Texas Gardening: Continuing to learn while drought gardening... part two, 1 by rouxcrew

rouxcrew wrote:
We have one of the few ponds still wet around here, although we are otherwise totally dust. The long range forecast is downright scary and well guys are already overworked and far behind.
Had this bright spot this morning at our old pond, the little slider is working very hard to keep from being dinner. Only the second time I have ever seen a spoonbill here, the first was about a month ago.
We have had one hummer all summer long and have been getting more the last 3 weeks. It is now officially a swarm, made 1/2 gallon sugar water yesterday afternoon, used it all refilling feeders on the porch, looked at them around 10 and all but one were empty again. Made up a gallon and I am off to pick up another one or two big feeders so there is enough room for all of the hummers. I have found three dead ones on my porch so far this year. Can't ever remember finding dead hummers before.

Joy