Peggy C's photos

CLOSE UPS BELOW -- PiP ON EACH PHOTO

- taken through the kitchen window ... - plan on more shots of this fellow ~ (c) PeggyC `13 - from Cornell Lab of Ornithology / All About Birds website - "The Purple Finch is the bird that Roger Tory Peterson famously described as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” For many of us, they’re irregular winter visitors to our feeders, although these chunky, big-beaked finches do breed in northern North America and the West Coast. Separating them from House Finches requires a careful look, but the reward is a delicately colored, cleaner version of that red finch. Look for them in forests, too, where you’re likely to hear their warbling song from the highest parts of the trees." THEY ARE BACK !

FOR # 1 SON - BROUGHT IT OVER TO SHOW US - AND PLAY - SOUNDS REALLY NICE! 2 PiP

FROM A FEW FRIENDS TO YOU FROM NORTH CAROLINA US

2023 CITY PARK Peggy C

FALL-FLOWERS AT CITY PARK - WHERE THE DENTZEL CAROUSEL IS LOCATED - GREEN IS BEING REPLACED - WITH ORANGE YELOW/GOLD STILL HAVE SOME HANGERS-ON OF GREEN ,, EXPLORE/GALLERY

STILL BLOOMING HER HEART OUT - AND THERE ARE BUDS - NOT YET OPENED AT ALL. SHE'S BEEN GORGEOUS!

TOWARD A NORTH CAROLINA SKY - OF BLUE AND CLOUDS DRIFTING BY - THE TOPS OF OUR CREPE MYRTLES - STILL IN BLOOM - THEY ARE ABOUT 50 FT HIGH - WHEN A MAN FROM THE AGRICULTURE AGENCY CAME BY - HE STOOD - ADMIRING THEM - "THEY MIGHT GET TO 70 FT, BUT THAT IS IT. AGREE WITH YOU, LET THEM GROW - JUST TRIM AT THE BASE." WE HAVE 3 HEALTHY LADIES MYRTLE ! [ SHOT TAKEN ACROSS THE ROOF OF OUR HOME ]

FROM GREEN TO RED DOGWOOD LEAVES WILL SOON DRIFT DOWN TO THE EARTH YET COME SPRING GREEN LEAVES AND WHITE FLORAL BEAUTIES SHALL ADORN THESE BRANCHES HAVE A GOOD REST OVER WINTER, MY FRIEND page 6 on 10/20/2023 in the Gallery