Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
snow? what snow?
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, birdwatching, colors, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, urban landscape on February 15, 2022| 5 Comments »
room for all at the table
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged avian, birds, birdwatching, colors, feathers, Inspiration, nature photography, Photography, urban landscape on February 15, 2022| Leave a Comment »
dove
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged avian, beauty, birds, dove, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on February 12, 2022| 3 Comments »
red and gold
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, edible flowers, flowers, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, Photography on November 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
an important pollinator
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flies, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, pollination, pollinator on September 4, 2021| 2 Comments »
on the windowsill
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, windows on August 13, 2021| 4 Comments »
green chaos
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, gardening, green, growing, growth, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, serenity on July 19, 2021| 1 Comment »
I may have let these plants get out of hand but for some reason I don’t mind. At least not yet. I do forsee a trim sometime soon.
in sunlight
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature photography, Photography, pollinators on June 28, 2021| 4 Comments »
ladybug on the catmint
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, gardening, insects, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography on June 1, 2021| 1 Comment »
who knew
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged backyard gardens, basil, birds, Inspiration, marigolds, nature, Photography, starlings on April 26, 2021| 2 Comments »

Who knew that starlings line their nests with scented flowers and herbs like marigolds, and I guess basil, too, because all of the marigolds and basil you see in this picture are gone, decimated by the beaks of starlings. I even watched out the window as a starling broke off the marigold head and flew away with the flower in its mouth. Steve was okay with it until they started harvesting the basil as well. I think the problem is that the raised bed is right next to a bird feeding station. And while I remember planting marigolds last year I think it was later in the spring and there was no feeding station and maybe nesting season was done. I don’t know. We’ll see what the rest of the spring holds. Meanwhile I AM pleased about the herbs “hidden” on the side of the house doing well.
