Jesse and Cluny phoned and left Grampa Joe a Happy Father's Day message! That was sweet.
We had a lovely Facetime with the Ottawa kids. Josephine has 7 days of school left. Five next week, and Monday/Tuesday the following week. I'm not sure how much they will get done. Isabelle has to go for two more days than her sister. I reminded them of the times Caitlin would finish high school before her brothers, and spend a week with my parents in Bala. They went strawberry picking after Jos finished some homework.
What a surprise! I was coming in the house, heard them singing, and a pair of red-eyed vireos were having fun in the dead Catalpa tree.
The red-eyed vireo photo was from my archives, for reference.
It was a difficult viewpoint, the video captures their songs, at least. It was quite entertaining.
red-eyed vireos from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
I cleaned out some foliage on the middle deck, pruning the tree I found a little friend.
The House Wrens nesting in the Bluebird box on the flagpole are doing pretty well. I think there is another pair, and they were scarce when they were replacing the eavestrough.
I so love their little song. This predates the eavestrough installation. They were choosing which nest box!
House Wren from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
...you can never have too many frogs!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteNature's orchestra - can't be beat! YAM xx
Great frog pic. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteI guess the frogs move back to your pond on their own. Nice bird song.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Fathers Day to JB
ReplyDeleteHow nice of the snuggle bears to get a Father's Day gift for JB.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice area to enjoy the out-of-doors. Love the videos and photos, especially the leopard frog and your friend in the tree. Wishing you a lovely week.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing the wildlife around you. Love those songs.
ReplyDeleteA Facetime with family is always wonderful! Snuggle Bears look very patriotic, and the flags and others warm the heart. Looking around your garden is always a treat with its nature, both in photo and video :) I always leave smiling. Thank you Jenn :)
ReplyDeleteA handy perch for a frog.
ReplyDeleteHi Jenn .. we have the House Wrens too and love their songs ... now if only I could get some frogs to cooperate in coming and singing for me .. my back garden would be absolutely heavenly ! LOL
ReplyDeleteGreat video/audio .. House Wrens are such quick little things.
Those darn house wrens make it tough for everybody else.
ReplyDeleteSo nice. All of it
ReplyDeleteIs that your own pond? I've never seen a leopard frog.
ReplyDeleteI like that new Canada t-shirt. I must get my "stuff" out for Canada Day & start decorating. You get such a variety of birds. I still remember a story about Jenny House Wren that my Gran use to read to us.
ReplyDeleteMy new challenge now will be to have a Red-eyed Vireo land on my hand.
ReplyDeleteLovely post, especially the video of the wren - what a sweet little bird and such a nice song!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a red-eyed vireo, and I've never seen a leopard frog in the wild. I feel like I've been on a field trip. Cool!
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