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Garden Joys – An Early Morning in the Garden<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n

Garden joys abound in the high desert, even with the typical spring winds, this time of year. For the past several months, I have been very busy with projects of my own choosing, driven to work by no one but myself. Snail mail for required proofs for one of the projects has given me a kind of enforced relaxation time. Last evening I set one goal for today, to enjoy my back yard.<\/p>\n

For the past several days I have seen cedar waxwings<\/a>, a very infrequent visitor to my yard, drinking at the bird bath. I have noticed them at around 7:00am, so last evening I set my camera with plans to try to photograph a cedar waxwing. When I first got up I watered all the container plants and then filled the bird feeders. By that time it was almost 7:00am, so I sat down on the patio with my camera and a cup of coffee. Immediately I saw the doves, finches, and sparrows that are frequent visitors here, and a little male black chinned hummingbird drank at one of the feeders, not really bothered by my presence. At 7:07am the magic I was hoping for happened. This cedar waxwing appeared in pyracantha, on a branch that allowed me to photograph it without distractions that would have been present at the bird bath.<\/p>\n

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Cedar Waxwing, an Uncommon Visitor to My Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It flew away at 7:08am. It had given me one minute to obtain the portrait I had hoped for.<\/p>\n

After the cedar waxwing flew, I saw the first female black chinned hummingbird of the season. The females arrive about two weeks after the males, and the timing was perfect. She was thirsty! She drank, and drank, and drank. A male hummer watched her from his guard post, and did not interrupt her breakfast. When she finished, she flew into a large rose bush near where I keep the hummingbird feeders. Year after year I always thought it possible the hummers nested there, but I have never seen a nest. Maybe this year…Because at that point, the male who had been observing her began the flying loops of the hummingbird mating display. Those are always so much fun to watch.<\/p>\n

Finally, sparkling green trees early in the morning. They only look like this for a few minutes, but they also are garden joys.<\/p>\n

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Sparkling Trees in Early Morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thank you for joining me during my forced relaxation time. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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