Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
red and gold
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Photography, flowers, nature, beauty, colors, Inspiration, nasturtium, edible flowers 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.
sharing finite resources
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, birdwatching, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography on April 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »
determination
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beauty, birds, birdwatching, Inspiration, nature, Photography, woodpecker on April 5, 2021| 2 Comments »
It is a bird feeder that feeds a community … black, brown and gray squirrels, mourning doves, sparrows, grackles, starlings, a mating pair of cardinals and I’ve even seen a blue jay hovering about. All bigger than this little fellow who patiently waits in the branches of the neighbor’s tall tree and waits for its moment to feed.
environmental perturbation
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged birds, environment, hawks, nature, Photography, urban landscape, urban nature on December 21, 2020| 2 Comments »
A person in Copley Square feeds the pigeons quite regularly and in great volume. He may have been doing it so routinely that the pigeons have become attuned to his hand gesture when he disburses his feed. So if anyone makes a similar gesture, their hand sweeping the air, the birds settle immediately en masse until a few quick pecks at empty ground reveal no food. Then away they fly. I’m not sure if the hawk gets them when they are flying in or flying away. But I know this hawk caught and consumed at least two pigeons while I was in the area. The man has been asked not to feed the birds. We’ll see …
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