garden wildlife

Hummingbird Attraction

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On the garden magic scale, butterflies rank pretty high, but I think hummingbirds stand even higher.  On a normal spring or summer day—provided that your chosen habitat is not a glass office tower—you will probably catch a glimpse of a butterfly, even if it is only a common cabbage white.  The arrival of a hummingbird, … Read more

Mr. Antlers

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Lately the morning news is full of breathless anchor people announcing that someone in some suburb has sighted a coyote.  Easterners thought coyotes were romantic back when they howled at us long-distance from the West; it’s different now the feral canines are here among us. The coyotes are keeping company in our backyards, parks, train … Read more