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Wildlife Habitat Photos

11 Thursday Aug 2016

Posted by stephiep1016 in Wildlife Habitat

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beauty, flowers, Gardening, magical place, National Wildlife Federation, nature, relaxing, serene, unwind, welcoming, wildlife habitat

I have some new photos to add for our wildlife habitat.  I thought I would share them with you.  I am enjoying them since I wasn’t able to do much gardening this year.  I hope you enjoy them too.

Some of the pictures might be very similar to ones I posted from last Summer.

Many of these flowers and plants come back every year.  They reseed and grow as they want.  We let them stay where they choose.  It makes it a very natural looking environment.

I am sorry if I keep revising this post, but I am still learning what WordPress can do.

I will post more soon.

Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia and Wild Purple Bell Flowers

 

Pow Wow Echinacea

Pow Wow Echinacea

 

Wild Rose

Wild Rose

 

Lily

Lily

 

Gloriosa Daisies

Gloriosa Daisies

 

Geranium

Geranium

 

Shasta Daisies and Dianthus

Shasta Daisies and Dianthus

 

White Dahlia

White Dahlia

 

Blue Salvia With A Big Bumble Bee

Blue Salvia With A Big Bumble Bee

 

Red Salvia

Red Salvia

 

Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia

 

Purple House Finch

Purple House Finch

 

Forget Me Nots

Forget Me Nots

 

Crab Apple Blossoms

Crab Apple Blossoms

 

First Spring Tulips

First Spring Tulips

Butterfly House

Butterfly House

 

Whirling Butterfly Plant

Whirling Butterfly Plant

 

Swallowtail On Milkweed

Swallowtail On Milkweed

 

Newest Wildlife Habitat Sign With Watchful Guardian

Newest Wildlife Habitat Sign With Watchful Guardian

 

Heavenly Blue Morning Glory

Heavenly Blue Morning Glory

 

Violas

Violas

 

Another Swallowtail On Milkweed

Another Swallowtail On Milkweed

 

Pretty View From The Deck

Pretty View From The Deck

 

Baby's Breath

Baby’s Breath

 

Peace Rose

Peace Rose

 

Oriental Poppy

Oriental Poppy

 

Impatients

Impatients

 

Solar Frog Lantern

Solar Frog Lantern

 

 

 

 

I will post more photos as I am able.  Hope you enjoyed them so far.  It really is a magical place.  It is so serene.  It is truly a place to relax and unwind.

I am sorry if I keep revising this.  I am still learning how to work with WordPress.

 

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A “Ribbeting” Habitat Tale…..

22 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by stephiep1016 in Wildlife Habitat

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blue heron, bull frogs, frog crossing, National Wildlife Federation, nature, tadpoles, wildlife habitat

 

We were all excited when we got our habitat signs.  We decided to add a couple of small ponds to the picture. We added a 350 gallon pond near the back of the habitat and a 150 gallon pond by the deck.  A little waterfall made a wonderfully calming sound as it bubbled and splashed away.  It is so soothing!

The big pond. This isn't the best picture, but I will have more down the road for you to see.

The big pond. This isn’t the best picture, but I will have more down the road for you to see.

Bull Frog...Can You Find Him?

Bull Frog…Can You Find Him?

What is a pond without some bull frogs?  We got some tadpoles to make the ponds more interesting.  I even found some “frog crossing” signs online.  It took a while before we started spotting the little guys.  They were so cute! Every day I looked forward to going out to the habitat and finding the frogs.  They’d just sit there and blink at you in the sun.  They were so cute!

Frog Crossing Sign

So Pretty!

Frog Crossing

Watch Your Step!

A Baby Bullfrog!

A Baby Bullfrog!

A Baby Bullfrog!!!

A Heron Statue...Looks Real From a Distance

A Heron Statue…Looks Real From a Distance

Actually this is a heron statue.  There is a story behind it being by the big pond.

One night we had someone knocking anxiously on the front door.  Our next door neighbor was at the door all excited.  She told us that there is a heron on our roof.  Well that’s something you don’t see or hear about.  My husband went outside to see if he could see him.  In the meantime I heard a thud out on the deck.  I peeked out my bedroom window and there was a heron standing on the wicker rocking chair on the deck.  Glenn, my husband, made his way to the back door and opened it slowly.  He found himself nose-to-nose with the blue heron.  The heron was very tall.  They just stood there looking at each other.  Then the heron took off back to our roof top.  I have a photo of the rooftop, but you really can’t see the heron…he was in a shadow.

Wicker Rocker on Deck...great way to relax!

Wicker Rocker on Deck…great way to relax!

