Birdfeeding

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Today is partly sunny, breezy, and cool.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches plus a fox squirrel.

I put out water for the birds.

I set out a few potted plants to get some sun.

More white peonies are blooming, along with deep pink ones under the apricot tree.

EDIT 5/7/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I've seen a male Baltimore oriole eating the orange I put out. :D 3q3q3q!!!

EDIT 5/7/26 -- I planted the tulip poplar from Douglas-Hart at the north edge of the savanna. This species hosts multiple moths as well as the tiger swallowtail butterfly.

I've seen a male rose-breasted grosbeak, a male and a female cardinal separately, and a gray catbird.

EDIT 5/7/26 -- I did some bushwhacking to clear the mow space between the flowerbeds and the Midwinter Grove.

EDIT 5/7/26 -- I did more bushwhacking and stick pickup along the path around the prairie garden. I dumped a trolley of sticks into the firepit. There is still one sapling-sized branch too big for me to handle alone. Frustrating.

EDIT 5/7/26 -- We moved the big branch from the prairie garden to the ritual meadow.

I did more work around the patio.

I can see rain to the northwest, so I am done for the night.