This week the plants have been bursting from the warmth of the soil and I have been running around with the camera to document the blooms. This weekend we had colour of a different kind come to the garden. We have two hummingbird feeders up but one of them is most interesting to a pair of Orioles. The male is in the top left corner. The Rose-breasted Grosbeak appears in spring here. His colouring is so vivid. On Friday I looked out the window just about suppertime to find an oddity at the feeder. I thought my glasses needed cleaning. It was the Indigo Bunting, a bird of the forest. I was glad the camera was near and I got his picture. How special to get these little gifts. Magnolia “Betty” is beginning to bloom. Such a beautiful flower. The Dicentra is in full bloom and I love how the stems arch heavily with these heart shaped flowers. Little Tulipa “Tarda” is a reliable little bloomer each spring. The flowers are so crisp and bright.
Monday is Mosaic Monday and I join Mary our host for Mosaic Monday. Hope to see you there. I love to see what is happening in your part of the world. Valerie
17 comments:
Hi Val
How exciting to see a blue indigo at a feeder! I know I've heard the orioles around here so better get my nectar feeder out for them.
The only interesting thing I have to report is that we're up to 8 frogs in the pond daily. :-)
Judith
Your photos are great and I love how you arranged your mosaic! Very artistic!
Oh, how lovely!!!
Lovely mosaic full of beautiful blooms and feathered friends. Such wonderful color. How lucky you are. Have a delightful week.
This is such a springlike mosaic of birds and blossoms. Your captures are beautiful and reming me of all that Moth Nature gives to us on a daily basis. Thanks for a lovely post.
Wonderful pictures of the birds!!! Well done. I have trouble getting pictures of the creatures sometimes! Thank you!! Cathy
Love the birds and the blooms!!! Have a beautiful week!!!
The birds look like an ad for some super colour-bird-attracting seed! Just lovely!
Lovely mosaic, such pretty captures! I love seeing the birds and the beautiful blooms. Spring is finally in full swing :)
Oh just a few more weeks here before we see that beautiful indigo bunting again! I think I saw a Baltimore oriole the other day though! It seemed to be a large bird shaped monarch butterfly whizzing past the car as I drove down the street...
The birds are as colorful as the flowers...and simply beautiful.
Hi Val, You have gotten some delightful visitors. It's amazing what a difference a month makes! Warm soil for you and blooms! Have a great week! Cheers, Jenni
A very lovely mosaic. You seem to have more colourful birds "over there". And I have also admired 'The Emperor' tulip in your last post. Will look after in in the Autumn.
I like your collection of photos...
What a great variety of birds! In the northwest, they don't tend to be quite as colorful, as a rule.
You have captured some beautiful birds with your camera lens! I love the way they look paired with flowers in your mosaic.
Hi Val...thanks for stopping by my blog and your nice comment about my porch. I love your mosaic...especially the bleeding heart. I'm anxious to look around your blog some more and see what I can learn! Happy Weekend...~Ann
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