My garden visitors this week......................

We have sort of a wildlife sanctuary in our garden. I like to think everyone is welcome here. Skunks, Apossum, Raccoons(not often that we see them) as well as the usual bird life, including our two Mallards. Sometimes though we do get some unusual birds come in for a short period of time. I am just hoping that the Oriels come in this May with the Rose Breasted Grosbeak that we saw for the first time last year. This little beauty is a Yellow rumped Warbler. I have never seen one in my garden.

Nelly and Nigel come every day, they come when I call them because they know they will get food. Yes I give them bread as a treat but have seeds and nuts and fruit on the ground along with water for them. We put out raw veggies too for them and bunnies who may like them.

A handsome couple I must say. Nigel is a good husband and keeps Nelly safe. She loves the small pond we have and all the critters drink from it. I have bird baths at the normal level for birds. Small dishes for bees and one large tray under the feeder where I put the ground food. Nelly has claimed it and was washing herself in it this morning so I had to go clean it out. Nigel doesn't like the Crow getting near Nelly otherwise they get along and they have different feeding stations. Yesterday was Bunny day.

They were chasing each other around, I suppose one may be a male and one female but who knows. Please bring me baby bunnies and I will put some lettuce out to grow for you. I also have carrots. There was at the same time the big bunny who somehow gets through the fences (jumps) and gets the food outside. Someone enjoyed the Banana I put out and nibbled on the 1/2 apple. I now have oranges and grape jelly (jam) out for the Oriels when they come. The Chipmunk has not been around in a couple of days but they are also constant visitors. No cats here now so they are safe. They are also greedy. The Squirrels look like young ones they are smaller than the usual ones. Those I could do without. They have invaded our eves out front and we have Starlings out back nesting over the back door in the eves. Gerry thought he had it blocked off but nope. I wish she would sweep up after herself. The nesting materials fall on the back porch.

Well I must say it's rather like a farm in it's way. I clean up after animals but ya know what, kids are worse.