19-Apr-2021
Northern cardinal
A couple of cardinals in the Backyard Garden (BYG) feasting on leaf buds.
19-Apr-2021
Eastern grey squirrel (Sciuris carolinensis)
Squirrels were busy running around the garden, including two grey squirrels chewing on this stump.
19-Apr-2021
American robin
Robins were seen and heard all over the garden today. Other birds heard and/or seen included tree swallows, blue jay, ruby-crowned kinglets, cardinal, black-capped chickadees, american goldfinches, song sparrows, downy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, hairy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, mourning doves, eastern phoebe, red-winged blackbirds, and above, turkey vulture, ring-billed gulls and canada goose were flying across the garden.
19-Apr-2021
Pasque flower (Anemone patens)
This very pretty plant is already in full flower in the Backyard Garden section of the FWG, one of the earlier bloomers.
19-Apr-2021
Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum)
This pretty plant was beginning to bloom, but I think what really distinguishes this plant are the seedheads, feathery and graceful, which gave rise to the common name.
19-Apr-2021
Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum)
Another photo of the pretty Prairie smoke, showing the leaves.
19-Apr-2021
Backyard Garden of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden
Early spring in the BYG, and things are greening up nicely. Today, this is where much of the activity was in terms of birds and small mammals.
13-Apr-2021
Late day overlooking the old field habitat
Late in the day, as the sun sets, the wildlife garden takes on a different character. This looks more like a rural scene outside the city rather than in the heart of it.
13-Apr-2021
The old field at sunset
Another shot showing the sun setting across the old field.
14-Apr-2021
Dark-eyed junco
One of many birds attracted by the sunflower seeds in the well-stocked Backyard Garden feeder.
13-Apr-2021
Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
A healthy looking rabbit who seems to have survived the winter well.
13-Apr-2021
Eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Late in the day, rabbits come out to feed.
