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Welcome! As "Annie in Austin" I blog about gardening in Austin, TX with occasional looks back at our former gardens in Illinois. My husband Philo & I also make videos - some use garden images as background for my original songs, some capture Austin events & sometimes we share videos of birds in our garden. Come talk about gardens, movies, music, genealogy and Austin at the Transplantable Rose and listen to my original songs on YouTube. For an overview read Three Gardens, Twenty Years. Unless noted, these words and photos are my copyrighted work.
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Showing posts with label Orange Daylily. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orange Daylily. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

People in Austin are seeing interesting bird visitors this week. I'd hoped for a painted bunting but was quite happy when this Yellow-Billed Cuckoo stopped at our garden today!Annieinaustin, yellow-billed cuckoo

I took the photo through the window - my presence didn't seem to make the bird jump, but a clumsy grackle & a white-winged dove sent it flying. (Photos will enlarge when clicked.)Annieinaustin, yellow-billed cuckoo w eye

There's a slight chance of rain over the next couple of days - we need it so badly, while along the Mississippi people are dealing with floods.Annieinaustin, orange daylilies, larkspur, salvia, rainchain I've hand-watered the daylilies so there are some flowers in bloom on both sides of the back walk. Will the rainchains finally get to do what they're designed to do?