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Our Giant Marsh Marigold plant grew lots of yellow blooms in our pond by the patio.
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The first white blooms had formed on our strawberry plants.
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A red rose in the backyard was ready to bloom by Benny's window.
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Our backyard rose bush, by the patio, developed its first bloom in May of 2026.
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A closer view of one of our white bearded iris blooms.
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Another closer view of one of our white bearded iris blooms.
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A short purple and yellow iris grew next to the driveway.
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Our white bearded irises were blooming next to the sidewalk.
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Another red rose had bloomed over the back fence.
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The rose bush by the back fence had several blooms, all facing the dirt.
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A lone yellow and white iris grew in the wildflower garden.
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Our brown Heuchera (Croal Bells) plant grew next to our first pond.
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Another bloom formed just above the back patio.
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A closer view of three blooms.
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The brown Heuchera growing by the first pond, had begun to fade into a lighter tone.
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Lots of white bearded irises had bloomed in our frontyard.
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(84 views) I was quite taken with this two foot tall, chicken-turkey-like bird. It's a ground dwelling native of eastern Africa.
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Another rose bush by the patio was beginning to bloom.
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A closer view of the lone yellow and white iris that grew in the wildflower garden.
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The Tequila Sunrise bush, in the Snake raised garden, had three blooms.
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(83 views) This bird is resting on an urn placed next to a reflecting pool inside the Stuttgart Zoo. It isn't caged and flew in on its own. I witnessed many herons, storks and cormorants fly into various enclosures to take advantage of the plentiful food supply.
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There was this one lone white pelican at the nature center that day. It was probably an injured bird being nursed back to health, or it just knew a good hand-out when it saw one.
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(80 views) The Fieldfare is about the size of an American Robin and its movements are similar. It took me quite a while to identify it as I had never heard of a Fieldfare before.
According to Wikipedia the name comes from "feld-fere meaning "traveller through the fields", probably from their constantly moving, foraging habits."
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(80 views) Bald Eagles are very numerous in Dutch Harbor, where they live year round. They are used to people and you see them perched on dumpsters and piers, looking for an easy meal.
Bald comes from the Old English "pie-bald", which means partially white.
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This juvenile Heermann's gull exhibits its main identifying marks clearly: black feet, red bill and dusky body. As an adult, its head will become pure white.
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