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Spotted Towhee in the basket willows

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Spotted Towhee in the basket willows

Spotted Towhee in the basket willows

November 5, 2013 by Steve Lospalluto

Posted in Birds on the farm Tagged towhee

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Dark-eyed Junco in the basketry willows
Northern Flicker eating apple in the orchard
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Anna’s Hummingbird perched in pear tree

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We want to send our condolences to our friend and

We want to send our condolences to our friend and neighbor Eddie Gordon and his brother Todd on the death of their mother Betty Gordon at the age of 97 last week. These photos were taken at their farm @gordonskagitfarms back in 2008 & 2009. Katherine demonstrated basketry there for the opening October weekends two or three times. The first photo shows Betty coming out to check out the activity. Second photo shows Eddie taking a brief moment to visit. The third is one of my favorite photos of Katherine working.
The Gordon’s farm is a must visit in October if you come up to the Skagit Valley. They have a spectacular display of pumpkins, squash, flowers and art. Eddie has been a friend since he started buying vegetables from me back in the day. There were many Sundays when he would drop by for produce and we would spend a few minutes chatting. Often his phone would ring and it would be Betty. I know how committed he was to his mother’s health for many years.

It was nice to have this Great Horned Owl around t

It was nice to have this Great Horned Owl around the farm recently though he might not have always liked his photo taken.
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#birdsonthefarm #dunbargardens #greathornedowl

The willows are starting to grow rapidly now that

The willows are starting to grow rapidly now that we had some warm weather. It’s fun to see the many different colors especially the vibrant tips. There is one row of new cuttings just sending out their first shoots with a line of drip tape to keep them moist. Still plenty of weeds to cut and pull as well. You can see Tiger pretending to help in the last photo.
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#basketrywillows #salix #coppice #dunbargardens #skagitgrown #skagitvalley #willowgrowing #willowcuttings #farmtobasket

We loaded the car with sample class baskets, willo

We loaded the car with sample class baskets, willows, tools, lap boards for Katherine to teach two classes this week at the Northwest Basket Weavers Guild Spring Retreat. Hopefully everyone has a good time making their Irish potato baskets and potluck baskets with our willows.
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#willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #basketrywillows #northwestbasketweaversguild #tigerdidnothelp

Some recent #birdsonthefarm at #dunbargardens 1)

Some recent #birdsonthefarm at #dunbargardens
1) Yellow-rumpled Warbler in a willow
2) Orange-crowned Warbler in a cherry tree
3) Savannah Sparrow on top of an overgrown Purple Sprouting Broccoli
4) White-crowned Sparrow
5) Lincoln’s Sparrow on kale
6) Black-capped Chickadee house hunting
7) Bushtit working on their nest
8) Hammond’s Flycatcher migrating through
9) Northern Flicker at a suet feeder
10) Cooper’s Hawk in a cottonwood

Willow baskets made by Katherine that we currently

Willow baskets made by Katherine that we currently have available in the barn.
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#willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #skagitgrown #farmtobasket #basketsmadetobeused #basketry #nbomember #nwdesignercraftartists

You could spend Earth Day in a basket or put on yo

You could spend Earth Day in a basket or put on your rain pants and go plant something.
Tiger pretending to help label the last few willow cuttings.
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#earthday #willowcuttings #basketcat #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #skagitgrown

Four photos of a male Downy Woodpecker in two diff

Four photos of a male Downy Woodpecker in two different willows. First he is in a Salix daphnoides Le Bleu, then a Salix x fragilis Fransgeel Rood. In case you’re wondering he is not really foraging on these willows but coming in to a nearby suet feeder. Obviously these willows are a couple years old. I like having many of the willows as older plants to appreciate all of their characteristics. So does DW.
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#birdsonthefarm #downywoodpecker #salix #dunbargardens #skagitvalley

I gave the living willow hut a spring pruning rece

I gave the living willow hut a spring pruning recently. Swipe through to see some photos from early years starting with the planting in March, 2011.
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#livingwillowstructures #willowdome #salix #dunbargardens #skagitvalley

Bushtits making a nest on a hanging blackberry vin

Bushtits making a nest on a hanging blackberry vine. The first photo is the female entering the nest with a mouthful of nest material and the second is her exiting. The third photo is the male Bushtit coming to the nest with a mouthful of nesting material. The nests are made from spider webs, moss, lichens and even willow catkins. Hopefully this nest site works out although it seem to be in an open area.
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#bushtit #birdnest #birdsonthefarm #dunbargardens #skagitvalley

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