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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 21, 2022 9:10:53 GMT -5
Nice looking rhodesian ridgebacks jamesp . You don't see those everyday.
I find it amazing, just that you saw it.
Love the hummers !
Patty
Actually Vince is the one who spotted it. She built it on one of the lowest branches in the tree, which is about eye level for me. I would never have thought to look that low for a nest.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 21, 2022 9:16:40 GMT -5
We have a momma hummer nesting in the apricot tree by our back patio. I was hoping to get a picture of her on her nest, but she wasn't in there when I finally remembered and had a chance to today to go try to get a shot. She was flying around nearby, so I just took a picture of her empty nest. She definitely is a stylish little lady with the way she built her nest. She likes turquoise. We only have rubythroats in the east apparently in large quantities. You guys have many varieties pass thru. They battle at the feeders constantly making squeaky bickering sounds. They are super nimble at collecting spider webs on the windows for nesting materials. We have Anna's and Black Chinned as summer residents. The Anna's will stay all winter if we let them. On occasion, a Broad-Tailed or Allen's will come around. The Rufous migrate through in the spring and fall. A couple of years ago we also saw a Caliope, which is the smallest of the hummers in North America. The funny thing is we can tell them apart (the males at least) by the sound they make when they fly. They are all different. The Broad-Tailed is the loudest of them and sounds like a whistle when it flys.
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Post by liveoak on May 21, 2022 9:24:39 GMT -5
How interesting Robin- I need to look all these guys up.
Patty
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2022 11:50:05 GMT -5
Those are the kids Patty. The best kind Jim :-) We love em but we never wanted to pay the dues to have them Patty. The way the world is these days it might be for their own good. I didn't see this one coming; my buddies dumped me and now spend their spare time hanging out with the grandkids !
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2022 12:27:57 GMT -5
She likes turquoise. We only have rubythroats in the east apparently in large quantities. You guys have many varieties pass thru. They battle at the feeders constantly making squeaky bickering sounds. They are super nimble at collecting spider webs on the windows for nesting materials. We have Anna's and Black Chinned as summer residents. The Anna's will stay all winter if we let them. On occasion, a Broad-Tailed or Allen's will come around. The Rufous migrate through in the spring and fall. A couple of years ago we also saw a Caliope, which is the smallest of the hummers in North America. The funny thing is we can tell them apart (the males at least) by the sound they make when they fly. They are all different. The Broad-Tailed is the loudest of them and sounds like a whistle when it flys. Hummingbird season is a big deal. It would be way better if we had so many varieties. You guys are fortunate. Is this beauty the black chin ?
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Post by jamesp on May 21, 2022 12:30:45 GMT -5
This Black Rat snake is dressed up in a new skin and was ready for a fight. Probably out looking for love.
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Post by RickB on May 21, 2022 14:13:54 GMT -5
Left the camera at home so I didn't take this one. 420jim stopped by the local flea market this morning. Never heard of this colorful fellow before.
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Post by RickB on May 21, 2022 14:51:22 GMT -5
It's now been 90 days so I sampled one of my air layered figs yesterday afternoon. Cut it off and opened it up to see a large root ball. Time to cut off and put the rest of them into pots.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 21, 2022 15:19:15 GMT -5
It's now been 90 days so I sampled one of my air layered figs yesterday afternoon. Cut it off at the and opened it up to see a large root ball. Time to cut off and put the rest of them into pots. That's cool! It's got some great roots! I need to start doing that with my avocado tree, so many people want a cutting off of it. 1000X better than avos from store.
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Post by RickB on May 21, 2022 15:58:50 GMT -5
It's now been 90 days so I sampled one of my air layered figs yesterday afternoon. Cut it off at the and opened it up to see a large root ball. Time to cut off and put the rest of them into pots. That's cool! It's got some great roots! I need to start doing that with my avocado tree, so many people want a cutting off of it. 1000X better than avos from store. Thanks Jean. I was able to cut out four squares of plastic from a thick Walmart grocery bag. Fold each over and heat sealed them to make four tubes. A little rooting compound and potting soil packed tight. Something new I tried and it seems to work the best. Used electrical tape to tie the bags up on the branch.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 21, 2022 18:56:28 GMT -5
Thanks, Rick RickB . I will save these directions, and give it a try! DH tried to do it, but didn't get a plastic bag sealed, so they dried out.
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Post by miket on May 21, 2022 19:01:11 GMT -5
Had some help with the lawn today...
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Post by miket on May 21, 2022 19:03:56 GMT -5
And I'm helping one of my sons remodel his house- ever wonder what happened to all of the razor blades that went into the slots in the medicine cabinets? 🤪
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Post by fernwood on May 21, 2022 20:38:02 GMT -5
miket So many old houses have walls filled with razor blades. I think it is kind of cool. RickB Did you know that a natural rooting compound is willow bark tea? I have used this in the past and it works great. I let pieces of willow branches simmer in water for about 30 minutes. Then either put cuttings of what I wanted to root in a jar with the tea or mixed the tea with sawdust from hardwood trees. I placed the sawdust around the bottom of the cutting and wrapped it in plastic.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 21, 2022 21:35:21 GMT -5
We have Anna's and Black Chinned as summer residents. The Anna's will stay all winter if we let them. On occasion, a Broad-Tailed or Allen's will come around. The Rufous migrate through in the spring and fall. A couple of years ago we also saw a Caliope, which is the smallest of the hummers in North America. The funny thing is we can tell them apart (the males at least) by the sound they make when they fly. They are all different. The Broad-Tailed is the loudest of them and sounds like a whistle when it flys. Hummingbird season is a big deal. It would be way better if we had so many varieties. You guys are fortunate. Is this beauty the black chin ? Yes, that would be a Black Chinned. We call all the male Black Chinneds Goofy because when they're trying to get lucky, they will fly back and forth in front of a female in a tree or bush (on the same horizontal plane) very quickly and make the funniest sound. Kind of like zzzzzz - zzzzzz - zzzzzz
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Post by miket on May 21, 2022 21:45:46 GMT -5
miket So many old houses have walls filled with razor blades. I think it is kind of cool. RickB Did you know that a natural rooting compound is willow bark tea? I have used this in the past and it works great. I let pieces of willow branches simmer in water for about 30 minutes. Then either put cuttings of what I wanted to root in a jar with the tea or mixed the tea with sawdust from hardwood trees. I placed the sawdust around the bottom of the cutting and wrapped it in plastic. I do, too, Beth. Kind of a part of history...
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Post by liveoak on May 22, 2022 10:15:14 GMT -5
Found this beautiful hibiscus bloom this morning -
I fed it to my tortoise, who also thought it was beautiful
Patty
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 22, 2022 10:24:16 GMT -5
liveoak where's the picture of your tortoise eating it?
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Post by liveoak on May 22, 2022 10:54:38 GMT -5
Here's the tortoise (redfoot), but no photo op, he ate it too fast :-)
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Post by rockbrain on May 22, 2022 14:59:26 GMT -5
Nice to start off the morning with some fresh fruit from the backyard.
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