BALD EAGLES!

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Looking out the door this morning ... Bees? *closer look* Bees! WTF even. The usual rule is that bees don't come out until after all danger of frost is past. But it is mid-freaking-February and there are honeybees all over my patio drinking from shallow puddles of meltwater. I'm like, what do they expect to find this early? Oh hey, the first of my crocus flowers is blooming. And yep, there is a bee in it. Okay then. Clearly I need to plant more early-blooming bulbs to feed my bees.

We made a day trip, and I spotted a pair of bald eagles in a tree. :D 3q3q3q!!!! It's exciting enough to see one, but two together are likely a breeding pair. Which means MOAR EAGLES!

Birdfeeding

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Today was sunny earlier but cloudy now. It's fairly mild though.

Before lunch, I took pictures of the spring flowers. Multiple lavender crocus and blooming in the goddess garden along with the winter aconite. Honeybees are out again. :D

After lunch, I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows and a male cardinal.

I put out water for the birds and refilled the puddles where bees were drinking yesterday.

Then I raked leaves off about half of the daffodil garden.

EDIT 2/21/24 -- I took more pictures.

I finished raking leaves off the daffodil garden.

EDIT 2/21/24 -- I took a few more pictures.

 

I collected leaves from the daffodil garden and hauled 3 trolley loads to dump around the oak seedlings.

 

As the sun is setting and I have finished today's planned task, I am done for the night.

 

 

Photos: House Yard and West Savanna

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I took more photos in my yard today. These are from the house yard and the western end of the savanna.

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Photos: East Savanna and Flowerbeds

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These photos show the east savanna and the flowerbeds.

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