The Garden And Its Welcome Visitors
The Garden And Its Welcome Visitors is ever changing. This female Cooper's hawk has discovered the bird feeder, too. While she may have discovered it earlier unbeknownst to me, I caught sight of her and captured this shot of her in the trees out back this past week. Notice how her tail is fanned! As you can imagine, the ever wary little birds at the feeder scattered and disappeared quickly.
Apparently, these medium-sized hawks are a common sight at bird feeders. Last year, I got a shot of a baby hawk in the trees. The hawks are a common sight flying over the woods. There is an abundance of squirrels, chipmunks, and smaller birds here in our own backyard. It is really not surprising they are here.
Unfortunately, I was distracted for a few minutes by other matters and by the time I got back, the hawk was gone. This picture reminds us of what a gorgeous bird the hawk is.
Speaking of gorgeous, the roses are still blooming in the garden! This little bumblebee is a welcome visitor. If you want bumblebees in your garden, plant 'Monarda', also known as 'bee balm'. The bumblebees are thick on those plants when they are blooming throughout the summer. And they love the Liatris, too! Little birds eat the seeds from these two plants, too.
The roses in the garden will continue to bloom until we have a hard frost. I love the red roses, but this climbing rose is so unusual. You can see why the name is "Jacob's Coat"!
The petunias in the pots flanking the front door have been replaced with "Ashley Dark Orange" chrysanthemums. The rusty color reflects the autumn colors in the decor throughout the house now, too.
The tree leaves have been changing color and some have already fallen. Yes, Fall is here.
Remember how I had planned to make a 'ladybug house'? Well, a trip to the craft store looking for bamboo was an eye opener. I wasn't sure I wanted to spend so much money on a big bundle of bamboo. What would I do with the rest of it?
The thought was that I would just use a bird house and pry the front off, cut the bamboo, and fill the house with it. I searched for a bird house.
In the 'unfinished wood' section at Hobby Lobby, this little house caught my eye! They had a ladybug house!
I had a coupon! Lol! So, for six bucks, this little ladybug house came home with me. There is bamboo in the top section. Pine cones in the bottom section. Not sure what is supposed to be in the middle section. Does anyone know? Please, comment below if you do!
Haven't decided for sure how to paint this little house, but I'm thinking it might need a tin roof. That will be a project for this winter and it will be ready for spring next year. Yes, I am already thinking of next spring, my favorite time of year!
Yes, The Garden And Its Welcome Visitors is ever changing.
