Garden delights

On By wanderingcatyarns

Of course I love my gardens, but the real delight of my garden are all the creatures that come to hang out with me in it.

The most frequent visitors are, of course, the squirrels. They are also the most destructive… but I just love their antics.

If you look closely, you’ll see that this guy is covered in dirt from digging in my veg beds.

But, clearly, it’s tough to be a squirrel, so I try to give them a break.

And I’ve put the bird baths out, all freshly cleaned…

But this Robin decided a big puddle by the road was the perfect place for a refreshing bath! It was a pretty warm day, so I guess I can’t blame him.

It had just rained (as you can tell by the puddles) and that meant it was a good day for hunting worms.

I love these pics because you can clearly see the difference between male and female. You don’t always notice how much lighter the female is when they aren’t together.

And it appears they’ve been making good use of their time together…

We’ve got a nest in the maple tree. They’ve been chasing away everything that gets too close, and frequently make a big ruckus outside my office window. Sadly, I can’t see the next from the window – it’s blocked by the tree’s main trunk. I got this shot from below. I’ll be keeping an eye on them though, and I’m sure we’ll see them when the babies start to fledge.

But they aren’t the only red-breast to grace the garden.

A Rose-Breasted Grosbeak has been frequenting the feeder in Willow Grove. And as you can see – he’s a stunner.

He was a little shy at first, but he got comfortable with me pretty quick and I was able to get these great shots.

And no garden friend post would be complete without a blue jay

Or two!

10 thoughts on “Garden delights”

  6. Oh, sweet birbs! I saw the cutest bluebird on the deck yesterday. It didn’t stay still long enough to get a photo. I think my black vultures have a nest as only one is coming to eat my leftover cat food these days. They should be bringing me a baby or two soon.

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  7. Shirley Elliott's avatar Shirley Elliott

    Your photos are just delightful! No surprise that your yard/gardens attract so many visitors. You’ve created a real haven for them.

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  8. jatshaw's avatar jatshaw

    Looks like you have some fun garden visitors including some very pretty birds. We had 2 deer in our yard, but even though they are pretty, we chase them away because they like to eat our roses and other stuff as well.

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