Tricia
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@jenifer Thanks so much for the websites. They look great. We are in Black Forest at 7300 feet in the front range so a good resource for me.
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TriciaParticipantGardening at elevation is a challenge! Lots to learn. I just put up a mountain bluebird house today with my grandsons. It is in the field, facing somewhat east, about 50 feet from two pines for the future fledglings to land on. It is on a pole about 6 feet in the air. I have seen a few bluebirds in the summer at the feeder or in the yard. Hoping one of them likes the box! We have little shade on the house and have added some deciduous trees in the hopes they will grow and do well.in reply to: Joys of Naturescaping #954211
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TriciaParticipantBeautiful. This is something I would like to get to in my yard. Of course "seeing" ahead a couple of years is difficult. And learning the native species is challenging. We also have wind at various times off the mountains... 30-40 mph !in reply to: Joys of Naturescaping #954208
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TriciaParticipanthere is a panoramic picture. the yard extends similarly to the left of the picture for an acre. The green is astroturfin reply to: Joys of Naturescaping #954207
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TriciaParticipantWe have a fairly open 3 acres with some native pine trees, quaking aspen, cottonwood and some deciduous maple north of Colorado Springs Colorado, at 7400 feet. There are pine cones and seeds, but we have very few bushes, flowering plants. We are newly landscaping an area that was domesticated 13 years ago. We have lots of finches, flickers, mountain bluebirds, juncos, red-winged blackbirds, pigeons, collared doves, and magpies. In the summer we get a few hummingbirds, meadowlarks, hawks and an occasional eagle. I have 5 berms (mounds of dirt covered with rocks or groundcover) that will protect us from road construction in future years. Trees also ring the house at a distance. One berm is ready for a small water feature and has feeders. It needs a small tree and some bushes and ground cover. It is about 30 feet from a small patio and grass area; and about 60 feet from a second story deck. One berm has two small native bushes. The others have no plants as yet. We want to put in a raised bed of annuals and herbs and butterfly type bushes but I have no idea what grows well here or what would look good together and fill in over a few years. Our grasses are all native (no sparse in some places - no green lawns). We have 40 or so antelope that venture through daily or every other day. They interact with the distant pines but tend to stay away from the house area. We have a Sheltie who marks his territory via an electric/invisible type fence.in reply to: Joys of Naturescaping #954202
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TriciaParticipantin summer I have these in Black Forest near Colorado Springs.in reply to: Activities: Exploring Birds #938309
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TriciaParticipantI have a northern flicker who comes to our feeder early in the morning. Likes peanuts it seems. It hangs on the edge and pecks into the food. Then is gone after a couple of feedings.in reply to: Activities: Exploring Birds #938305
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TriciaParticipantThese are two birds at my feeder after a big snow this morning. As far as I can tell we have sparrows, finches, doves, and juncos. Here are two pictures taken with my iphone via new monarch binoculars I got for Christmas.in reply to: Activities: Exploring Birds #938304
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