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There's a little story that goes with these two posts. We get many backyard birds all year round, and occasionally we get the birds of prey. It's been 4 years since I've seen the Barred Owl, so I am very excited it has returned. We have had hawks as well. Last Saturday this huge hawk was hanging out for a while on the fence and then I noticed the owl up on the garage roof. The owl flew down to the ground and immediately was confronted by dozens of crows who use gang warfare against them. He skirted into the trees and the hawk watched the whole thing take place. The little birds all scatter when the big guys are around. It was amazing to watch this all play out from the kitchen window.
HBW, HWW & HFF!
Florida East Coast Railway's downtown job shoves a spacer and loaded chlorine car just about through the backyards of Hialeah residents to spot the Preston Water Treatment plant in Miami Dade on one pasty gray day. Hialeah, FL
am Ellerbach Hinterhof in Bad Kreuznach, es sieht fast so aus, als wäre Zeit stehen geblieben.
at the Ellerbach backyard in Bad Kreuznach, it almost looks as if time has stood still.
Backyard bird bath.
Just one of the many native birds to inhabit our yard this Wattle bird takes its early morning dip in the bird bath.
Spring Farm, New South Wales, Australia.
Hinterhof in Wasserburg a. Inn.
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In Inzell und um Inzell herum /////. Nichts besonderes, nur Urlaubsfotos!
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The first brood of backyard bluebirds has fledged, and the youngsters are very hungry. This little beauty is sitting on top of the mealworm feeder, waiting for Dad to deliver some food. I took this shot through the window this morning as I was enjoying a late breakfast. The bluebird nest box is nearby, and the mealworm feeder is just a few steps away from the back porch, so I get an excellent view of their activities while I'm enjoying a meal. And I'm always so proud when I see the next generation of bluebirds being raised in my backyard.
I confess I've been at war with 3 squirrels terrorizing my back yard. They were cute for awhile, frolicking with each other, but no more. They're climbing the stucco siding of my house to get to the bird seed feeder, hanging from the gutters, running speed contests on the roof. They broke my outdoor thermometer. They played Jungle Jim on a favorite plumeria till all the branches, flowers and leaves are busted off. Ethan counseled me to accept it - "winning is coping" he said. So, as long as they back off a bit and leave the seed feeder alone ... This afternoon my tree started raining little white somethings. Clearly, something was in the tree, defeathering or peeling I knew not what. I cracked open the patio glass door and knelt down to see squirrel on tree branch peeling a piece of fruit. I thought maybe oranges since I have an orange tree, but nope. I checked the peelings after it was gone - looked like maybe apple or jicama even. I should be happy it comes to my yard to enjoy what it stole from a neighbor, and it's supplementing its bird seed diet and uh branching out. And there are still moments of cuteness and laughter, like a couple of days ago when I was near the fence on a chair picking oranges. Squirrel hopped on fence from the other side and met me face to face. THAT was funny. It ran so fast on that fence it slipped a couple times trying to get away. I'm pretty sure it was squeaking obscenities at me too.
Brown thrashers, like mockingbirds and gray catbirds are mimics, imitating song patterns and vocabulary of many other birds. They are a delight to listen to, often making it difficult to determine which of the three mimics you are listening to. Mockingbirds are year round residents in our backyard, but the thrashers and catbirds return in early spring to nest. Now that the thrashers have arrived in our backyard I should be seeing the catbirds any day now. Backyard bird.
Hummingbird photographed in my backyard, Yakima County Washington. The flower is honeysuckle. IMG_6996
American Goldfinch
Seeing these in their beautiful breeding plumages is such a treat. Even the non-birders here in Tennessee love these "yellow finches".
Backyard Coopers Hawk in Chester County, PA
This may not be as sharp as I would have wished, but I am still pleased to have been able to capture this grab shot while complying with the stay at home directive
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We occasionally see a few wild turkeys passing through our front lawn, far from the house, on their way to the field. But this one decided to do some exploring and came to the back porch and looked around, then proceeded to slowly wander around the backyard. It seemed to be on an inspection tour, and after thoroughly examining the porch, lawn, trees, koi pond, and hedgerows it slowly wandered over to the field. This was the first time that we'd seen a wild turkey so close to the house. We never know what we will find on or near our back porch!
A homey grassy little stage area surrounded by deckchairs in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre Backyard.
I am so excited to have found three caterpillars on the milkweed plants in my yard. For some reason, the plants, which have been in this spot for three seasons, have not flowered, but the leaves are being devoured.
I rarely would see any eastern gray squirrels in my back yard until this winter when a family of three discovered the bird feeders and peanuts I provide for the wildlife. Now they visit on a regular basis and are pretty entertaining to watch and, of course, photograph! This photo was taken through my sunroom sliding glass door. These not so shy squirrels are often peeping in and scratching on the glass to get my attention for more peanuts. 😊
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Tiny backyard made for @newelementary competition “Construction Constructions”. Pleasure to get runner up prize. Construction parts used: 2x 18943 Technic Digger Bucket 5 x 7 x 4 1/2 Clamshell with Pin Hole and Axle Hole, 1x 43903 LegoTread with 20 Treads Small, 17x 4006 Minifigure, Utensil Tool Spanner Wrench / Screwdriver, 3x 64450 Windscreen 6 x 4 x 3 1/3 Roll Cage, 3873 LegoTechnic, Link Tread, 57518 Technic, Link Tread Wide with 2 Pin Holes. FIND THEM ALL 😃
Sometimes you find in your backyard those wonderful things that make you remember old times. But you can also find some other things, unknown objects belonging to unknown people. How this thing ended up in my backyard? And then... the magic: you make up a story as an answer. You choose those amazing threads from your imagination and braid a legend, a door to old times that now, just like that, become yours.
What an interesting mixture: walls, roofs, trees, a chimney and two windows. It was a pleasure to take a photo...
Northern Cardinal in the Service Berry tree in my back yard. Photographed through the the window from inside my kitchen.
This is our resident backyard bunny. He lives free but he is getting used to me being in the garden, too. Yesterday, he was relaxed while chewing away on our grass beside the hedge. I crawled slowly toward him as he kept an eye on me. It allowed me to get this lovely portrait of him with the bokeh of light coming through the hedge behind him. When I got my shot, I left quietly and he continued to munch away. I watched him from inside through a dining room window. At that point, he was completely stretched out on his belly still chewing away.