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A New Year ~ A New Installment to ‘A Bestiary’ ~ Pileated Woodpecker

January 11, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

My first posting of 2013 to announce and hope you might click over to see my latest 'A Bestiary' installment . . . Pileated Woodpecker.  This makes number fourteen and it can been seen by clicking here.  Special thanks go out to Ecosystem Gardener and activist Carole Brown whose wisdom and expertise have brought together two 'really good' teams over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens  and Beautiful Wildlife Garden. I truly hope to be up and posting regularly soon. Wild Turkeys are happy for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds, Bluebird, Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens, Pileated Woodpecker, Wildlife

A New Year ~ A New Installment to ‘A Bestiary’ ~ Pileated Woodpecker

January 11, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

My first posting of 2013 to announce and hope you might click over to see my latest 'A Bestiary' installment . . . Pileated Woodpecker. This makes number fourteen and it can been seen by clicking here. Special thanks go out to Ecosystem Gardener and activist Carole Brown whose wisdom and expertise have brought together two 'really good' teams over at Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens  and Beautiful Wildlife Garden. I truly hope to be up and posting regularly soon. Wild … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds, Bluebird, Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens, Pileated Woodpecker, Wildlife

Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light

April 30, 2012 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

A fresh spring green landscape awash in first light. Rings of chlorophyll reign in the 'north garden' bathed by the rising sun. A diverse family of flora and fauna coexist in our hillside paradise, wearing equally diverse coats of greens and a multitude of colorful blooms, scales, feathers and furs.Millions of atoms trapping sunlight in varying wavelengths resemble tiny flames of energy. Mighty Oaks stand like guardians before our serpentine Black Cherry, while countless more are unfurling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apples, Birds, Bluebird, Carey Hill, Early Spring, Early Spring Landscape, Mount Holyoke Range, Mount Tom, Native Black Cherry, North Gardens, Pileated Woodpecker, Walnut Hill, Yellow-rumped Warbler

Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light

April 30, 2012 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

A fresh spring green landscape awash in first light.  Rings of chlorophyll reign in the 'north garden' bathed by the rising sun. A diverse family of flora and fauna coexist in our hillside paradise, wearing equally diverse coats of greens and a multitude of colorful blooms, scales, feathers and furs. Millions of atoms trapping sunlight in varying wavelengths resemble tiny flames of energy. Mighty Oaks stand like guardians before our serpentine Black Cherry, while countless more are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apples, Birds, Bluebird, Carey Hill, Early Spring, Early Spring Landscape, Mount Holyoke Range, Mount Tom, Native Black Cherry, North Gardens, Pileated Woodpecker, Walnut Hill, Yellow-rumped Warbler

Wednesday Wildflowers Buds and Birds

April 27, 2011 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Dutchman's breeches      Dicentra cucullaria Bloodroot    Sanguinaria canadensis Yellow trout-lily    Erythronium americanum  Palm Warbler             Arrived Three Weeks Ago Mountain Laurel    Kalmia latifolia Trillium  Trillium grandiflorum Mourning Cloak   Nymphalis antiopa       Arrived Two Weeks Ago Highbush blueberry   Vaccinium corymbosum   Red Elderberry  Sambucus racemosa Pileated Woodpecker Eastern cottonwood  Populus … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bloodroot, Blueberries, Dutchmsn's breeches, Elderberry, Mountain laurel, Palm Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Trillium, Trout Lily, Yellow-rumped Warbler

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