Post your yard and pond visitors

[JBtheExplorer]

European Goldfinches have been showing up every day.

 

[KDubU]

Wow those are pretty, we do not get those here or at least I have not seen one yet and I watch the birds daily at out feeders.

Since our pond has been up and running for three short weeks we have had the following visitors we have never seen before:

- Male and female mallard took a dip and ate some grass around the pond.
- Scarlet Tanager

We have now had many bird taking bath including Robins, Catbirds, Goldfinches, Orioles and Cardinals. No photos though because I never have our camera close by.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Wow those are pretty, we do not get those here or at least I have not seen one yet and I watch the birds daily at out feeders.

Currently, they are only in a few specific areas in the U.S.
The most known area is around Chicago (Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan). I believe I've read that they're also in the New York/New Jersey area.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Chipmunk having breakfast on the woodpile.

 

[Lisak1]

Chipmunk having breakfast on the woodpile.
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Oh my gosh. Why do they have to be so stinkin' cute?? The little marauders!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Oh my gosh. Why do they have to be so stinkin' cute?? The little marauders!

I love em. It seems like their population has gone up around here in recent years. They love running through the pond area. They'll stop and drink in the bog and run across the rocks along the pond and out the fence. They like planting sunflowers around the pond, too.

 

[Lisak1]

They like planting sunflowers around the pond, too.

They are my little garden "helpers" . We have different ideas about where things should grow and unfortunately they usually win, the little devils!

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Had a female Monarch visiting this morning. She was drinking nectar and laying eggs.

 

[Lisak1]

Ahhh! We had our first monarch yesterday afternoon! Such a welcome sight!

 

[MajorDan]

Morning visitor and my hot coffee.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

A Red Admiral has been in the rain garden for awhile. They love Liatris.

 

[MajorDan]

Two tree frogs doing the tango in my pond this morning. And I thought all that croaking last night was about who got the biggest bug.

 

[addy1]

One of our little babies, living in my flowers/weeds. Caught it on the cam just getting up for the morning

 

[j.w]

I had to put my arm out to stop traffic the other day for a mama deer and her two babies crossing the road. They made it!

 

[addy1]

530am a bit dark, the baby moving so fast it is blurred a bit, but down there playing!