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What doth the watchful setter eye behold...
What doth the watchful setter eye behold? A multitude of wonders!
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Tiny Denizens of the air...
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Beauty in the woods and gardens...
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Portents of the hordes to come...
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The watchful setter eye doth enjoy the merriment of others...
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And if that eye be watchful enough...
...and that setter be quick enough... ...said setter doth find himself claiming a little of that merriment for his own!
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Ember!!
the moth landed on your hand creepy little buggers but such neat looking wings Pretty pansy faces you have , is the white one in the back completely solid or does it have any lines/face? Whoa! excellent Hummingbird pics ~ so close & so clear Happy Kong Chomping Pack
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Each picture tells a story! Wonderful photos. Loved each one.
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yeah!! another beautiful picture story for my daycare!!! they love the adventures of the "spotted" puppies!!!
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I'm in serious trouble thought--we went through a bag of sugar in 2 days and this is the slow time of hummer season for the feeders. I'm gonna hafta hire a nectar chef for the migration this fall! Also, I cheat. I use the edit zoom feature liberally! Quote:
Brandykins! Quote:
I'm glad the kids enjoy the Pack's threads here I'll have to see if I can be more diligent about posting
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Hazel...GREAT story and pictures as usual.
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I always love your pictures and lovely stories! You definitely have a way with words.
Love the hummers too and their little chattering sounds when fighting over the feeders. Oh and the flower that I think is a Trillium. Those are so pretty! The pack is lovely as always.
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Thanks, SIL!
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I wish I could download more of your pics, CearaQC. For some reason, your pics and Brandykin's just don't download for me On rare occasions I manage to see half a puppy or a semi-Belle, though Oh, the joys of dial-up
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Holy crow Hazel, no wonder I haven't seen any Hummers yet...You have 'em all
My Trilliums are just about spent sadly because they are one of my favs', I love woodland plants |
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Lovely story. Lovely doggies. And lovely flower and birdie pics!!! Everything around your house is just loverly. Especially the hummers.
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That's a doozy of a moth! Yikes! I love the eye photo.
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ooooh, Luna Moth, how pretty!!! I've only seen one in my life, lucky you!!! (and lucky setters!!!)
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I think the trillium is about done here, too, Chris. :sad: I love them, too! They grow thickly under the trees along the roads here--as far into the woods as you can see
The moths are very pretty, aren't they, bendyfoot? We see Luna Moths pretty frequently. Cecropias on occasion, too! I asked the in-laws to turn off their outside security light for a while--the moths are exhausting themselves fluttering around the light all night and we'd find them on the pavement in front of the garage in the morning...they really need to be expending their energy reproducing instead of flirting with a light... So we won't see any more for a while! 14+, you gonna volunteer to come here when the babies hatch and make hummingbird nectar for hazel? You'd be very welcome I couldn't believe the detail that the camera picked up on that eye shot, AG! It's a pretty versatile little tool, that camera
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Awww looks like the pack is enjoying great weather!!! Great pics and story as always Hazel
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Each and every one of those pics are gorgeous.
I've never seen a luna moth .....they are very pretty. Not like the ugly suckers we get here. Good luck with your Hummingbird Haven. They are so cool to watch but unfortunatly I rarely see them around here either. :sad: |
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Cecropias are incredible...they feel more like a little mammal in your hand than an insect, they're so furry and heavy...amazing and gorgeous!!!
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All your pictures are so clear and beautiful hazel!!
and the moth buggy that is on your hand, that is amazing !! and so many hummingbirds o my,
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Mmmm, you want help with the nectar making? So that means packing up 26 or so kitties and coming down for how long? And just when hubby has the catuary looking really good!!
I have to get my feeder out soon myself. I've seen a couple of hummers around here too. Not nearly as many as you but still............
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Aw, thanks for all the nice comments, ladies.
I agree, bendyfoot--cecropias are just amazing animals!! And any time you wanna pack 'em up and bring 'em on down, 14+, we'll make room for the kitties. While you're here slaving over hot nect...urm...I mean, relaxing on the bench watching the hummers , your hubby can get caught up on all those little kitty catuary projects that he can't do while they're in residence--like installing their own fridge to keep their midnight snacks fresh, carpeting the walls with the finest scratching materials, and the 40 gallon fish tank for their entertainment! Lessee....how long? Well, the hummers typically are gone by the end of September, so pack accordingly.
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Sandman thought the moth was a butterfly so did I .
Love the photos, love the story, love the flowers, love the hummingbirds, but love the doggies best of all .
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WOW that moth is AMAZING!! I have NEVER seen anything like it!! We just have little grey kinda ugly ones... NOTHING like THAT!! WOW!! pretty!!
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They're pretty enough to be a butterfly, that's for sure!
LP, the Pack sends slurpy kisses for you and Sandman. Oh, and the Sheriff wants to congratulate Penny and Lucky on their skillful defense of the homestead! LML, we hardly saw any when we were in the city, but I have friends that used to get hummingbirds to their feeders in droves, even though they were just a block or two away They never told me their secret, though. I hope you get lots!!
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Hazel,what a beautiful moth,I thought for sure it was a butterfly.
Have to Google cecropias,no idea what they are.. All your pics are beautiful,love the eye-shot You could be generous and let us have a couple of Hummers,ok Was it one part sugar,3 parts water for the Hummers???
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chico, I often start out at a 1 part sugar: 3 parts water formula when the birds first get here--sort of an incentive to stick around and recover after their long migration... But after the first week or so I switch to a 1:4 ratio. They seem to like it. They keep bringing their friends
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Thank's Hazel,I'll cook some up tomorrow,maybe I'll get ONE Hummer,today the Gold-Finches went to the Hummer-feeder
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