by When we first bought our 1000sq ft home at Loring Heights in Midtown, we never thought we were going to be surrounding by the most amazing variety of birds, insects, raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks and possums. As Nature lovers, my husband and I have planted many shrubs including native for the area, many blooming plants and shelter edgings. When we planted trees, shrubs, and flowers around our home, we also built homes for a whole community of animals. Over the years we have provided animals with food by planting a mix of plants that produce seed or fruit at different times of the year and by using feeders, water in birdbaths and fountains, shelter and installing bird houses for them to nest.
Furthermore, we do not use ANY chemicals in our garden, we use organic fertilizers and none insecticides at all.
Enjoy these beautiful pictures from our backyard wildlife paradise and keep in mind that your backyard can become a better home for the wildlife already living there and a home for new wild neighbors.
American Goldfinch
American Robin
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blue jay
Brown headed cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina wren
Carolina wren baby birds
Carpenter Bee
Cedar Waxwing
Chipmunck
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee
Flicker Woodpecker
Hooded Warbler male
House Finch
House Finch female
House Wren
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal female
Northern Mockingbird
Orange-crowned Warbler
Possum
Raccoon
Red – Bellied woodpecker
Red shouldered Hawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker juvenile
Redstart warbler female
Redstart warbler male
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Female
Scarlet Tanager
Squirrel
Summer Tanager female
Tufted Titmouse
Veery
White Breasted Nuthatch
White-throated Sparrow
Wild Rabbit
Woodpecker
Yellow- rumped warbler male
Yellow- rumped warbler female
Yellow-throated Vireo
Sometimes our life is too fast, sometimes we don’t appreciate our surroundings, we share our space with so many beautiful creatures that we don’t pay attention to them, congratulations Adriana for this wonderful collection of pictures, they are all beautiful.