Redefining the Beauty of Nature and Wildlife in Our Gardens
Central Florida, April 2012. I’m a big believer in “let it grow, let it grow, let it grow” (hey, we have no white stuff down here, and I love that tune). I’ve learned to be the great observer in the garden and often by happenstance I get my best wildlife encounter rewards from a [...]
Male Eastern Bluebird “Spring would not be spring without bird songs.” - Francis M. Chapman I must apologize for the lack of clarity and quality of my pictures for this post. I have but a humble point and click camera with only a 16x zoom, and it takes iffy pictures of birds that do not come close to the [...]
Last week I spotted a bunny rabbit hopping through my neighbor’s yard. Far away, I got a photo that looks more like a painting. But the rabbit appeared to me to be an adult. As I’ve said in the past, my property always provides an article idea for me, and this week very timely and [...]
When I started a conscious effort to wildlife garden, I became aware of how what I do affects the world at large. So every year I resolve to add more natives to feed the critters and replace any invasives unknowingly planted. I also strive yearly to observe what is going on in my garden. I [...]
Central Florida, Thursday, March 29, 2012: As in past years, I had a successful hatching of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis) on Tuesday. There were five eggs but only four seem to have hatched, although sometimes the runt can take a day or two longer. Mom was still holding firm in sitting on the nest Wednesday [...]
I have travelled to Austin for business the last two years in March and have been struck by the beauty of this area each time. I’ve been especially moved by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and made it a point to visit both times I was there: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Return to [...]
“A snake lurks in the grass” ~ Virgil (70-19 BC) With all the warm weather of late, we are starting to see wildlife show up in the yard. This past weekend with temps in the high 60s, our annual visit with the snakes was upon us. The original meaning of the phrase,”snake in the [...]
Welcome Spring!! Spring arrived early this morning officially here in the Northern Hemisphere. To say I am ecstatic upon spring’s arrival is putting it mildly. I think a more accurate description would be I’ve become TWITTERPATED. Just what does this mean…let me describe it for you. The feeling of excitement and anticipation builds. Memories of flowers pop [...]
Bird nesting season is upon us. This week I spotted a Brown-Headed Nuthatch couple (Sitta pusilla) dancing back and forth between the pine snag that has been their workshop for several years and the pine tree diner that they visit for a taste of the local fare of insects and pine nuts. I say workshop [...]
The weather today is frankly glorious in my garden. Yesterday it rained, and today it is in the seventies and sunny and the early humidity burned off nicely. Expecting a gardener to stay indoors on a day like today is frankly absurd. I was looking for my gardening gloves before I bothered to put on [...]
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