We giggled and went back to bed.  It turned out that there was a reason the heron was in our back yard.  He was looking for a night-time snack.  That horrible bird ate our baby bull frogs!  I was so sad….!  We did some research and were told that if we put a statue of a heron out there, that no other heron would invade that territory.  It worked…we haven’t seen a heron in the back yard since.  We never restocked the pond with frogs either.  We are hoping to some day soon.

Having a wildlife habitat can be a lot of fun and very enjoyable…but these kinds of things happen.  I have more stories to share later on.  It is sad, but you have to realize that it is nature.  The herons have to eat too.  They can just go dine somewhere else from now on!

 

 

 

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Hi Ho, Hi Ho, a Camping We Will Go!

25 Tuesday Aug 2015

Posted by stephiep1016 in Fairy Gardening, Gardening

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bear cub, camp ground, deer, enchanted trees, fairy baby, flower fairy, flowers, fox, mushrooms, nature, owl baby, owl nest, picnic bench and table, swing, tent, waterfall, wildlife, wolf

The fairies have enjoyed the lake, but are now ready to really get away and enjoy nature in a secluded setting.  They have decided to fly there to save time.  If you have your fairy dust, sprinkle away, and let’s go!

We are going to land on the east edge of the garden.  Remember that you can click on the images to enlarge them for better viewing.

Happy Camper Aerial

It is a very brief walk to the campsite.  Just follow the gravel road.  Be sure to watch out for wildlife.  On the left you can see a red fox hiding in the plants.

foxy

Now be careful!  I hear a bear.  Sometimes the black bear cubs get into the trash by the camp ground.  We can sneak by him if he is busy digging in the trash can.  There he is….sneak by quietly.  I made the bear, the trash can and the garbage out of polymer clay.  I love that polymer clay!  You can make almost anything out of it.  Go to your right when you get past him.

bear in trash can

Picinic Happy Camper Aerial

One of our fairy friends, the Red Campion Flower Fairy, is already here waiting for us.  She brought a big picnic basket full of food.  The tent is up and there is a nice picnic bench and table there.  The table and benches are made out of little discs of juniper branches that my husband had cut for me.  Just glue several discs together with a hot glue gun and add some moss here and there.  I made the picnic basket, the lantern and the camp fire pit out of polymer clay and stones.  The camp fire pit is full of wood and ready to light.  A hummingbird feeder is there and there is a hummingbird enjoying some juice.  After we have something to eat, we will go exploring.  Try not to make too much noise.  Next to the tent is a sleeping enchanted tree with a big owl nest in its branches.  I made the tree using polymer clay and a big dose of imagination.  I would be happy to post instructions for the trees in a later post.  There is an owl baby and a fairy baby taking a peaceful nap.  How cute is that!!!!

Elf Baby and Owl in Sleeping Enchanted Tree

Lets go exploring.  There is a waterfall near by.  I see a doe and her fawns by the waterfall.  There are all kinds of flowers and plants to look at.  Some of the plants have already bloomed and others are getting ready to.  I really like the blue bell flowers and I love the miniature trumpet vine next to the waterfall.  The flowering plants all came from the local nursery.  They had a big sale one day and I went crazy.  The ground cover is from the lumber yard garden center.

Mountain Fountain 2

Now if we go to the left, you will find another enchanted tree.  This tree has a swing to have  fun on.  The tree is friendly but is quite old, so be gentle with him.   Don’t eat the mushrooms that you see around the campgrounds.  They might be poisonous.  They are pretty to look at though.

Enchanted tree with swing closeup

I hear some rustling in the woods.  It appears there is a momma wolf and her cub watching us play.  Just let her be and please don’t give the or any of the wildlife any food.  The wolf and her baby, as well as the doe, the fawns, and the fox all came from Hobby Lobby in the department for model railroad scenery.

Momma Wolfe and Cub

Soon we can return to the camp site and have some dinner by the campfire and some restful sleep in the tent.  The moonlight will make the waterfall appear to be lighted.  It is well worth seeing.  I will post a photo of the waterfall at night if I can get a good one.  I will post it in another post update.

There you have it!  I have shown you all four of my miniature fairy gardens.  I hope you enjoyed the journey.  I get so much enjoyment sitting on the deck looking at the fairy gardens.  I enjoy gardening in them too.  They need to have maintenance done daily. It’s light gardening and very enjoyable.  Fairy gardening is very relaxing, eases stress and anxiety, boosts the imagination, and is a great way to sink yourself into another world for a quick get away.  I highly recommend it for everyone.

I don’t know if any more will develop, but I will keep you posted.  I have some whimsical ideas floating around in my head.  There is only about a month left, if that, of gardening weather here.  I will have to take all of the gardens apart and everything but the plants inside for the winter.  I am hoping the plants make it through the winter weather.  Maybe I should work on indoor fairy gardens for the winter months.  Let me know if you have any questions.

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