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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-07-03 02:49 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-07-03 02:49 pm
Birdfeeding
Today is partly sunny and hot.
I fed the birds. I refilled the thistle feeder. I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches plus a male cardinal.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I took a few more pictures around the yard, mostly flowers at the end of the driveway.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I dug up three pots of wild senna and one of purple echinacea that had seeded themselves in the savanna, hopefully to transplant them elsewhere if they survive.
I've seen a pair of mourning doves and a gray catbird. I also saw a very large bird, possibly a vulture or eagle, flying over the field to the west.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- We hooked up the new, flat water hose. The "non-kinking" label is a complete lie; it is the most prone to kinking of any hose I've ever used. Straightening it out enough to work is a bitch. However, it is extremely lightweight and completely flexible, so those are pluses. Also the multifunction water wand is by far the best nozzles I've ever used. I favor with "shower" and "flat" functions the most. The new picnic table garden and septic garden have been thoroughly watered.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I watered the old picnic table garden and the plants in the house yard.
The corn is tasseling. The pollen hangs heavy on the wind with a sweet, dusty, buttery, golden smell.
Fireflies are coming out.
I saw a skunk in the house yard. I've seen a squirrel at the hopper feeder.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
I fed the birds. I refilled the thistle feeder. I've seen a large mixed flock of sparrows and house finches plus a male cardinal.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I took a few more pictures around the yard, mostly flowers at the end of the driveway.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I dug up three pots of wild senna and one of purple echinacea that had seeded themselves in the savanna, hopefully to transplant them elsewhere if they survive.
I've seen a pair of mourning doves and a gray catbird. I also saw a very large bird, possibly a vulture or eagle, flying over the field to the west.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- We hooked up the new, flat water hose. The "non-kinking" label is a complete lie; it is the most prone to kinking of any hose I've ever used. Straightening it out enough to work is a bitch. However, it is extremely lightweight and completely flexible, so those are pluses. Also the multifunction water wand is by far the best nozzles I've ever used. I favor with "shower" and "flat" functions the most. The new picnic table garden and septic garden have been thoroughly watered.
EDIT 7/3/25 -- I watered the old picnic table garden and the plants in the house yard.
The corn is tasseling. The pollen hangs heavy on the wind with a sweet, dusty, buttery, golden smell.
Fireflies are coming out.
I saw a skunk in the house yard. I've seen a squirrel at the hopper feeder.
As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
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There are multiple catbirds here. I always chat with them as they seem quite friendly, or less intimidated by me.
Yay!
Awesome. Mine seem to nest lower.
>>There are multiple catbirds here. I always chat with them as they seem quite friendly, or less intimidated by me.<<
Yeah, they're cheeky little things.