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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 23, 2024 6:38:45 GMT
Other than chainsaws, loaders pouring rock into truck-beds, and dump-truck tailgates slamming, all sounds which I hear constantly every day, my outside world is mostly silent of the sounds of nature except for that never-stops crickets hollering in my head that has went on since my childhood.
Day before yesterday, while trying to hopefully hear the massive refrigerant leak in one of my trucks, I wore my Walker Game Ear all day long; I had it on Turbo Boost and the volume up four clicks.
I could hear millions of birds singing.
Curiously, from about 11:AM until past 2:PM, way off in the distance, I kept hearing a hoot owl doing his hooting --- in the middle of the day.
I don't remember ever hearing an owl in the middle of the day before; of course, I am not normally able to hear the neighbors whispering to each other about me from half-a-mile away either = those Walker Game Ears ROCK when you are stone deaf otherwise.
As keen as that Walker is, alas, I never was able to hear that A/C leak; I have diligently looked and listened for it for three days and just gave up and ordered a new compressor.
But, I did get to hear a hoot owl in the middle of the day. |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 23, 2024 8:57:45 GMT
I just can't stop taking pictures of these beautiful peonies..... I can understand why...they really are gorgeous. |
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Post by Howard on Apr 23, 2024 10:55:50 GMT
It's far easier to eradicate leaf miner, citrus mite and stink bugs...  |
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Post by hmca on Apr 23, 2024 15:28:44 GMT
Both birds are great, but there is something about the meadowlark that makes it my favorite, pontiac1940 . It's far easier to eradicate leaf miner, citrus mite and stink bugs... Hoping you mean the bird takes care of those pesky insects and not that you'd like to eradicate the bird.  |
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Post by Howard on Apr 23, 2024 16:37:27 GMT
Both birds are great, but there is something about the meadowlark that makes it my favorite, pontiac1940 . It's far easier to eradicate leaf miner, citrus mite and stink bugs... Hoping you mean the bird takes care of those pesky insects and not that you'd like to eradicate the bird. No, we love the birds but they all attack our lime trees and the cockies are hardest to stop, short of netting the tree, which looks awful. Ah well, we could never eat them all anyway (the limes not the birds). |
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Post by blackmutt on Apr 23, 2024 23:37:57 GMT
Beautiful shots Clive!
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Post by Jim on Apr 24, 2024 0:10:38 GMT
Just visited your signature site, Judy. Wow! You have some really gorgeous images posted there. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 28, 2024 3:10:24 GMT
Yellow-rumped warblers. There are lots of these about but they are hard to get close to and/or they are usually behind twigs.   |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 28, 2024 9:27:38 GMT
Gorgeous looking birds. Love the little pops of yellow. |
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Post by cats4jan on Apr 28, 2024 11:53:27 GMT
Looks like someone sprinkled yellow on his head.
I just love any nature/landscaping photos, but I have to admit - birds are my favorites
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Post by hmca on Apr 28, 2024 17:14:19 GMT
Three beautiful captures, Clive!
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Post by blackmutt on Apr 30, 2024 0:43:17 GMT
Just visited your signature site, Judy. Wow! You have some really gorgeous images posted there. Thank you so much!! |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 30, 2024 5:29:01 GMT
Lots of goslings around now with more to come at "my" ponds.   |
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 30, 2024 6:00:23 GMT
All I can say is they had better stay out of the water; watch five little duckies swimming along and all of a sudden one disappears beneath the water's surface, jerked under by a big old turtle; will it be Little Duckie #1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 ? |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Apr 30, 2024 15:11:13 GMT
All I can say is they had better stay out of the water; There are no predator turtles here just these painted turtles. The goslings pretty much live in the water although they do feed on grass around the ponds. Large northern pike have been known to eat small waterfowl but there are no large pike in these ponds. Coincidently, I took this photo yesterday as well. Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)  |
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