Five Cedars https://fivecedars.com/ Five Cedars Decorative Arts Tue, 19 May 2015 07:48:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Purple Finch – April 8th 2015 https://fivecedars.com/purple-finch/ https://fivecedars.com/purple-finch/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:51:13 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=2092 I have been watching for a purple finch all winter. This chunky little bird is about the size of a sparrow and brightly colored. I was very exciting to see a pair of them this afternoon. A member of the finch family, the scientific name is Haemorhous purpureus. This little guy is a year round... Read more »

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/purple-finch/feed/ 0 Mourning Doves 5/5/2015 https://fivecedars.com/mourning-doves/ https://fivecedars.com/mourning-doves/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:06:05 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1942 This pair of Mourning Doves had been hanging around all day in the lilacs. I have heard these called Turtle Doves or Rain Doves but we usually refer to them as just Doves. When they take flight their wings make a whistling swoopy sound and clicks. Other than that they make a cooing sound. They... Read more »

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/mourning-doves/feed/ 0 Goldeneye Ducks 4/4/2015 https://fivecedars.com/goldeneye-ducks/ https://fivecedars.com/goldeneye-ducks/#respond Sat, 04 Apr 2015 21:44:22 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1739 Today we were headed to Oswego to photograph a lighthouse while there was still ice in the harbor but as it happens all too often we were visiting and the time flew by so we decided to postpone this particular adventure until we had more time and a better list of things to do. Instead... Read more »

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/goldeneye-ducks/feed/ 0 Female Downy Woodpecker 4/4/2015 https://fivecedars.com/female-downy-woodpecker/ https://fivecedars.com/female-downy-woodpecker/#respond Sat, 04 Apr 2015 14:46:23 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1736 Late this evening and early this morning a soft sticky snow fell, covering the branches and feeders. This is not unusual for this part of the country as we are liable to get snow on the 4th of July. That said, after a particularly cold and brutal winter we are looking forward to spring weather.... Read more »

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/female-downy-woodpecker/feed/ 0 Great Blue Heron 3/28/2015 https://fivecedars.com/great-blue-heron/ https://fivecedars.com/great-blue-heron/#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:54:29 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?page_id=1537 This year the cold has held on and much of the wetlands are still frozen and covered in ice. This heron is one of a flock who had found an area of open water. They seemed to be hunting newly emerging amphibians or maybe small fish. Great Blue Herons nest near here but migrate during... Read more »

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/great-blue-heron/feed/ 0 Great Blue Heron 2011 https://fivecedars.com/great-blue-heron-2011/ https://fivecedars.com/great-blue-heron-2011/#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2015 01:30:17 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1448 I photographed this Great Blue Heron in 2011 near Alexandria Bay NY. The rain was pouring down and all I had was my d40 Nikon with the 18-55mm kit lens. Since that time I have found better lenses are key to wild life photography. And patience.

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/great-blue-heron-2011/feed/ 0 Wild bird feeder filler https://fivecedars.com/wild-bird-feeder-filler/ https://fivecedars.com/wild-bird-feeder-filler/#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:36:14 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1426 The post Wild bird feeder filler appeared first on Five Cedars.

]]> https://fivecedars.com/wild-bird-feeder-filler/feed/ 0 Swallowtail Butterfly https://fivecedars.com/swallowtail-butterfly/ https://fivecedars.com/swallowtail-butterfly/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:42:44 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1415 One of the nice things about gardening is that it’s not all about gardening. Last summer while watering the dill plants we found a caterpillar. Although we like to think of ourselves as up to date in the bug department we went to the Audubon book for an identification. It turns out it was a... Read more »

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/swallowtail-butterfly/feed/ 0 Visitors to the Garden https://fivecedars.com/visitors-to-the-garden/ https://fivecedars.com/visitors-to-the-garden/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:40:46 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1234 A week ago last Monday we were visited by a mob of 1st graders, most welcome visitors to the garden. Early that morning one of the teachers from the Theresa Elementary School which is just around the corner from us, came with a request. “Could she and another teacher bring the 1st graders over for... Read more »

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]]> https://fivecedars.com/visitors-to-the-garden/feed/ 0 Be careful in with scissors in the greenhouse. https://fivecedars.com/be-careful-scissors/ https://fivecedars.com/be-careful-scissors/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2015 02:38:24 +0000 http://fivecedars.com/?p=1189 In a case like this, when we have only one plant, we try to get the best yield without ruining the mother plant. I was cutting into some very hard and old wood and was using quite a bit of force with the Fiskars garden scissors. All at once the scissors snapped shut and my... Read more »

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