Post your yard and pond visitors

[Hound Heaven]

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Aw - love that little white chin

 

[GBBUDD]

a surprise visitor who stopped and posed for a quick video

 

[Hound Heaven]

How nice! Boy he/she looks right at home there. Love that you got the vid of it drinking.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I found a baby painted turtle in my yard this morning! Couldn't believe it when I saw it.

Since it was on a path toward a busy road, I decided to bring it over to the nearest natural pond.

First European Goldfinch sighting in over a year

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I found another one! Only about two feet away from where I found the first one, so there was definitely a nest in that area. I looked around a bit but couldn't find any evidence of it.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

 

[Hound Heaven]

Herself dropped in again this morning, she's learned to land on the lily tub. In the last one, she's telepathically telling the bullfrog what she thinks of him.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

At this point I shouldn't be surprised, but I am. I found a THIRD baby turtle. This one found my pond! I was sitting out by the pond and thought I saw a bottle cap in the woodchips along the pond. I didn't know why a bottle cap would be by my pond, but I walked over to pick it up and realized it was a turtle. I kinda want to just leave it and see what happens. Although I don't think it stands a chance against my bullfrogs.

 

[addy1]

So cute

 

[j.w]

Ahhhhhhhhh, they are so sweet and tiny!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I'm wondering how many more there are. If I remember correctly they typically lay around 5 eggs, but can lay twice as many. The warm, humid weather we've had lately is what's been drawing them out. I'm constantly watching every step I take because they'd be so easy to miss.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Migration is well underway now. Lots of birds turning up in the area again. Here's my first Rose-breasted grosbeak sighting of the year. I've heard that people have seen orioles in the area, too.

 

[gimpy]

This bird might be a Bullocks Oriole. Taken a couple of days ago from my game camera pointing at my little pond.
Sorry, but that's about as good of a picture I can get.

I usually only get finches and sparrows, and now the blackbirds have moved in to nest.

So, quite excited to see him.

 

[Hound Heaven]

I was surprised today when a 4 inch owl feather floated into the yard - sure enough, I looked around and there they sat, directly above the pond at the tippy top of an oak tree...snuggling

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Blue Jay

Grosbeak