The utter delight of discovering self-sown plants in the garden. 

#gardening 

 I spotted the first Hunt's bumblebee of the season yesterday on an allium.

#bumblebees #pollinators #allium #wildlifegardening #gardening #insectphotography #yxe

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 Today was officially warbler day in the garden - 5 species in less than 15 minutes.

Palm, Blackpoll, Orange-crowned,  Tennessee and Yellow-rumped.

Some photos to follow.

#warblers #birds #yxe #gardenbirds ##wildlifegardening 

 A glorious late autumn morning over Lac La Ronge.  Venus/the last Silmaril shines brightly in the sky.

#laronge #LacLaRonge #yvc #Venus #silmaril #Tolkien #SK #CanadianShield #glaciallakes

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 It is the sexy, wind-swept look for this white-throated sparrow.

#sparrows #whitethroatedsparrow #yxe #passerines #greatmigration23 #gardenbirds

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 This little bumblebee showed up today on my coneflowers.  Very late in the year for a bumblebee, it's been a few weeks since I saw the last one, which would have been a Hunt's bumblebee. This one appears to be a tri-coloured bumblebee (Bombus ternarius), although I'd be interested if someone has an alternate suggestion.

#bumblebees #tricoloredbumblebee #bees #gardeninsects #wildlifegardening #yxe #pollinators #coneflowers

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 A Brewer's blackbird showed up yesterday, all by themselves, and has been hanging out with the sparrows. 

#brewersblackbird #gardenbirds #wildlifegardening #yxe #greatmigration23 #birds #birding #birdphotography

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 @3c71d96a was one of my favourite accounts on that other app, so happy to see them here. 

 After spending the summer oitsode, I brought my amaryllis' (amarylli ?) inside. They are supposed to dry out, have a short, cool period, and then when one brings them out around November, they will start blooming. This one, however, started pushing out a flower stalk soon after being brought inside. The flower opened a few days ago, and it is absolutely gorgeous!

#amaryllis #houseplants #flowerphotography #flowers

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 A little Nashville warbler reaching for some aphids. They should up a few days after all the other warblers departed southwards.

#nashvillewarbler #warblers #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #gardenbirds #greatmigration23 #wildlifegardening #aphids #yxe

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 Happy Equinox! 

 Oh, and another little migrant just popped in for the very first time! A Pine Siskin, of the finch family. Another demonstration of why one shouldn't deadhead all the flowers this time of year. Not all seedeaters like feeders.

#pinesiskin #finch #passerines #wildlifegardening #yxe #birds #birdphotography

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 Well, they have arrived, another herald of the cold to come. First Dark-eyed Juncos arrived this morning. We are just a tad south of their year-round territory, meaning we only see them here in the city in the cold months.

#junco #darkeyedjunco #birds #gardenbirds #yxe #passerines #greatmigration

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 A goldfinch in winter garden sitting in my early autumn garden, probably hummingbird to itself- "Change and decay, in all around I see!"

#goldfinch #gardenbirds #passerines #autumn #fall #birds #birdphotography #gardenbirds #yxe

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 Of all the new tomato varieties I grew this year, Berkeley Tie Dye is possibly the most gorgeous one.

#tomatoes #vegetables #vegetablegardening  #homegrown

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