Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
Monthly Archives: February 2010 I always hate seeing something like this. This is a bird that I’ve seen feeding on the bird feeders over the past week or so. From a distance, I could see there was something “unusual” about this bird, but I couldn’t tell exactly what it was. Today I managed to get a couple of pictures…  I had two new Backyard Birds appear this weekend. Unfortunately, I only managed to get a picture of one of them; the Red Winged Blackbird. These birds are quite noisy compared to some of the other Backyard Birds, but honestly I like the sound. After hearing nothing but mostly silence for the past month and…  The other day I was debating whether the new Backyard Birds I was seeing were Pine Warblers or American Goldfinches. I settled on the bird being a Pine Warbler. I finally figured out how to tell the difference between a Pine Warbler and an American Goldfinch. The beak on the Pine Warbler (above) is a…  I couldn’t stand it any longer. Although there is a chance of freezing weather this week, I just had to go buy some new plants. I’ve been tired of looking in the backyard and seeing nothing but brown. I previously had about 10 milkweed plants (which have been in pots that I take indoors when…  To be honest, I’m assuming these pictures are of a Pine Warbler. It could also be an American Goldfinch. I’ve gone back and forth in all my bird books and even checked out Greg Lavaty’s website (a real expert on birds), and I still can’t say for certain what kind of bird this is. If…  Finally the sun came out over the last few days. That gave me the opportunity to dust off the camera and take some pictures. What I didn’t really expect was to get some pictures of birds I have never seen before, at least not in my backyard. First up, the House Finch. If I am… Just received a report from the North American Butterfly Association that up to 10% of the Monarchs over-wintering in the El Rosario section of the reserve have probably died due to the intense rain and hailstorms. So first we have the lowest recorded population count ever, and now there already is a loss of 10%…  I don’t think Maggie was feeling too well tonight. Her stitches seemed to be bothering her. When she was laying on the couch I noticed that she was bleeding around her stitches on her front shoulder. She didn’t actually tear the stitches, but she did appear to scratch herself up pretty good. I cleaned her…  Leecy went to the vet yesterday to pick up some ointment for Maggie’s incisions and got quite a surprise. It was Madison’s ashes. I have to say, that Live Oak Pet Services put together a really touching and wonderful package. They included a nice little urn with Madison’s remains, a certificate of cremation, rosemary, and…  The vet called late last night to tell me how the surgery on Maggie went. Basically the one place on her back was definitely just a fatty deposit and no big deal (other than the big incision she has). The other “thing” on her shoulder blade was more of a concern. He couldn’t determine what… I’m still pretty sad about Madison not being around anymore. Maybe this is typical in any death. When I go upstairs I still expect to see Madison give me a meow greeting I think Chloe is curious to where that other cat went to hide. I mainly get teary these last few days when I…  Today was a very sad day for me as I had to put my 15 year old cat, Madison, down to sleep. For the last week or so, Madison hadn’t really eaten that much, nor had she really used the litter box. She would still purr when I would hold her, but I could tell… |
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