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Post by Caseysmom on May 4, 2017 20:09:43 GMT -5
We are getting record amounts of rain, the lake is the highest its been in a long time, even the robins are sad! This one has a nest low to the ground in my backyard...  ... |
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Post by cnyguy on May 4, 2017 20:15:34 GMT -5
It's been very rainy here too, and at least some rain is predicted for the next 5 days. There's a small shallow pond behind my apartment building that shouldn't be there; it's normally just a low spot in the lawn.
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Post by Caseysmom on May 4, 2017 20:23:56 GMT -5
I had a pond a few days ago, it will be back by morning thankfully near the back fence, not near the house... there is a small river running through the yard from the eavestrough in the front... Daniel is missing his walks... we too don't see sunshine till Tuesday
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Post by easttex on May 5, 2017 15:05:01 GMT -5
Look at that good mom! Speaking of baby birds, I don't know what happened with my nesting phoebes. She sat on her nest in the carport, and eventually I thought they were taking food to the nest. After a while I got suspicious because I wasn't seeing the fecal sacs being dropped around, so I checked. No babies, no eggs, no mess. Then I realized the male was advertising his availability. So I hope his first mate was just too inexperienced, which happens sometimes. I think someone responded to his calls yesterday, and they seem to be getting to know each other. Fun to be able to watch.
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Post by cnyguy on May 5, 2017 19:57:53 GMT -5
It poured almost all day today, so the pond got bigger, and the sidewalk behind my building was almost completely under water.  At least the rain is supposed to be a lot lighter for the next few days, though we really don't need any more at all just now. I have two families of birds nesting on top of the air conditioner where it projects onto the balcony-- mourning doves and house sparrows. They're fortunately protected from the rain by the roof overhang. I'd put some plant pots on top of the air conditioner temporarily to get them out of the way, and the sparrows built their nest in one of them, with the doves right below them on the wall sleeve for the air conditioner. |
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Post by Caseysmom on May 5, 2017 23:15:06 GMT -5
It rained all day here too, it stopped around 930 tonight. But me you more lighter rain yet to arrive. The back is still flooded, I noticed the mom rabbit moved her babies from the hole she had them hidden in. Sorry about your phoebes, they would have been fun to watch... maybe his new partner will use the nest.
You've got lots of chicks to watch Gary, last year my brother had a mourning dove nest in a hanging basket right outside his front door. They are so tame and let people right beside them .
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Post by easttex on May 6, 2017 2:42:07 GMT -5
I removed the old nest when I realized Mr Phoebe was having a hard time attracting a new mate. I saw him repeatedly checking it out, and it dawned on me that it was probably hindering his efforts. It's undoubtedly the prime phoebe spot, and most females won't use another's nest. The mourning doves here are not at all tame. Such pretty things.
We've had a lot of rain this spring, but no flooding so far. Just thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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Post by julianna on May 7, 2017 13:53:26 GMT -5
Wow... tornadoes... I do not like those. And to think I complain of snow... silly me. The rain here hasn't been too bad actually. We always have April showers and hopefully they are over for a bit. Now there is this wind that is ruining our time outside. Really strong wind and in the morning when I walk the dog... I have to wear big gloves and a scarf. Damn cold!!
But alas... it is spring time... yessssssss... our winters are very long. This was a good winter though... we only had to use the snow blower 4 times... and that is perfect. Soon it will be time to plant the garden and work in the yard. I cannot wait.
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Post by biteybird on May 9, 2017 3:28:00 GMT -5
In Darwin (Australia) the dry season has just started. So we have minimum overnight temperatures of around 22C and maximum around 34C. Have to admit I'm not missing rain and cold at all, so far.  |
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Post by easttex on May 9, 2017 5:02:52 GMT -5
I know that Australia is a huge country, biteybird, but cold and rainy just doesn't fit anywhere in my notions about it. |
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Post by biteybird on May 10, 2017 7:55:06 GMT -5
I know that Australia is a huge country, biteybird, but cold and rainy just doesn't fit anywhere in my notions about it. Ha, 'cold and rainy' is pretty standard in both Victoria and Tasmania (interspersed with insane heat spikes, so your body doesn't actually acclimatise to anything). |
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Post by Jan and Shah on May 13, 2017 17:50:43 GMT -5
I am about a 3 hour drive from Sydney (which has a temperate climate). I never knew what cold was until I moved here. We are coming into winter so temps at night are often minus and day time temps are single digits. I am busy sealing off the house as I nearly froze to death when I moved here towards the end of last winter. We also get snow in winter and lots and lots of rain. So Easttex, there are cold places in Australia - hard to believe, but it's true. But our summers here are glorious.
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At least the rain is supposed to be a lot lighter for the next few days, though we really don't need any more at all just now. 
