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...
Showing posts with label ruby-throated hummingbirds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ruby-throated hummingbirds. Show all posts
Monday, 21 July 2014
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
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Coral honeysuckle
Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is probably my favorite native vine. It wants to go up, without popping up everywhere else (or being too rampant in its growth). When it's happy, it's totally delightful.We have a number of really nice looking plants now (put in at various times). ...
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Finally, the first hummingbird(s) of the season
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Yesterday evening, eating dinner on the porch, my gardening companion said "there's a hummingbird" -- woo-hoo! I didn't see it, but heard the whirring wings.This morning, out my study window, was perhaps the same hummingbird, visiting Carolina Jessamine flowers.And we saw another one this...
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
I'm waiting for hummingbirds
My feeder has just been refreshed with new "nectar" - aka sugar water. I refilled it several weeks ago, being hopeful (my first ever sighting here was on March 18).My blogging friend Janet, just an hour away in Greenwood, SC has had hummers visiting her feeder today -- I hope the link to her FB...
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
final hummingbird, hummingbird, last fall hummingbird, natural gardening, ruby-throated hummingbirds
Final hummingbird visits
A young female hummingbird visited the feeder today. It always feels a bit wistful to say goodbye to them for the year.This is the time, though, that we "normally" see last hummingbirds. They're cued to photoperiod, apparently, not so much temperatures, in their journey south, so pretty much on...
Thursday, 29 August 2013
Ruby-throated hummingbirds
I just set up the hummingbird feeder late this morning after its summer hiatus.We've had lots of hummers in the mountains over summer, visiting the masses of Lobelia cardinalis, Salvia guaranitica, Lonicera sempervirens, and Impatiens capensis, but didn't have a feeder set up (the one I bought early...
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Coral honeysuckle
Our coral honeysuckles are in full bloom now -- they've been amazing as the plants have become larger (and gathered resources). It's a wonderful marker of mid-spring, arriving along with the continuing ruby-throated hummingbird migration.My past blog posts (about coral honeysuckle were more numerous...
Monday, 8 April 2013
A second hummingbird
last year's view in late MarchThis morning, a second hummingbird of the season! I think it was a female, but the light wasn't good enough to tell. S/he was visiting the Carolina Jessamine flowers outside my study window. So nice to see.This year's view is quite similar to last year's!...