Jennifer
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The explanation of iridescence was really interesting
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I put my first feeder on our front porch, where I can see them at dinner. I get loads of teasing for “staring” just over my nephew’s left shoulder at dinner! We put another out back and the came to that one too. Any luck yet with your second feeder?
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Do I understand your question correctly? I think you mean: Kingdom, order, family, genus, species, but what is group? I am a fellow student, but I think it means 9 groups of similar birds within the species Colubris. KINGDOM Animalia ORDER Apodiformes (swifts & hummingbirds) FAMILY Trochilidae (hummingbirds) GENUS Archilochus SPECIES (specific epithet) colubris
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We Are in Ontario, so I suppose I know our Hummingbird, since there is only one. I wonder, is that because it is territorial and drove out the other kinds? Or because humans’ industrialization (and pollution) made it uninhabitable for the other varieties? Is it the hazards of the trip during migration? Hummingbirds seem to live in all climate types, and in coastal and mountain regions. We have plenty of forests in post industrial New England and northern Ontario…certainly there seems to be a lot of nectar around.
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It is pretty hot here, and very humid, in Ontario. I went out for 15 min and stayed so long my daughter came looking for me. We have spent a lot of time sculpting the wild space between our yard and the golf course. There are many snags, berries, and lots of native plants, making the wildlife fun to look for. While I am out in the yard a lot, “working,” in it, I don’t often just sit there looking around. I wanted to make the white edges on the hosta leaves. I think I’ll need to get closer for that. I really struggled to get the path to wend off in the distance, instead of laying on top of itself, like Candyland. I tried hard to look at what I was drawing, and not at the paper, and tried some of the techniques you recommended. I have never made it past stick figures, bu I’ll keep trying. It was fun to really look at the plants and the ‘negative spaces’ in my view. -
I feel your pain. I am gradually adding mulch to our clay, year by year, yard by yard. It is beginning to show a difference, and it is worth it. I read that clay soil is very nutritious, so if we can just lighten it up a bit, it will be great for plants.
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I have started a partial shade meadow in our backyard. The big challenge has been garlic mustard weed, which outstrips every other plant. My husband has been “mowing” with the trimmer, and I hope my seeds will come through. It is a 4y year endeavour and we are in year 1. I have planted a number of native understory trees and bushes, like elderberry, mountain laurel, wit hazel, etc. Wandering around out there, I came upon Jack in the pulpit and I have been nursing them along. on the upside, I have found a downy woodpecker nest. That was pretty exciting! There are a number of snags back there, so we’ll see who else shows up. I really like the song birds at my feeders, and I am not sure they will be happy about owls, but it would be neat to hear them. I printed some of the birdhouse plans and hope to work on that this winter.
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My family and I enjoy our backyard immensely. Our newly replaced deck was designed with our fruit trees and bird feeders in mind, and we now have year round views of the many birds that visit us and live in our yard. My husband loves the lawn, but has been tolerant of my aversion to chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and to my encroachment with vegetable and native plant gardens. Our yard abuts a wild area that separates our yard from a golf course, full of wild life, and not far from a small river. Last year’s overwhelming gypsy moth caterpillar invasion was a challenge, but we are learning about the life cycle of these “new” neighbours and trying to learn how to protect our trees and our pollinators, as well as the birds that live with us. Interestingly, my husband is frightened for our trees’ foliage; and our 3.5 year old grand daughter was So Excited to share her swing set with nature that she ran to get me, and show me how the caterpillars were everywhere, even on the slide! There is no accounting for a love of nature... I am really enjoying the Cornell Lab’s bird courses, and getting to know the birds in my yard better. I look forward to learning more about attracting and supporting birds, butterflies, and other pollinators around us.
It is pretty hot here, and very humid, in Ontario. I went out for 15 min and stayed so long my daughter came looking for me. We have spent a lot of time sculpting the wild space between our yard and the golf course. There are many snags, berries, and lots of native plants, making the wildlife fun to look for. While I am out in the yard a lot, “working,” in it, I don’t often just sit there looking around. I wanted to make the white edges on the hosta leaves. I think I’ll need to get closer for that. I really struggled to get the path to wend off in the distance, instead of laying on top of itself, like Candyland. I tried hard to look at what I was drawing, and not at the paper, and tried some of the techniques you recommended. I have never made it past stick figures, bu I’ll keep trying. It was fun to really look at the plants and the ‘negative spaces’ in my view. Viewing 8 posts - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)