I’m in the process of putting in a hummingbird and bee garden on the site of an old greenhouse. There was a sizeable ant colony in the greenhouse, and they’re beginning to surface in the garden. In addition to those ants, I was halfway through spreading cedar mulch around the perennials …
Yes, I am supposed to be working today. I took a short break to gaze out the window while waiting for the tea kettle…camera was close at hand… The bird on the right is the classic ‘what-the-heck-is-that’ bird – a female brown-headed cowbird. In case you were wondering.
It’s late spring, and across the country baby or fledgling American robins are dropping out of their nests. This seems a strange way to propagate the species, but for generations adult robins have been giving fledglings a boot. They can fly a few feet, but spend most of their time …
Spring is always a busy time for anyone with a yard, and our place is no exception. We took down a no-longer-used greenhouse, and that area is planned to be a hummingbird garden. We’re just at the point of preparing the soil, so there’s a fair amount of work to …
