Thread OP

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

Linda, love the way that pretty Scott's Oriole is posing and the Rufous Hummingbird is beautiful!

~ 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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Claudia

Aug 3, 2015 6:22 AM CST

Greencastle IN (Zone 5b)

very nice!!

“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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flaflwrgrl

Aug 3, 2015 4:41 PM CST

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

I must have lost my mind earlier. I was sure I posted my photo on this thread. I hope I didn't post it somewhere else.

A red shouldered hawk I shot today. Not the greatest photo as I shot it "on the fly".

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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mcash70

Aug 3, 2015 4:52 PM CST

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

Ann, that's a real cool shot!

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wildflowers

Aug 3, 2015 4:53 PM CST

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

Good one Ann!

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

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mellielong

Aug 3, 2015 5:13 PM CST

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

I've never shot one on the fly, so I think it's a great photo! I like how you can really see the pattern on the feathers.

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plantladylin

Aug 3, 2015 5:20 PM CST

Thread OP

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

Ann, oh my ... that is a wonderful shot of the hawk on the fly!

I was out on my back porch this afternoon and heard a loud "GAAWK" like sound and when I looked out, I spotted a Hawk that had a little green heron in it's talons. The heron was making such a ruckus that the hawk dropped it ... right in the water! The heron flapped those wings so fast and it seemed okay because it got airborne and took off in the opposite direction of the hawk and flew into some dense shrubbery across the waterway!

~ 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 #919921 (20)

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