Our home: A nature preserve

We recently had a woman come to our house to do some work for us.  Later she remarked how our home seemed to be a nature preserve, with so many wild animals.

She is correct.  First, we have 15 bird feeders.  This time of year they will need filling every other day.  At any time there might be 20-25 brightly colored tropical birds, including hummingbirds.  We also see several types of woodpeckers. 

There are so many that about 4:30 every morning we have to close our windows--they are a chirping symphony right outside our windows!

Because of the bird feeders we also have an abundance of gray squirrels, Douglas squirrels, and chipmunks (probably also some rats which we don't see but are always here).  They like the bird feeders too because the birds are messy and drop stuff on the ground.

A few times every summer we will see a Bald Eagle soar over our house.

And at night, owls hoot.  And hoot.

We also have deer, rabbits, and coyotes. 

Here is a recent addition to our wildlife.  Isn't this beautiful?  He/she has been hanging around for a few days now--sharing the flowers with dozens of bees and the hummingbirds.