Friday, December 03, 2010

STill lots Bloomin in the cold

Howdee all,

Its getting colder here in North Carolina..past few mornings there has been frost on the ground. The news threatens snow on Saturday night…but we don’t believe them..or don’t want to.  Its now 54 at ten thirty in the morning…might reach 60…yippee..maybe that will get us outside for a walk. Yesterday I wanted to go for a walk and Jeff said it was too cold…I didn’t object. >Sissies we are<or maybe we are just lazy in our winter hibernation doldrums.

Any hoo…I did get out and take a few pictures.

Holly Berries are attracting the birds…

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Camilla Flowers all winter

birds and flowers_023Late blooming rosesbirds and flowers_025Pansies seem to like the cold weather…birds and flowers_028Another pretty Camilla flowerbirds and flowers_014Ok..see those nuts below…Sicksta and I worked hard picking up at least 10 bucket loads a few days ago…and piled them here..

Well, more fell during the windy night recently and I we will be filling more buckets and moving them…..so we don’t fall and break our Osteoporosis bones…birds and flowers_017This batch of nuts below…

Jeff is cleaning them and we will take them back to CT for Christmas …My mother wants them for her squirrels…hee hee..WE could take back a ton..but then there will be no room for Christmas presents…hummm..that’s an idea.Smilebirds and flowers_007Eastern Phoebe…me thinks.. hangs out in our yard here.birds and flowers_005

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See you later…need to go fill up the bird feeders…..

Stay WARM!

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Current Bird Yard list of Winter

White-throated sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Brown-headed nuthatch
American Goldfinch
Brown Thrasher
White-breasted nuthatch
Morning dove
Blue Jay
American Crow
House Finch
Pileated Woodpecker
American Robin
Brown-headed Cowbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Common Grackle
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed hawk
Coopers hawk
Northern Flicker
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Phoebe
Carolina Wren
Northern Cardinal
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

7 comments:

  1. Next week is supposed to be really chilly here - Highs only in the
    30s. And maybe snow this weekend.

    Stay warm!

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  2. Love all the bright flowery colors you're still seeing. But those nuts look potentially dangerous to walk on. Would make great Christmas presents for your birding friends.

    All this predicted cold weather makes me think it's time to head further south. I'm really not good with snow.

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  3. Nice flowers, and a heart to think about.

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  4. Lovely flowers Dawn.
    54 degrees, we should be so lucky.

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  5. Congratulations! I hope to have my site featured on Birdingblogs.com some day. Great achievement!

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  6. Dawn, the flowers are beautiful. I love the roses. The heart is really pretty. My driveway looks similiar with all the acorns all over the place.

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  7. Howdee all,
    Thanks for you kind comments..Since this post it has gotten much colder..today its in the mid 30s and windy...burr..
    the flowers are still blommin..but i think the Pansies will freeze tonight.

    Gaelyn...go south..I am with you..I dont like the cold anymore..I have become a whimp.

    Birdhouse Builder
    Thanks For commenting. I write the Featured Bird Blogger of the week series for Birdingblogs.com
    Will have to check out your blog..Come on over to say hello on Birdingblogs.

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