Saw this fellow (gal?) in the backyard tonight. He wound up on the porch, where I snapped a couple of photos.


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I'm reminded that I neglected to update y'all on SuDoy's condition after his inspection last week. He got a refurbished distributor, an oil change, and his inspection, and for the unusual sum of $666, he now has no hesitation problems and seems very happy. It took the mechanics about an hour and a half (as promised) to get the distro in because ( Read more... )

There are a snotload of birds in my front yard right now. About two dozen cowbirds control the front window ledge. At least a dozen robins are in the tree and prowling around the ground for berries, which are occasionally nicked by a quick and sneaky starling. There are also a handful of grackles, finches, and, to my astonishment and pleasure, a ( Read more... )

I haven't taken any pictures for a few days, and look how big they've gotten! Their eyes are opening up! They must be crowded, all jammed into that nest!

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The soapy water treatment seems to be doing the trick. The aphids are still on the firethorn bush, though most of them seem to be dead. My dad used a sprayer to spray the soapy water on his roses, which, we discovered yesterday, are completely covered with green aphids. My black aphid problem looks like nothing in comparison. You can't even see ( Read more... )

Our enterprising robins have set up shop on the porch again, this time in the other ladder hanging from the roof. It's been about three weeks since we first saw the birds sitting on the nest, so we should have a pack of baby birdies pretty soon.

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I know I've been posting a lot of animal baby pictures lately, but I have to share the latest baby animal news: the robins in the nest on my porch have started to fly (a little). One landed on the edge of the tiny window at the back of my bedroom while a second stared out of the nest. The third looks a lot like the little one I found a few months ( Read more... )

There are three babies in the robin's nest. One must have hatched later than the rest. I had to take this picture of the mom sitting on the babies while the babies' heads are all sticking out the side of the nest... they're so freakin' cute. :)


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At last, the baby robins have hatched! I went outside to toss out a stinkbug and I saw something that wasn't the adult bird sticking out of the nest. They're peeping, but it's more like a whisper ... they're so tiny!


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