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Simply Red
Cuphea llavea 'Tiny Mice' It must be time for my annual post extolling the virtues of Cupheas. But you could just go back and read one of the previous ones. So instead, how about the virtues of red?...
View ArticleMorning in the Country: a One-minute Vacation
It’s generally peaceful here at Tangled Branches South. In the morning, I like to relax with a cup of tea and watch the world wake up. Turn your sound up to hear the birds (and the neighbors’ dog).
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The Second Blackbird Invasion
This has happened twice this winter. Huge flocks of blackbirds descend on Tangled Branches South. They forage a while in the woods and in the grass and then depart. Yesterday, though, they actually...
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New Yardbird: Fox Sparrow
A life bird for me, although not a rare bird around here. It was foraging in the yard at Tangled Branches South on Tuesday, the 22nd of February, but I haven’t seen it since. It may be an early...
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Blooming
From the very small… Crocus sieberi 'Tricolor' …to the very tall. Red Maple Truly. The crocus is just a few inches high and the maple flowers are 30 to 40 feet above my head. It’s all about...
View ArticleFirst Frost?
I just stepped out to get the newspapers and stepped back in right quick. It’s COLD out there. Of course, the weather people have been warning of this for days, but we had such a nice sunny pleasant...
View ArticleThe Eviction of Phoebe
A few weekends ago, I noticed an Eastern Phoebe checking out our porch ceiling fan at the country house. The weekend after that, a pair of them showed a lot of interest in the front porch, but they...
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New Year, New Birds
I finally got my Pine Siskins. Everybody else has been seeing them for weeks now, and I had never seen one ever. I filled the feeders at Tangled Branches South yesterday after a two week absence and...
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The Eviction of Phoebe: 2009 Edition
Our story begins in 2007 when Eastern Phoebes chose our porch light as the perfect place to raise a family. Luckily there were no eggs when we found the nest (so I believe); the spouse cleaned it off...
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Hummingbird at Work
My best photo of a hummingbird. It was just a lucky shot. I was in the garden with the camera when I heard the telltale hum as it zipped past me on its way to the flowers. I thought I was too far away...
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