tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post8947861484510394189..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Tree blooms and birds up closeCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49761712350433226412012-05-14T09:05:17.819-04:002012-05-14T09:05:17.819-04:00What a gorgeous bloom. I haven't come across a...What a gorgeous bloom. I haven't come across a Catalpa before but it is very lovely.Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07414496377660313372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-68786036904844466012012-05-11T20:07:33.961-04:002012-05-11T20:07:33.961-04:00P.S. Maybe the Pileated is seeing himself in the r...P.S. Maybe the Pileated is seeing himself in the reflection and doesn't want to share his territory with the interloper.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1580066069576408532012-05-11T20:05:39.584-04:002012-05-11T20:05:39.584-04:00Our catalpa is blooming too. They are a gorgeous t...Our catalpa is blooming too. They are a gorgeous tree. I am always surprised that more people don't grow them if they have the room. That woodpecker is attracted to someting in your garden. Do you have ants? Maybe he/she was after them?? Great photos.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-68525842291664120372012-05-11T07:47:42.560-04:002012-05-11T07:47:42.560-04:00I've never had a woodpecker tap on my house, b...I've never had a woodpecker tap on my house, but then again, I've never offered to put one in a post. They do peck on our house because it is wood. They love the bugs. I've never seen catalpa blooms up so close. Thanks.~~Dee<br /><br />Oh, and we're uber early too.Dee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23184108337774934752012-05-11T07:20:12.969-04:002012-05-11T07:20:12.969-04:00I haven't seen that woodpecker here this year ...I haven't seen that woodpecker here this year but indigo buntings were flocking although they are camera shy. Silly bird pecking metal. He just wanted your attention perhaps.Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-69642364052484600132012-05-11T00:21:16.569-04:002012-05-11T00:21:16.569-04:00I am experiencing the same phenomenon with my vege...I am experiencing the same phenomenon with my vegetable plants. None of them are completely mature and yet they are all setting blooms. <br /><br />Could this be because of the very hot summer we are experiencing or due to the global warming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116948659300626522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-35139981552523627792012-05-10T20:43:10.124-04:002012-05-10T20:43:10.124-04:00Your Catalpa speciosa blooms are lovely. Our feat...Your Catalpa speciosa blooms are lovely. Our feathered friends can be quite amusing. I remember about 7 years or so ago a mother chickadee insisted on tapping on our bedroom window at 5 am in the morning...with no distinction between weekdays and weekends...arrhhh!Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-79933680923452010372012-05-10T19:57:49.392-04:002012-05-10T19:57:49.392-04:00I have heard of birds tapping on windows although ...I have heard of birds tapping on windows although I have not personally experienced it. A friend of mine had a bird that would peak at her window whenever the bird feeder was empty. I love that shot of the pileated through the windowKarin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.com