Birds and Flowers

[yourlibrarian]

We've had these finches around since we first moved here but so rarely spot them (and even more rarely manage a photo of them). Not sure why they avoid our food plate but saw one flitting around the other day.

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Some wildflowers from a recent walk.





We have a large hibiscus which is more of a vine than hibiscus actually. Come the end of summer it has to be cut back to a stump for it to regrow the next year. Last month it popped out its first flower and two of our other hibiscus decided to bloom the same day.



I caught the hummingbird coming and going at one point as well. I think it might have been last year when a hummingbird decided to investigate a closing bloom -- which is so big that the hummingbird disappeared inside it -- the stem alone was longer than the bird!

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[yourlibrarian]

That's really interesting to hear! And it explains a lot. We might have one sighting a year.

Thanks! That's all my partner's doing so I'll pass that along.