Many different species of birds are migrating through our yards in November. A walk around the front acre of our 2.5- acre property from 8:30am to 9:00am revealed many birds and butterflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The painted bunting feeder had one male in it and was later joined by several females. A house wren was squawking from inside of the firebush while a hummingbird fed outside on its tubular flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A cicada buzzed while being chased by a blue jay and the chips of various wood warblers could be heard up in the oaks. Further along… two catbirds and another hummingbird scolded me for interrupting their breakfasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While checking out the scores of insects on the flowering pineland privet, an annoyed house wren, dining on these insects, gave me his two cents worth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, and in the evening, is a good time to watch for coopers, red shouldered and red tailed hawks patrolling for prey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have noticed that even the unwelcome green Cuban knight anole is becoming prey for some of these hawks. Here is a non-native lizard that eats other lizards, frogs and little birds only to be eaten by larger birds; fair is fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Butterflies included: the monarch, zebra longwing, Julia, queen, ruddy daggerwing, soldier, cassius blue, several orange sulpher species, and gulf fritillary.\u00a0 Standing in one spot, I could count 18 butterflies of various species, and it got better as the temperature warmed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plants producing fruit or nuts included: beautyberry, wild coffee, marlberry, coontie, oaks, Spanish stopper, rouge plant, white stopper, and strangler fig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A birdbath with a drip tube attached and a mister is just what these birds need now that the rains have stopped. In fact, water is becoming the most important item in the yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What a great way to start a relaxing Sunday. Take a walk with your family and enjoy the beauty within your own back yard. The more grass you replace with natives, the more interesting your walks will become. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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