carolyncat353's Blog

IT IS Bats & Martins!
May 13, 2008 | 6:57 PM PST
Tag: birds

Yep, It is both Bats & Martins.  Didn't have very many this pm only about 4 birds and 3 or 4 bats-not flying together.  This pm is windy and cloudy, so the weather has something to do with their feeding. Didn't have many birds at the bird feeder, either.  Expecting rain-I hope.

 Nothing like the show last nite.  Kinda chilled this evening.  Going to bed early-

Later gators!

Bats or Martins?
May 13, 2008 | 1:07 PM PST
Tag: birds

Ok-my boss is gone for the day, so I'm gonna try this again! -- Last nite, right at dark, I could see over my neighbors house 15-20 birds (bats?) flying about 20 -25 feet off the ground-Zooming and darting about-then they came closer to my house, and lower to the ground, actually maybe 10 feet or less above the peak of my roof!  Peanut was barking like crazy, and the 2 kittens were looking straight up "BIG-eyed".  I swear they were birds, Martins, but this was almost too dark to see.  And no sound!  Are Martins still out that late? No sound.  I don't think they were bats, but I do have 3 or 4 bats I see occasionally....MMM?  Haven't had much problem with mosquitoes yet, but it is swarming season for termites.  GET EM, BIRDS!!  Bats?  Anyway, I hope it happens again tonite-I'll try to take pics (a lot of good that does me!!)

Anyway, we picked beans again yesterday, and more bell peppers.  Should have eggplant and zuccini by the weekend. The tomatoes are looking real good, and surprisingly, I don't have any bug problem (yet).  My angel trumpet had 3 blooms yesterday, and my Morning Glory Tree had its first bloom, and has lots of buds. My hydrangea I bought for $1.00 at Lowe's at the end of summer is about 6 inches high and blooming!  One BIG bloom. 

Question for you East Coasters-My son has (which I am babysitting, along with the dog), several Venus Flytraps and one Pitcher Plant.  I'm slowy killing off the Flytraps,and he had so many of them.  One is blooming (these are very small plants), and I had to move them to stop the kittens from slapping em around.  The Pitcher Plant is blooming also-small plant, 2 big blooms.  Do they need full sun?  Part sun? Deep Shade? I know I'm supposed to keep them wet-and I do (well not all the time, but mostly!)   He wants to bring them with him when he goes to Ca. the end of June.  I want to keep them healthy.   Comments?