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    Tips for attracting newts to outdoor frog ponds?

    Hello folks! I'm sure that many of you wildlife enthusiasts out there have wildlife ponds. I believe that a wildlife pond is basically a fishless pond that mostly balances itself out without much of any need for maintenance, at least once established. Am I correct? Anyway, we have an abundance...
    • Avon Avians
    • Thread
    • amphibia aquatic backyard landscaping backyard wildlife caudata ectotherms frogs landscaping newt newts notophthalmus viridescens plants pond life ponds salamander salamanders salamandridae suburban wildlife wildlife-attraction
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
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    Best herbaceous plants for attracting gray squirrels?

    Hey, folks! Does anyone have any suggestions about which flowers and herbaceous plants attract gray squirrels most effectively? I know that eastern gray squirrels live in both the US and the UK, so I'm sure many people have had experiences with them. I'm also interested in hearing about other...
    • Avon Avians
    • Thread
    • backyard wildlife chipmunks flowers gray squirrel herbaceous plants mammals plants seeds shrubs squirrels trees wildlife-attracting plants wildlife-friendly yards
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mammals
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    Landscaping ideas for birds and other wildlife? Which plants are best?

    (Warning. This is a long thread.) Hello, folks! I'm posting this thread mostly for suggestions or information regarding this topic, especially based on experience. We recently moved from Avon, CT to Northumberland, NH. The state has a rather greater abundance of wildlife overall, although our...
    • Avon Avians
    • Thread
    • amphibian blue jay chipmunk flowers fox landscaping passeriformes piciformes plants shrubs squirrel suburban suburban landscaping titmouse trees urban biodiversity weasel wildlife attraction wildlife-attracting plants wildlife-friendly yards
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Gardening for Birds
  4. Feasting on a Pagoda

    Feasting on a Pagoda

    This female Ruby-throated hummingbird was enjoying her breakfast right outside my kitchen. I was able to catch this and a few other shots of her sipping from this pagoda plant.
    • OspreyDude
    • Media item
    • birds in flight birds in florida florida birds hummingbirds plants ruby throated
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  5. Frond

    Frond

    I just love the way this fern was opening up. Reminds me of the play Little Shop of Horrors!
    • twins920
    • Media item
    • fern frond plants
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  6. Winter Reeds

    Winter Reeds

    Dead reeds with ice rings forming around the bottom of stems
    • hattyview
    • Media item
    • ice plants reeds winter
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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