if he doesnt have all his adult feathers it maybe why will look into it
Some blooms from my Florida gardens 2
Thanks, Mona! You may have a good point!
checked it out and they do look diff as juvies acutally some have cream on the chest some more gray maybe diff for male and female since they are a bit diff as adults also
interesting, huh? Thanks for checking it out, Mona!!
no problem love mr google
I agree. I don't know how I ever got along without him!
some of my morning glories are just coming out of the soil and so are my moonflowers will have to put them into bigger containers soon since I put three seeds in each one and all three came lol so two have to move to a new home
still wainting on 10 flats looking everyday and nothing but it has only been a week so I must persavere and be patient
HI:
Where on the big lake did you take the pictures ?? We are on the East Side of Lake Okeechobee. Just South of 15B and 441 South.
John
Photo taken at one of the control gates up the highway from us.
This message was edited Feb 14, 2009 9:42 PM
Nice to see those balmy scapes.
Thanks for the thread.
nice pic
Odd behavior for the osprey---maybe he thought the pelican was too close to his fish!
birds are funny
I love to watch birds
even the wild turkeys in the backyard hahahah
John - the photo was taken in South Bay on the south end of the lake. When we were in your area in December, we saw quite a number of waterfowl. It's a nice place!
You are most welcome, JoAnn....glad you are enjoying some color from down south! LOL
Robin - I agree! I still have no idea why she was behaving that way. If it had been the type of bird that robs nests, I would have understood it. Always a mystery to solve around here with so much wildlife.
I read back to the original bird pic---I was giving you a descrip of the Black crowned night heron---the yellow crowned is not as creepy looking, but it is still a small heron---saw them nesting right in a city park in Savannah--people didn't seem to bother them at all!
we went to disney last may and a very large white bird not sure what it was about three feet tall good looking bird fish eater had small teeth tried to eat my daughters fingers she wouldnt listen I told her feeding the bird was not a good idea so we ended up looking for three bandaids for her fingers
my name is Mona
Howard the duck?
cool the duck, that nice I like ducks lol quack quack so many at my house in the spring you would feel right at home
ducks are covered by snow right now
hahahah so funny I have bunnies all over the place this company that makes poored concrete statues was going out of business and at 5 dollars each I got 8 of them and put them every where they so cute just love statues in the garden
found a site to make my own bird bath out of a giant leaf want to try it this summer, its made from concret
Good Morning: As you can see a Winter Wonderland is upon us. I think those of us who are in Florida had this delivered to the NE.
All I can say is "THANKS" its beautiful here.
John
Another photo
Another
Last one
I saw a birdbath made from a rhubarb leaf in a magazine article, Mona--it was very impressive! Nice photos, John--looked like my yard yesterday---then it melted---then it snowed again!
yup that is definitavely zone 5 looks just like my place lol snow and more snow and more snow and and and when will be gone is the question
Very pretty snow shots. If it was December maybe they would be really appreciated. I would gladly send my snow to anyone who likes it. At this point however, more white cold stuff, no matter how pretty, is not what I want. I want warm. I want green. I want spring!
I will have to my sisters house they have giant rhubarb some of the leaves are two and half feet wide just about the right size it looked pretty easy to make pile of wet sand cover with think plastic then the leaf wiggle to make sure sand in in right positon with the leaf then concrete about two inches of it then thin metal screen with some rebar if its really big more concrete then cover with plastic to keep moist so concrete will be at its hardest. I can handle that and I so want one it will work or I will keep trying till I get it right hahahhaha many leaves and more concrete please.
mona
I agree enough with this cold white stuff ready for anything else at this point but sun and blue skies would be nice for my seedlings
I think we all have Gardenitice You know that dreaded disease that all gardeners get this time of year. Totally confused and in an array waiting for spring.
John
yup saw some little birds today that are not usually here till end of march wondering what happened to them maybe got caught in a snow storm and blown of course or something
I went out and put food seeds out since I now have doubled my attendance at the feeders
Not sure if I am stating the obvious here that y'all have explored, but ......
There are a lot of great threads in the Hypertufa Forum on making Rhubarb (etc.) Leaf BirdBaths, and all kinds of neat stuff. Ideas, step-by-step instructions and pictures. I like the mini ponds made inside a globe.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/hypertufa/all/
Would love a mini-pond! Would even love to see a rhubarb leaf at this point!
thanks honey I checked them out and got some info I will be making some this spring before it gets to warm
Hi all. I have some sad news to share with you all. We lost our sweet little dog, Molly, yesterday. We are both in such grief that I can't even get the words out very well yet. She was so much a part of us for so many years, and the house is just so empty without her. The last 10 days have been pretty tough, and although they thought she had pancreatitis, an ultrasound yesterday revealed extensive liver cancer. As gardeners you will appreciate this. When we got up this morning and sat down in our sun room, all of the sunflowers surrounding us in all directions had suddenly bloomed to cheer us. You gotta love that. If you weren't a gardener, you probably wouldn't even have noticed Nature's tribute to our dear, sweet little girl.
Oh no. I am so sorry, Louise. Sincere condolences. Nothing can help the hurt much but please remember all the good times you had with her and what she brought to you. You guys gave her everything she needed and more - especially love.
Very sorry to hear that .... I know with you she had a pampered life full of devotion.