Not all are impressed by the ducks
Jul 23, 2017 23:06:41 GMT -5
Post by hazelrunmama on Jul 23, 2017 23:06:41 GMT -5
Urgh! I hate children with fireworks...especially when those 'children' are actually adults... *sigh* Very annoying. 
And they chased off the Mrs!! Bah...
Congrats on your baby red-bellied, though! They're so cute! And so clumsy! LOL
We've got lots of babies, too. Haven't seen any catbird youngsters, yet, but lots of grosbeaks, orioles, woodpeckers, and towhees. There is also a smattering of warbler babies--mostly Chestnut-sided, Ovenbird, and Common yellowthroats. Oh, and at least one brood of Indigo buntings--mom brings the babies to forage along the southern edge of the yard. The hummingbird juvies are beginning to show up in force at the nectar. The migration just started for the hummers--we've had excess males passing through the yard and our nectar consumption when from 4 cups yesterday to 8 cups today! Good thing we continued stocking up on sugar even though demand at the feeders has been down since the flowers started blooming--I think we're going to need it! The jewelweed is just beginning to bloom now, with the first flowers opening yesterday. We have a 60-ft x 20 ft area covered in jewelweed plants about 5 ft high, with lots of buds--and the hummingbirds love the nectar. Once the plants are blooming in earnest, it'll help feed the migrants as they pass through. I love watching them work the patch.
Have not gotten many pics, though. I need to get out with the blind, but haven't had the time. Maybe I need to make some time now that the weather seems to be getting a little nicer.
And they chased off the Mrs!! Bah...Congrats on your baby red-bellied, though! They're so cute! And so clumsy! LOL
We've got lots of babies, too. Haven't seen any catbird youngsters, yet, but lots of grosbeaks, orioles, woodpeckers, and towhees. There is also a smattering of warbler babies--mostly Chestnut-sided, Ovenbird, and Common yellowthroats. Oh, and at least one brood of Indigo buntings--mom brings the babies to forage along the southern edge of the yard. The hummingbird juvies are beginning to show up in force at the nectar. The migration just started for the hummers--we've had excess males passing through the yard and our nectar consumption when from 4 cups yesterday to 8 cups today! Good thing we continued stocking up on sugar even though demand at the feeders has been down since the flowers started blooming--I think we're going to need it! The jewelweed is just beginning to bloom now, with the first flowers opening yesterday. We have a 60-ft x 20 ft area covered in jewelweed plants about 5 ft high, with lots of buds--and the hummingbirds love the nectar. Once the plants are blooming in earnest, it'll help feed the migrants as they pass through. I love watching them work the patch.
Have not gotten many pics, though. I need to get out with the blind, but haven't had the time. Maybe I need to make some time now that the weather seems to be getting a little nicer.
