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[Hound Heaven]

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Nice. I love how that rock has a secret grotto beneath it

 

[addy1]

Nice. I love how that rock has a secret grotto beneath it

The fish love it.

 

[islandboy]

This great horned owl arrived above our pond a few days back. The local Cooper's hawks took offense.

 

[j.w]

This great horned owl arrived above our pond a few days back. The local Cooper's hawks took offense.

The owl doesn't seem much bothered at all

 

[Hound Heaven]

This great horned owl arrived above our pond a few days back. The local Cooper's hawks took offense.

Great footage! Boy that owl is gorgeous. Thanks for posting

 

[dinm]

Pretty sure I just saw a dragonfly. It was blueish color, but it was way bigger than a damselfly. So far I've seen a red & blue damselfly and this dragonfly, no pictures as he was just hovering and flying all over the place but that's interesting. It definitely did not look like a damselfly to me though, damselflies depending on the color you can sort of barely see but this guy was quite big.

No idea where they come from.

 

[Hound Heaven]

No (visible) owls for a week then she showed up last night and scoped out the pond for a while. Then at dusk, I went in and she actually sat outside and watched me through the window. Or maybe she was watching tv.
She shows up again this morning - watches all the activity in the pond for a while then hops to the fence. Then a hummer decided it should run her off

A new dragonfly showed up today.

And the bog hibiscus (Luna Swirl) started putting on a show

 

[Hound Heaven]

She stopped by the pond for a bit last night, then into the woods. A few minutes later they BOTH popped up on the fence and started SMOOOOOOCHING

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Great horned owl sitting in a tree overlooking my native garden. I heard all the robins in the area alerting, which is always a sign that there's an owl somewhere nearby.

 

[mrsclem]

We put bird feeders on the window for the cats to watch. Seems we have an upgrade!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Wren parents each with a mouthful of food.

 

[Hound Heaven]

Wren parents each with a mouthful of food.

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I just love House Wrens - I have some too. They talk and talk and talk! I hear the kids a lot now, must be close to fledging soon.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I just love House Wrens - I have some too. They talk and talk and talk! I hear the kids a lot now, must be close to fledging soon.

They're amazing! It's been a few years since I've had them nesting because the sparrows took over all my bird houses, but now that I shrunk the hole size down on all of them, I'm hoping to see wrens much more frequently each spring. This pair moved in very quickly after I changed the hole size.

 

[Hound Heaven]

They're amazing! It's been a few years since I've had them nesting because the sparrows took over all my bird houses, but now that I shrunk the hole size down on all of them, I'm hoping to see wrens much more frequently each spring. This pair moved in very quickly after I changed the hole size.

I had to do the same thing. Now I have bluebirds and House wrens nesting Carolina wrens used to nest in the dryer vent, but some wicked beast placed a grate over it to block them.

 

[Hound Heaven]

That this beautiful owl, raised behind here, still exhibits curiosity?trust? thrills me to no end
This morning I found her up high in the trees and I said Good Morning. She flew down, observed the pond that I apparently built just

for her, and then shortly sauntered off for a shady rest in the magnolia. She makes life so much richer