Flycatcher

The flycatcher is having a very busy schedule...

1 He is inspecting the several birdhouses, that are not yet occupied.

2 Flying from one end of the garden to the other.

3 Chasing away too nearby coal-tits,

blue-tits, or finches.

4 Singing, tweeting his territory songs...

5 Catching in between a fly here and there.

Then for some time he's gone.

Probably having the same rituals in my neighbors gardens.

Its lovely to watch.

I had forgotten how his song sounded...

now I have it clearly stored again in my memory.

cheepe-cheepe-cheep cheep!

More buds

More buds are going to explode.

Now its the time to keep for eyes on the buds.

Before you know it they are out,

without having noticed or seen.

And then you think How come? where was I ?

why did I not notice or not see...even when I looked!

This year I don't want to miss a bud.

Buds Out!

Finally the buds are out!

Blue-tit

Blue-tit enjoying spring.

rain

Rain in my new pond.

also sunshine (no photo)

even hailstones (no photo):-)

buds

The buds are almost ready.

see also previous posts

and here

flycatcher view

Yesterday I got a glimpse of the flycatcher.

I was able to catch him before my camera.

He was defending his territory by chasing away a blue tit

and loudly singing his territory songs

I do hope he soon finds a birdhouse here in my garden.

Finch revived

One hour later, I saw that Mr. Finch was doing well.

Brightness came back in his eyes, and he looked around very alive.

Some minutes later he took his wings.

I think we all were relieved...

Meanwhile Fluffy kept an eye on the Finch, (from inside)

he did not want to miss a second.

Finch

I heard a loud thump against the window.

When I looked up, a beautiful male finch had crashed against the window.

He had fallen upside down on the bench...and it seemed very bad.

It took him in my hands for quite some time,

While he was heavy panting he allowed my care.

Later I made a hot water bottle and put him in a warm sweater.

There he is sitting now...

I do hope he soon gets well again.

Such a beautiful bird.

Find the differences

Find the differences.

The one of the top (today)

and one on the bottom 2 days ago.

see also earlier posts of these buds some days ago.

Flycatcher back in the land

2 days ago he was back again!

jay

This morning a very shy visitor came for a drink.

Mostly he does not want to be seen, nor photographed.

new pond

Bibi discovered a new spot where he can find water to drink.

buds

The buds are almost done.

see also the buds of a few days ago

and some more days ago

and some more

Fresh drink

Fluffy discovered a new place to drink.

I opened the tap...as to not to disappoint him.

Cats always have their own mind...

Wowie China stamps

When I was with one of my friends,

there arrived a small parcel by the mail from China.

When I saw the stamps on the box, I fell in love with the stamps.

bird stamps,...... an eagle...! a sea eagle...!

What a wowie stamps!

So I asked...and received...

Thanks to M&A

growing buds

I think the buds have grown again!

extremely fast

The new buds of the Apple Serviceberry, (Amelanchier lamarckii), (Krentenboom)

are growing extremely fast, compared to a few days ago...

It will not take long to see the flowers.

early bird

Early in the morning, blackbird in the first sunrays

trying to catch worms.(yesterday)

new buds

It is amazing to see how the buds of the Amelanchier Lamarckii (krentenboom) are appearing so fast.

Mole out 2

Mole is so happy he just moved out...! (see the day before yesterdays post)

His house has become a little untidy.

A new path

Today is the day...

First heavy groundwork...breaking up the old.

Removing the hills and valleys of the old path.

Today an impressing truck delivered the new bricks.

Tomorrow and the days coming creating new path to my house,

and a path where there never has been one...to my front door.

It looks great!

Mole out

Mole is breaking out.

Scilla's

The beautiful blues of the scilla's are out again!

moth

A moth sits all day on my door.

Maybe he wants to come inside.

Queen out!

To my surprise one of butterfly's has come out of his cocoon...!

Maybe you remember from last year how I saved the caterpillars and later the cocoons of the Swallowtail butterfly (Koninginnepage),

otherwise click the link to the archives.

Queen 3, Queen 2, Queen 1

Today, or maybe yesterday he has come out.

I had stored the cocoons all winter upstairs, where it is cold.

Last week I stored them in the garage, because there it is colder now and more dark.

So that they would not come out to soon.

Well, this one is in my opinion too soon out of his cocoon,

but there is no option to go back into the cocoon....

So I let him out for a flight.

intruder

Bibi sees the neighbour cat, who is making his daily walk through my garden.

By their looks you can tell....both are on the alert.

Bibi thinks that this is not allowed and takes the first step to confront the intruder.

Yellow blur

Lovely spring weather,

birds tweeting, like the best!

flying everywhere around....seeking, mating, inspecting the birdhouses.

Then suddenly...the first butterfly!

A Common Brimstone, (Citroenvlinder) was hovering over my garden.

In a moment he was there, the second moment he was gone.

No camera around...

So I made an impression of the yellow blur.

shoppinglist

Doing my grocery shopping today,

I found a shopping list in my cart.

I took it out and and along with me.

Curious to see what someone else is eating for over the weekend.

Rabbit 18

Rabbit was so happy with his new jacket that he jumped for sheer joy in the air.

He danced around Owl and Hedgehog

and gave them big hugs and a kiss on both cheeks.

the end

Rabbit 17

(continuing story Rabbit and Owl)

'Hmmm...., nice too, but the other one fits much better' said Owl.

'Try the other one again' he said, 'I really liked the one with the stripes.'

They all agreed...The striped jacket was the one.

Rabbit could not believe his eyes, that he had such a beautiful jacket.

And they were in his favorite colors!