Wildlife & Related

[ChickNorris]

Taken this weekend by my friend in downtown Telluride

[Hummer]

Taken this weekend by my friend in downtown Telluride

You can bearly see them, but they are out there....

[ChickNorris]

While not native to north America my favorite to plant for the nectar lovers is Nicotiana Sylvestris.

Separately it's very showy in the landscape.

I've just one bird that decided to live in my yard this year, though I heard someone new fly through yesterday. :-)

[Hummer]

While not native to north America my favorite to plant for the nectar lovers is Nicotiana Sylvestris.

Separately it's very showy in the landscape.

I've just one bird that decided to live in my yard this year, though I heard someone new fly through yesterday. :-)

Do you only grow it in the greenhouse? I know that people in the south plant Nicotiana or flowering tobacco for hummingbirds, and I've see it used around Phoenix and south Texas.

[ChickNorris]

Do you only grow it in the greenhouse? I know that people in the south plant Nicotiana or flowering tobacco for hummingbirds, and I've see it used around Phoenix and south Texas.

No. In the yard only.

Its considered an annual here in Colorado, however I have many varieties of plants (including these) that are several years old, die back to the ground & overwinter under peat. Im pretty fortunate to have some decent microclimates on my properties & I've nicknamed these areas my tri-annual beds.

They will overseed as well & grow quickly. If you want to try them I'll send you some seeds from my plants which have proven to be rather hardy.

[Hummer]

No. In the yard only.

Its considered an annual here in Colorado, however I have many varieties of plants (including these) that are several years old, die back to the ground & overwinter under peat. Im pretty fortunate to have some decent microclimates on my properties & I've nicknamed these areas my tri-annual beds.

They will overseed as well & grow quickly. If you want to try them I'll send you some seeds from my plants which have proven to be rather hardy.

Sure, I'd like that. How about a seed exchange? I have extra Rocky Mountain Penstemon, Palmer Penstemon, and Rocky Mountain Bee Plant seeds to share. I'll text you tomorrow.

[TheNash]

Here are a pair to draw to.

[Hummer]

Here are a pair to draw to.

Two Cooper's Hawks. Looks like an adult and a juvenile but I can't be sure from the resolution. Common predators of urban/suburban birds and their populations are growing while other bird populations are declining. I think Cooper's have taken all our woodpeckers this year. Not good for the forest.

[TheNash]

Two Cooper's Hawks. Looks like an adult and a juvenile but I can't be sure from the resolution. Common predators of urban/suburban birds and their populations are growing while other bird populations are declining. I think Cooper's have taken all our woodpeckers this year. Not good for the forest.

You are correct. The other adult was about 20 feet down the fence. They made a nest in a tree across the street this year and hang out in my back yard.

[Hummer]

You are correct. The other adult was about 20 feet down the fence. They made a nest in a tree across the street this year and hang out in my back yard.

That's neat. The young are often noisy and entertaining on the nest. Cooper's nest here in the mountains, too.