There are definite signs of fall in the air. Two scruffy little painted buntings have arrived, and several hummingbirds. We are very happy to see them.
Here are the last few shots from the spring before the heat came and most of the birds left. Cardinals, bluejays, and great crested flycatchers are still here.
This has been our best year for hummingbirds. At one point, practically every where you looked there was a hummingbird! They were feeding up for migration and putting on quite a show.
We are still seeing one or two each day, and they will probably be gone within the next week or so.
Goldfinches have also moved on. We still have a few stragglers, along with a single indigo bunting.
Painted buntings still around. We are seeing a lot more today, likely to be migrants from the south moving through. We've also seen a few warblers like black and white, northern parula, black throated blue, redstart, and prairie.
The highlight of the past week has been the cardinal family. The fledglings are ranging all around the yard.
The bluejays are also nesting and I hope they bring their fledglings too!
We started with two goldfinches at the feeders. Within a week we have seen at least 10 and many more flying around!
They are such funny little things.
The buntings don't mind them because they eat different seed from separate feeders, so no competition.
The hummingbirds really enjoy the Wendy's Wish salvia.
It has been cooler lately and fewer bugs and reptiles. Did find a corn snake snoozing in an old plant pot.
Sulphur
Winter blooms
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