Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Around Home

Lewis's woodpecker. There are 2 coming to our suet feeders. Would you believe a pink and dark green bird?


Red Crossbill. We have also had white winged crossbill but they are more uncommon in this area.







Osprey. Many nest in this valley. This bird was in the top of our cottonwood tree.










The lettuce I started in the cold frame. It is now big enough to eat but has to be protected by these cages or the deer will get to them first. I planted 20 bean seeds and 19 are up. Looking forward to fresh beans but it will be a while.












Native lupine. Have several of these in the yard.






Ornamental crabapple. These are not a native plant like we prefer but it was planted by the former owner. They sure are pretty even though not native.












Our house. The trees are just leafing out and the lilacs are just starting to bloom. There are 75 lilac bushes along the fence rows on this property. The Sapphire mountains are in the background [to the east] and the Bitterroot Mountains are to the west.

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