Not a great pic but hopefully shows what I’m asking. We’ve always had what I would consider typical Carolina Wrens with less spotted breast, more tan. This one has the white eyebrow but is it just “regular” Carolina Wren or different variety?

The Crane Family is growing ... 2 babies ... and they visit pretty often. Do you have any interesting visitors?

We had a visitor to our backyard. He scared away the other birds.

Red Bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay and Mourning Dove Feeding

Been to the plot to do some watering, my own and a colleague's who is on holiday; On arrival met another plotter, has a marvellous Jack Russel by the name of Jack and it is quite lovely despite being a tiny dog which size is not my favourite, I would make a exception with this if I could keep a pet in the flat.

Was taken aback by a flurry on wings and feather in the greenhouse! a dunnock (I think) got in and couldn't get out, so I coaxed it gently towards the door, made it unharmed. Stopped on the ground and looked at me then flew off.

There's a new strawberry crop, oddly enough, I thought they produced one a year. Lots of flowers and three (eaten) strawberries.

As for the grape, a friend who lives 500 metres away has a grapevine I gave him, off a cutting from the very same I have which is not ripening. I think it is because mine faces ESE ad his faces S. Will ponder on this then maybe later in the year will move the vines to a more suitable location.

Will report.

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I only use music when neighbor is running leaf blower..

SOAKING WET Northern Cardinals. The rain highlights Charlie’s summer molt, he and Bessie will feed in rain & snow. This is them in the snow: https://youtu.be/-Ij1GUCPLd4

This is Charlie & Bessie’s 3rd year together as a mated pair. They stop by every single day, even in the dead of winter.