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Three Swallows

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Steve Lospalluto
three barn swallows

Three Barn Swallow fledglings waiting to be fed.

 

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Birds in the willows. As we move into fall the cop Birds in the willows. As we move into fall the coppiced willows will start to slowly lose their leaves and the colors will get more vibrant. Rods are large enough now for the birds to perch on and glean for the insects that remain. Trying to get photos of the birds gets fun too. 1) Spotted Towhee 2) Song Sparrow on Harrison’s B willow. 3) Golden-crowned Sparrow on Natural Red willow. 4) Bushtit on Golden willow. 5) American Goldfinch on Continental Purple willow. 6) Northern Flicker. 7) Anna’s Hummingbird perched on a Continental Purple stem on the living willow fence. . #birdsonthefarm #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #basketrywillows
Some recent birds on the farm. 1) A MacGillivray’s Warbler looking for insects on the sunflowers. 2) Anna’s Hummingbird foraging on a Bernisser fuschia. 3) Barn Swallows, the second brood getting fed after fledging the nest. 4) Western Flycatcher (used to be named Pacific-slope Flycatcher) 5) Willow Flycatcher in the willows of course. 6) Olive-sided Flycatcher, not the best shot but always fun to see this large flycatcher with the nice vest. 7) Western Wood Pewee that was flycatching from this line. 8)Steller’s Jay back on the farm for the winter. 9) Black Merlin eating an American Robin on top of the barn. An impressive small fast falcon of the Pacific Northwest. 10) Turkey Vulture cruising over looking to keep things tidy. . #birdsonthefarm #dunbargardens #skagitvalley
What’s that blob in the willow? It’s a Hoary B What’s that blob in the willow? It’s a Hoary Bat. A few days ago I noticed several Black-capped Chickadees “mobbing” something in a large willow tree. I noticed this bat roosting in the outer limbs about 12 feet high. I took the first photo standing on a ladder. The second photo is looking up from underneath which I didn’t manage to get a clear image of the face. I have never seen a Hoary bat on the farm, but the white color in the fur and the size made the id easy. Also they are known to roost in tree foliage 10-16 feet above the ground. The third photo is an older photo taken in one of our barns of the smaller bats we usually see. These are either Little Brown Bats or Yuma Myotis. . #bats #hoarybat #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #listentothechickadees
Dunbar Gardens walk August 20, 2024 Dunbar Gardens walk August 20, 2024
It’s always fun to see Katherine’s baskets sho It’s always fun to see Katherine’s baskets show up on Carol Eckert’s blog contemporarybasketry.blogspot.com. Last week these magazine baskets appeared on a post titled trios. I added a couple more photos that I found stored in a folder from April 2009. Having to grow your own willow here in the USA has always inspired Katherine to explore the beautiful colors of willow. I noticed the hyperlink had my name because the photo was from my Flickr.com account. I don’t upload basket photos to Flickr now (mostly birds) but there are lots of photos of baskets Katherine made 10-15 years ago there. This willow basket album has over 400: https://flic.kr/s/aHsiT9jZpC. . #willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #nbomember #nwdesignercraftartists #basketry #contemporarybasketry #willowweaving #fridayflashback
These three willow bark “baskets” were dropped These three willow bark “baskets” were dropped off at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum in La Conner, WA today for their upcoming fiber arts festival in Everett,WA October 4-6, 2024. Left to right: Treasure Box, Willow Bark Purse and Take Out. Katherine made the first two in the past few months and the third is a “covid” piece with a little humor. Treasure Box and Take Out are entered in the 3-D/Sculptural category and the Purse is in the Wearable Art category. The exhibit is a great show for quilts but has been expanding the range of fiber arts in recent years. I included photos of the purse and the take out box open just so you could see the inside. It’s too bad festival viewers won’t get a complete view of these pieces. . #willowbaskets #willowbark #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #qfamuseum #fiberarts #nbomember #nwdesignercraftartists
Several large baskets that Katherine recently made Several large baskets that Katherine recently made. These are sturdy and beautiful baskets for the home. Some of the willows might be of interest to basketmakers here in the US growing their own. In the first photo the top left is Americana with Packing Twine, the top middle is Dicky Meadows with Bear Creek Red, the side weavers on the right top and lower left are Vermont Red which is almost black in color, the bottom right has Jaune de Falaise for the side weavers which has a pretty reddish brown color despite being quite yellow when growing. The second photo shows some more red and green combinations with a green purpurea (maybe Green Dicks) and the red is again a Salix eriocephala we call Bear Creek Red.. . #willowbaskets #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #basketsmadetobeused #basketry #willowweaving #nbomember
Some recent birds on the farm photos. 1) Great Hor Some recent birds on the farm photos. 1) Great Horned Owl perched in an old willow. 2) Orange-crowned Warbler peeking at me while eating sawfly larvae off the willow leaves. 3) Anna’s Hummingbird feeding on the pole bean flowers. 4) Bushtit foraging in the willows. 5) Northern Flicker perched in a willow. 6) Downy Woodpecker mom feeding her young. 7) A young Common Yellowthroat hunting for insects in the sunflowers. 8) Red-breasted Nuthatch on top of an old light pole. 9) Raven and Crow having an altercation. There were two families going at it. 10) Turkey Vulture flying over to clean up any fatalities. . #birdsonthefarm #dunbargardens #skagitvalley
Katherine recently made this bassinet. Lots of nic Katherine recently made this bassinet. Lots of nice colors from several willows grown on the farm including Whissender, Dark Dicks, Bleu, Flanders Red. Best of luck to the new parents. . #willowbasket #bassinet #willowbasketmaker #katherinelewis #dunbargardens #farmtobasket #skagitvalley #basketry #willowweaving #nbomember #basketsmadetobeused
A few photos from the garden mid summer. In case y A few photos from the garden mid summer. In case you are wondering the living fence and archway were planted in 2018. The willow hut was planted in 2011. The woven Blue Streak tree was planted in 2022. . #dunbargardens #skagitvalley #basketrywillows #livingwillowstructures #salix
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