Live2bird
@live2bird
Birder, geographer & conservation scientist - into biodiversity monitoring, native plant gardening and... oh - also a carrot cake afficionado!
MY hummingbird feeders refill themselves and need no cleaning - even on the hottest days
We were lucky enough to get great views of a Black-billed Cuckoo on our last trip to the Appalachians.
My favorite winter bird arrived today! A Hermit Thrush. (what does it say about my personality that I love this spotty-brown bird?)
A beautiful little Common Yellowthroat visited my stream this morning - on his way south! #nativeplants
A bunch of bumblebees sleeping on some native flowers early this morning #nativeplants
Spring garden coming together - all #nativeplants - front to back - bee-balm, yarrow, coreopsis, butterfly milkweed, coral bell, penstemon, viburnum, goldenrod, summer-sweet… Pussytoes and coral bells in the berm. Abundant pollinators!
Some people ask me why I go birding... well, this is the reason, and it doesn't get better than this. Yes, I was there, and it's my photo. Great Argus displaying.
Yay!! For the first time (that I have noticed) our Arrowwood Viburnum has berries! (and already getting munched!) #nativeplants
A combination of #nativeplants - coral bells, pussytoes and stonecrop are great for the hot & sunny berm/strip
A Sweet Betsy in our #nativeplant garden! Just volunteering its beautiful presence.
Signs of spring in our #nativeplant garden - a Sweet Betsy and the Pussy Willow!
#nativeplants - 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems - One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae - Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development - Wait until May to clean up - Leave 15" stem heights - Create brush piles A messy yard is a thriving ecosystem!
10F (-12C) and the stream still has some flowing water (under the ice!) - for birds and other wildlife. #nativepant gardening doesnt take a break over the winter!
FOUR Bluebirds in the stream! Providing clear clean flowing water is the best thing you can do for birds.