Bathing beauties

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  1. gfreiherr

    gfreiherr Young Pine

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    I recently posted about my new water feature. Here are a few of my favorite bathers.

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    Eastern Towhee ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )





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    Cedar Waxwing ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )
     
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    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Gail, your new water feature is going to be a real magnet for wildlife. A lot of work has paid off, great pictures!

    Jerry
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Well the local residents obviously know a good thing when they see it. You can feel proud of yourself for supplying them with exactly what they wanted. :-D
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Just curious.. how long did it take the birds to locate your new waterfall/stream?
     



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    gfreiherr Young Pine

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    Thanks Jerry, Eileen and Cheryl. I am very happy that the birds are enjoying my creek. Cheryl, it did not take long at all because I had a bird bath in that garden and the bird feeders are right there. Eileen and Jerry I am hoping this will attract some new faces...hopefully not the deer & wild turkeys. :D
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Nice!
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Hiya Gail,

    I posted a message but don't see it here. I must have hit a wrong button.
    Anyway, I find this a super coupla foto's.
    That Tohee and Waxwing are such exotic-looking birds. And, isn't it nice that birds have found and used your water feature already!

    Way to go.
     
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    gfreiherr Young Pine

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    Thanks Netty and Sjoerd. These are two birds I don't see very often...hope to have more new varieties using the creek :-D
     

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