Showing posts with label hummingbirds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hummingbirds. Show all posts

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Monarchs of Ainsworth

Last spring, on a whim, I bought a package of Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower) seeds. I thought they'd be pretty, and they are …

Tithonia
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… but it turns out they are also a magnet for Monarch butterflies.

Monarch 0

Monarch 1

Monarch 2

Monarch 3

Monarch 4

Monarch 5

The hummingbirds like them too, but the hummingbirds don't want their picture taken.

Hummingbird

Friday, September 11, 2009

Geometric Birds of Ainsworth

It's time to get all artsy!


Canada geese in V-formation over power lines:
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Hummingbird on TV antenna:
HummingbirdSilhouette


Starlings on railroad tower:
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