Coming upstairs to the main floor just now, I was surrounded by the nocturnal symphony, of field crickets and other night-singers.It's loud, and in full swing now.A new neighbor, across the street, was marveling last night about her first sighting of fireflies when she came east. Add to that the night songs, and we have everyday magic.Bumblebees and other flower visitors are coming to the Liatris...
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Showing posts with label hummingbirds. Show all posts
Monday, 21 July 2014
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Carolina jessamine
Carolina jessamine is the state flower of South Carolina and it's in flower now.Carpenter bees are the main visitors to its flowers that I normally see, though I have seen a couple of hummingbirds brave the alkaloid-tasting nectar, too.view from my study window, 2009 (it could have been taken this afternoon)I've...
Saturday, 6 April 2013
Campsis radicans, first hummingbird, hummingbird, hummingbird and Campsis, hummingbirds, natural gardening
First hummingbird 2013
I knew there had been lots of sightings nearby before now, according to the reports and map at Journey North, but I was delighted to see my first hummingbird (a male) of the season this evening. He was visiting the porch feeder (the whir of wings was a welcome sign of his arrival). It was only...