Spring Evening

[Vegeta&BrolysMommie(:]

Tonight's dinner was spiral cut ham and a salad... nothing fancy...
but the early spring show was spectacular.

Dinner show:
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[lddhuong]

Brooklyn1 wrote:

Holy crow, are all those deer on your property? Nice pictures.

nancy

[Antonis V]

"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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Lovely photos, thanks! Spring has sprung here in the Carolina low country.
There are deer on the island but I rarely see them. There was one memorable
afternoon in early 2008. I was in the bedroom reading, Mom was in the den
watching TV. Dad was taking a nap. Mom and I both looked out the windows
at the same moment and saw about 12 deer bounding across the back yard! We
met in the middle in the living room, both of us exclaiming, "Did you see
that?!" Yep!

It's time for all the birds to come out and play The mourning doves are
passing through (I saw them year-round back in Tennessee, I don't know why I
only spot them in the spring down here). Bluejays, tufted titmice,
chickadees, cardinals (there's a mated pair living in one of the azalea
bushes), house sparrows and yellow rumped finches. Robins (which were also
very common in west TN, not so much here.) I even spotted some bluebirds,
which are hard to attract since they eat mealworms and I definitely don't
have any of those. They must have been scavaging along their quest for
food.

I can't hang a bird feeder, though. Last spring/summer raccoons literally
climbed up the shepherd's hook and broke three different bird feeders before
I gave up. One night I heard a noise outside and turned on the patio
lights. There were five raccoons staring back at me through the glass
doors. Yikes! Screw the feeders. I just scatter the bird seed on the
patio now

Jill

[wylie b]

On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:28:39 -0400, "Nancy Young"
wrote:


Well, yes, but they are not fenced in, they are free to come and go at
will. Soon the fawns will appear.

[leafyme22]

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 09:32:29 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:


I make my own bird food blend; dried corn, black oil sunflower seed,
millet, and whole oats. I buy 50 pound sacks from Agway, it's cheap.
I toss several scoops out my window during the day... a feeder would
be too much trouble to keep filled. The squirrels eat it too, as do
the geese and deer. But I do use hummingbird feeders, the hummers
will arrive like clockwork on the afternoon of May 14th.

[ftumpsh]

"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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How nice, they have little watches! LOL I just made some nectar (sugar
water) and hung the hummingbird feeder. Hummers show up a tad earlier here
than they do in NY. Meanwhile, the azaleas and camelias are in full bloom
so they have plenty of places to dip their beaks I do love watching
them. They're so tiny! Persia (my cat) likes to sit on the back of the
couch and chatter at them.

Jill

[shea4323]

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:06:14 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:


Of course, hummers are a cat magnet... they can watch for hours like
it's a tennis match... heads going back and forth.

[Deven]

In article ,
Brooklyn1 wrote:


Better you than me, Sheldon.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
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http://web.me.com/barbschaller

[geo the genius]

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Looks like you're having an organic fertilizer party. ;-)

Dimitri

[starlette]

Brooklyn1 wrote:


Awwww. I have yet to see deer this spring.

--
Jean B.