Monday, November 5, 2012

November Already?/Nature Notes

Nature in the garden this week

The sun has been covered by clouds this week and the remains of Sandy have caused rain every day. Truth be told, we needed the rain here...but no one needed the winds.

Local birds visited out feeders regularly. In the largest square you can see two male house finches. They appeared to be having a standoff, but actually I think they were just looking at each other.

Moving clockwise: seed pods of variegated obedient plant (Physotegia); seed pods of purple coneflowers (Echinacea);  plums of maiden grass (Miscanthus); red leaves of Diablo ninebark (Physocarpus) and a female house finch foraging below the seed feeder.

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20 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlNovember 5, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    love the coneflower heads! so cool!

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  2. Grandma Barb's This and ThatNovember 5, 2012 at 7:28 PM

    Still some nice color in your garden.

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  3. Buttons ThoughtsNovember 5, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    I love your Nature Notes I feel smarter every time I leave here:) B

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  4. renae November 5, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    Wow!!! Those photos are vibrant and beautiful. Thanks for your recent comments over at my place. That's nice of ya.

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  5. Pamela GordonNovember 5, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    Very nice mosaic. I like the colours.

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  6. MichelleNovember 5, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Sweet birds at the feeder.

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  7. StephanieNovember 5, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    Lucky you to still have color in your garden.

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  8. LONDONLULUNovember 5, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    Wonderful & colorful November collage, such rich burnt tones for the season!

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  9. Paul in Powell RiverNovember 6, 2012 at 2:31 AM

    ll those nice autumn oranges, and the finches fit right in.

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  10. LowellNovember 6, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    Those wee finches are so cute! I'm not even going to try to pronounce all those other names! I'm not very smart, but I'm not crazy! :-)

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  11. MadSnapperNovember 6, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    your photos glow like jewels, the colors are so beautiful. in color pallettes i always go for jewel colors, not pastels, and i think that is why i love your photos

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  12. JudyNovember 6, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    It is getting to be that time of year...
    I do like the finches!

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  13. GeorgeNovember 6, 2012 at 11:02 AM

    You always create beautiful collages for these posts. I really like the photo of the finches facing off.

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  14. eileeninmdNovember 6, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Lovely images, the house finches and the coneflower seed pods are my favorite shots. Have a great day!

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  15. CarverNovember 6, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    I always love your nature collages. The lighting in these makes me think autumn even without the subject matter.

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  16. SusanNovember 6, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    This collage is so very, very pretty!

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  17. LeoraNovember 6, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    I like the maiden grass and the Diablo ninebark - great names!

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  18. lotusleafNovember 7, 2012 at 12:51 AM

    I like the names of the plants- Obedient plant, diabolo ninebark, maiden grass! I wonder if any plant in the planet is really obedient...

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  19. Betty ManousosNovember 7, 2012 at 6:04 AM

    cool collage! love it!

    happy november!

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  20. Rambling WoodsNovember 7, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    You made something beautiful out of your weather...your house finch look great.. I always have some with eye disease..too much inbreeding from the original 40 birds that were released pets from years ago..Michelle

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