Welcome visitors to the garden

[jason biggs]

one less lizard in the garden
weird thing is, it is mid winter- temps are reaching 30 degrees and the snakes are feeding ???

 

[hinmo24t]

one less lizard in the garden
weird thing is, it is mid winter- temps are reaching 30 degrees and the snakes are feeding ???
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poisonous snake?

 

[jason biggs]

harmless constrictor - brown house snake.

 

[atlarsenal]

 

[BrianBay9]

Chickadee chicks in the hydrangeas.

 

[Carol 83]

 

[atlarsenal]

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Looks familiar

 

[Carol 83]

Looks familiar

The bees really seem to love the cone flowers.

 

[Flowerhouse]

This busy little pair was in my Fukien Tea. I left it outside until they had moved on.

 

[AZbonsai]

Did not want to start a new thread but I thought I would post this here since many of our bonsai garden visitors are of the feathered variety.

Scientists, experts stumped at what’s killing songbirds in Pa., Del., and 8 other states: ‘It’s frustrating’

The disorder is marked by swollen eyes with a crusty discharge, and erratic flight and stumbling.

www.inquirer.com

 

[Carol 83]

Not my garden, but a mama duck brought her babies to our vacation condo for a visit this morning.

 

[hinmo24t]

woodchuck and rabbit patrol here.

this year i saw both inside the fence in my backyard and harlee scared the s
out of them. havent seen them again...

they squeeze thru 2x4" welded metal fencing in fact

 

[Moridin]

 

[CasAH]

Not my garden, but a mama duck brought her babies to our vacation condo for a visit this morning. View attachment 385193

I had a pair of mallards visiting my koi pond everyday until two weeks ago.

now I have to tackle the algae and six foot weeds my wife and daughter would not let me take care of, because they might be nesting.

 

[BrightsideB]

 

[Shibui]

Looks familiar

Take a closer look. There are subtle differences.

I don't know Illinois bees and flies well but the first image appears to be a fly - probably bare faced mimic fly.
Second image is a bee (it has 4 wings), Probably a carpenter bee.

 

[Carol 83]

Take a closer look. There are subtle differences.

I don't know Illinois bees and flies well but the first image appears to be a fly - probably bare faced mimic fly.
Second image is a bee (it has 4 wings), Probably a carpenter bee.

It was an IL bee. They were all over the cone flowers.

 

[jaco94]

A green cheek conure, perhaps escaped from his house, in the garden this afternoon ...

 

[jaco94]

I didn't know this little guy an hour ago, now we're friends, and he doesn't want to leave my shoulder ...

 

[jaco94]

This little bird is very friendly, he is interactive and seeks contact which means it was hand raised so he probably has an owner looking for it, for this reason I put an ad on the internet for lost and found animals in order to try to find its owner, moreover I ask around in the neigbourhood ...