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  1. Chickadeedeedee

    Goodbye Spring Birds and Welcome Back...

    I tell Jose about the variety of birds in our garden and all he has is the hummers. Poor guy! ;) I have not seen a single hawk of any kind this year in our garden! How unusual!!! There are very few Mourning Doves as well. Perhaps because we have cut down on the seed feeding? But my dear OH...
  2. Chickadeedeedee

    Goodbye Spring Birds and Welcome Back...

    Hi all! ;) Such a commotion this morning as the weeping willows were filled to over flowing with Red-winged Blackbirds. They are the birds, who upon their arrival in the early months of the year, signify that spring is just around the corner. I'm not sure but I think they are late to migrate...
  3. Chickadeedeedee

    Caterpillars ... Oh My!

    Hi again. Today was the invasion of the Wooly Bear caterpillars. Went out the front door and saw at least 6 of the fuzzy ones on the walls. Not sure if they were asking to come in or they were looking for a place to make their cocoons. Sure were cute though. They seem to have replaced the...
  4. Chickadeedeedee

    Caterpillars ... Oh My!

    Hiya! I think the wild patches are too wild. Vanilla wafers are much appreciated by the squirrels and bunnies! No doubt about it. We did have a vanilla orchid vine growing in a willow tree several years ago when a squirrel snatched it and ~planted it~ in her nest high up ! She was a very good...
  5. Chickadeedeedee

    Caterpillars ... Oh My!

    Hiya! ;) We have a ~bumper crop~ of caterpillars this year! Spicebush Swallowtails, Tiger Swallowtails, Wooly Bears and some chubby green guys too. Never saw so many caterpillars!!!! The most likely reason is because we left 2 areas of the back yard to do what nature wanted. Nature wanted an...
  6. Chickadeedeedee

    What to Do???

    Hi and thanks for the recommendations! It's tough to ignore the scolding Chickadees and the Cardinals who complain there is little to no food in the feeders. :-C And somehow we did manage to feed them daily, though only two feeders once or twice daily, through the month and still have money...
  7. Chickadeedeedee

    What to Do???

    Hi! Me again. :eek!: I started feeding the birds a few weeks ago. I *LOVE* seeing our feathered friends! I have missed being able to do so for more than a year on a regular basis. Due to health and financial issues we have not been able to indulge in the luxury of getting seed and suet as we...
  8. Chickadeedeedee

    Birds-O-Plenty!

    LOL!!! :-O Lucky Lady Lydia was the name given to a Holstein dairy calf in Ontario Canada! She was the very first calf I delivered! :t::t::t: Ohhhh I would love to post photos of my birds ... if only I could find the camera! It may have migrated with the butterflies. I see many starlings in...
  9. Chickadeedeedee

    Birds-O-Plenty!

    Hi! ;) I was going to come back and fix the post earlier ... It should read Carolina Chickadee rather than red-breasted chickadee. But ... Since this forum is pretty much empty I didn't think anyone would notice or care. :-C Still have all the above birds and a *herd* of Tree Creepers! :t...
  10. Chickadeedeedee

    Birds-O-Plenty!

    Hi all!;) This last week the garden is alive with birds! There are routinely 20+ Cardinals at the feeders along with Goldfinches, both Black-Capped and Red-Breasted Chickadees, Nuthatch, Blue Jays, Mourning Doves and a variety of LBJs. :t: Not too many Starlings are visiting though. :-C We...
  11. Chickadeedeedee

    Monarch Butterflies! and Others

    Hi all! :hi: Just me again. Around here, in Ohio, the appearance of Monarch Butterflies warn us that summer is just about done ... even if it is June! ;) The last few days the weeping willow trees are filled to capacity with Monarchs as they get ready to migrate to escape the winter weather...
  12. Chickadeedeedee

    Owl Encounter!

    Perhaps the Owl was a He. No matter ... a VERY handsome, dapper, pretty bird indeed and a very thrilling experience! I have heard the Screech Owls calling at night and also heard a Great Horned Owl too! WOW!!! Many many bats flying about lately as well. Don't know what kind of bats though.
  13. Chickadeedeedee

    As The Cabbage White Butterfly ...

    Hope your garden isn't empty now. Don't you have visitors passing through during their migration? I found a type of seed / nut / dried fruit mix that EVERYONE loved! I went to purchase more but the packages all had wee caterpillars in them and the seed looked spoiled. *SIGH* Maybe I should have...
  14. Chickadeedeedee

    Owl Encounter!

    Hi all!:flowers::flowers::hi: Last Friday the doggies and I were ~hanging out~ near the compost bin as we had spent allll day tidying the area. Mike had gone inside a few minutes earlier as his knee was bothering him. The dogs were tired and slept deeply. Suddenly ... not eight feet away from...
  15. Chickadeedeedee

    As The Cabbage White Butterfly ...

    slowly fluttered from the olive tree and weakly landed on a violet leaf, I was saddened. His wings were tattered with many scales missing. Fearing the dogs may squish him, I plucked the leaf and put the leaf and dying butterfly on a tray and we sat on the step overlooking the back yard...
  16. Chickadeedeedee

    Hi all, remember me?

    Hi all! I remember you all and miss you. Have had major health issues as well as the old Internet issues. ~SIGH~ All seems to be doing better now. I stopped by the library to check in on my friends. Many Chimney Swifts this year although NONE in our chimneys. So many Turkey Vultures circling...
  17. Chickadeedeedee

    Merry Christmas!

    Happy New Year to all!
  18. Chickadeedeedee

    Merry Christmas!

    Hope you all have a blessed and bird filled Christmas!
  19. Chickadeedeedee

    Today's Visitors

    Many Blue Jays and Crows!
  20. Chickadeedeedee

    No Vacancy!

    LOL! We are now poor! ( true). There is no room at the inn. But .... if someone needs food / lodging ... we will provide as best we can. *sigh*
  21. Chickadeedeedee

    No Vacancy!

    ok. It is getting colder here and we have now ladybugs ( ladybird beetles) moving in. Plus the chunky spiders. Eeeekkkkk! Only one praying mantis so far.... As a bonus this year we have woolybear caterpillars too! The other night an opossum was literally knocking on the back door. NO! No...
  22. Chickadeedeedee

    Change of Seasons

    Ahhhh yes! Spouses ARE the best laugh at times.
  23. Chickadeedeedee

    Change of Seasons

    We heard Screech Owls. and maybe Great Horned Owls the other night. Spooky and nice at the same time. Truth be told ... I moved to a big comfy chair in the bedroom ... away from the looming spiders. Still was paranoid enough to sleep with one eye opened. ! Had to laugh though when Mike woke...
  24. Chickadeedeedee

    Change of Seasons

    Oh yes! The mega-poopy Canada Geese are flying! Great Blue Herons as well in groups of 10-30! Spiders galore! I don't know the species ... I just call them Chunky. Chubby round spiders abound. I was awake most of the night last night because I saw two spiders suspended on their website over our...
  25. Chickadeedeedee

    Change of Seasons

    We get the birds who drift through on their migrations to warmer climes. We get some birds and insects who stay for the long haul too. Need to get the tropical fishes from the ponds too! Have tried for three days but they remain aloof!
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