We always put birdhouses everywhere,
as you never know who will set
up shop inside..
We get a lot of chickadees and wrens building in these decorative houses....so sweet...
Have you ever heard the tiny wrens sing...it is out of this world...they have a HUGE voice, and yet are so teeny weeny tiny...
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| My daughter Erika gave me this "refrigerator" birdhouse a few years ago...seems the barn swallows LOVE it...they nested here last year, and are back again...see him/her sitting on the pipe? |
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| I purchased these 2 FANCY houses this winter....supposed to resemble gourds.....hoping they would like them....will wait and see if anybody moves in.... |
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| The GOLDFINCHES are plentiful...and I love their song as well...the way they flit down from the branches....wonderful... :o) |
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| This RED HEADED WOODPECKER was playing shy...turned away, just as I tried to capture his picture... |
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| The never-ending supply of MOURNING DOVES, never ceases to amaze me...these 2 were down by the water...taking in the view... |
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| One of the big chores that my boyfriend and I got done....is to raise the PURPLE MARTIN HOUSE...it is an annual job...well, really semi-annual...raise and lower...paint...clean out all the nests etc. etc......but well worth the effort... |
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| Within a few minutes of putting it up...screwing in the pins...making sure it is stable....and VOILA...the MARTINS appear....we added an "aerial" this year....as a perch...they land....walk around....look inside....'HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE? THIS ONE HAS A BIG TV.....I LIKE TO HAVE A WATER VIEW.....IS THIS THE WINDY SIDE? |
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| Martins eat, mate, and drink....while in flight....they build muddy nests....lay eggs....catch tons of mosquitoes...and unfortunately dragonflies :o(....it is quite humorous when the babies stick their heads out the holes to get fed....usually the fatter ones are nearer to the hole...we have found several that didn't make it....we give them a decent funeral!!! |
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| As the clouds began to thicken late on Friday, we could rest easy....knowing all was well with the MARTIN HOUSE.... :o) |
At least we didn't get any snow that "stuck"..
Just kinda flew around....
But pretty darn cold and windy...
Hope those little "Admiral Butterflies" make it... [thanks for the info crafty gardener]....
I will close with a White Lily from last
summer.....won't be long now....fingers and toes crossed....
Hope you all have a great day....
Cheers!
:o)
Hi Linda:
ReplyDeleteI love birdhouses and birds. Can we ever have enough. Just bought a very special Wren House a few days ago. There is a lot of bird related comforts in our backyard. . .A post in planned on that soon!
Mary Anne ox
Feathered friends~ some of my favorites! Sweet, sweet post... thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad too about not getting snow- but it hailed for a minute. I love the bird houses! We have a mourning dove nest near our house so they are cooing all day over here. BTW the large paper doll I made- is the one that you dress up with paper dresses.
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You have a very lovely place. I do like that refrigerator birdhouse! We have a marlin birdhouse but, I don't believe we have marlins. Other birds have been using it, though. Aren't birds so much fun?! Thank you for visiting me and leaving a comment!! I hope to "see" you, again.
ReplyDeleteVery nice...and yes, that is a lot of work, but rewarding when they live and bring up their babies in your cute martin house! :)
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