FAUNA
You can view a slideshow that presents:
- Avian Visitors
- Lepidopterans
- Apis
In other words - Birds, Bees & Butterflies along with some other miscellaneous denizens of MyBackyard .
FLORA
In my backyard is a garden. I believe in garden magic. It's an enchanting quality that never fails to elevate my spirit. Care must be taken to ensure the magic does not fade away. Careless thoughts and deeds will cause an erosion of the magic and it could disappear. You will see a slideshow that is intended to present a sample of what's growing in MyBackyard
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ― Albert Einstein
Listen to nature’s voice—it contains treasures for you. -- Huron Tribe proverb
Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand. -- Henry David Thoreau- Journals(1838-1859) - January 5, 1856
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.-- John Muir (1838-1914) - The Yosemite (1912)
Job 12:7-10
But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will teach you: or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. Which of these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In His hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind
Welcome To "MyBackyard"
Within this site you find a collection of photographs that portray nature related events that have occurred within the borders of my backyard. My backyard is small and I live in a congested suburban development; even so, I ascribe to making my backyard "Wildlife Friendly" along with cultivating a “wee bit of garden magic to throw into the mix”. Nature is about life; a wondrous cycle of life events -- emergence, growth to maturity, and finally expiration. I have found there are many wondrous events of nature taking place constantly all about us, with many of those events occurring within our very own backyards.
HUMMINGBIRDS AND HAWKS
HUMMINGBIRD SIGHTING DATES:
2019: First sighting 3 April, Female 17 April.
2018: First sighting 30 March; last sighting 15 October 2018.
2017: 1st male hummingbird sighting was on 1 April, the 1st female sighting was on 22 April. Last sighting 10/13/2017.
2016: 1st male hummingbird sighting was on 3 April, the 1st female sighting was on 7 April.
2015: The hummingbird first sighting occurred at 0900 hours on 31 March. The first female appeared on April 9; their last day was 17 October.
2014: First sighting was on 4/11; the regulars were gone by late November 2014.
HAWKS:
Occasionally a hawk may visit and it is always a dramatic event.
EVENTS OF NATURE IN PHOTOS
I'm an avid amateur photographer so it was “only a logical progression” that I carry a camera while in the backyard. And while I have missed far many more “good” shots than I actually have captured, I continue to endeavor to be prepared for that "great shot" when it develops and is presented.
I have a site that lists a portfolio of nature photos for sale. If you are interested try this link:
https://khindall.smugmug.com
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