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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by LilyBLily on September 16, 2023, 12:00:02 PM »
That's interesting. Usually, we have both males and females at our feeder, but this year up to five females have been vying with each other to get at the nectar.

Beautiful gardenias. 
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on September 16, 2023, 07:47:16 AM »
Gardenia flowers:







Hydrangea is also putting out new blooms:





Meanwhile, the hummingbirds are still fighting each other over the feeder. They utterly refuse to share.


Unfortunately, that's simply what they do.  No matter how much food you put out there for them, they're still territorial about it.   :shrug

The ones here are fickle and skittish.  One moment, they'll be territorial and running each other off, but the next moment you'll see two drinking from the same tiny hole in the feeder.  They go from friends to enemies and back to friends in the blink of an eye.

They're basically the bird equivalents of meth-heads.


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These are all females--probably pushed away from those other feeders by the males.


It's also possible the males in your area have already flown south.  The males migrate earlier than the females; they're the first to leave in the fall and the first to arrive in the spring.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by LilyBLily on September 16, 2023, 01:30:35 AM »
During our drought, my window hummingbird feeder was mysteriously knocked down on three successive nights. I decided something was thirsty, and I put water in the birdbath that usually holds none. Saw a cat take a drink there a day later. The culprit? It's not a feral cat; it has a collar and I believe belongs to near neighbors, but it is a roamer.

I've been taking the feeder inside after dark, but I fear some damage was done. It's only plastic. (Glass would have broken on the pavers below.) Wasps have been all over it for days. I tried washing it thoroughly and the situation seems better, but this exact feeder is no longer being made. If necessary, I'll use Krazy Glue to fix the cracks over the winter.

Meanwhile, the hummingbirds are still fighting each other over the feeder. They utterly refuse to share. It has been so dry that few other flowers are available for them, although the next door neighbor has multiple feeders so mine isn't the only one around. These are all females--probably pushed away from those other feeders by the males.

They'll leave soon. They usually vanish when the weather gets a little colder.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by Vijaya on September 16, 2023, 12:33:46 AM »
Gardenias!!! Oh yes! Our hummers have been in our okra--such pretty flowers. It's been gorgeous in Chs too! Loving it. And my kids are home with their friends, so all is well in my world.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on September 15, 2023, 10:18:10 AM »
A few new gardenia flowers have blossomed recently, presumably as a result of the substantial rains we had a few days ago.  The hummingbirds are still swarming impressively, and they sometimes poke their noses into the gardenias.  I also sometimes poke my nose into the gardenias because those flowers are one of my favorite aromas.

The weather forecast for the next few days is supposed to be sunny and pleasant and about as perfect as weather can be, so let's hope that actually happens.

I'm pretty burned out on yard work.  I did a lot of it this year, and I'm ready for the dormant season.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on September 08, 2023, 05:58:43 AM »
Looks good enough to eat!

:tup3b

 :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:

Very nutritious.  :) Will have to wait a while until it ripens. Will be sharing with neighbours and freezing some.  :)
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by LilyBLily on September 08, 2023, 05:14:03 AM »
Looks good enough to eat!

:tup3b
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by Jan Hurst-Nicholson on September 08, 2023, 02:05:45 AM »
Had a lovely crop of papayas this year. This is one of the last ones. It weighs 2.4 kg and measures 37 cm. The tree popped up on my compost heap a few years ago and has been giving some delicious fruit. Have to pick them before they are properly ripe in case the monkeys get them :icon_rolleyes:
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by LilyBLily on August 30, 2023, 02:18:48 AM »
With zero snow last winter, we've had an invasion of bugs this year, so anything that eats them is welcome. Unless it's Dracula's assistant.
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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on August 29, 2023, 02:25:08 PM »
Tennessee isn't that far from Georgia so I'm going to keep an eye out for them.


They'll be in your neighborhood sooner or later.  When they arrive, you won't just see one or two.  They'll pop up everywhere.  Start looking for them in August; that's when they've grown big enough to actually be noticed.


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...they would make a web and sit right in the middle of it. That was when I started the exposure therapy...


It's a good thing you've already gone through that, because you'll need it.  I had to knock down some Joro webs last year because they had barricaded me in my home.  They're harmless critters, and I enjoy looking at them so long as they're not in my way, but they eventually did get in my way.

The good news is that they eat a ton of bugs.  Their webs are constantly full of trophies, and whenever I go outside to take a look at them, I usually find at least one spider actively munching on something.  This land is just one big smorgasbord for them.  They're probably kicking themselves for not immigrating to the New World sooner.
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