Well, we have two back yards, one at our home in Tempe Az. Where we have many Hummingbirds. They Check out all the windows in our house. After deciding that there is nothing to eat there they go to the Feeder that is always full. The little wrens like the hummingbird feeder as well. The Mockingbirds ignore everything but the bird bath full of water. We have a woodpecker that sits up high in the Palm Tree and pecks away. Of course we have the usual pigeons. The other back yard is up on the Rim in the mountains of Az. This is where we have a cabin. This back yard is busy all the time. The squirrels and chipmunks visit the bird feeder all day. The Stellar Blue Jays seem to know when our car pulls into the drive way and they are out there calling and waiting for my husband to fill the feeder with seed and peanuts. When it is very dry and the Monsoon season has not started we get all sorts of birds, Nut Hatches large and pigmy, Western Tanagers, Mountain Blue Birds, Fly Catchers, and the list goes on. But we are sometimes visited by Wild Turkeys, and Coyotes. We have not had any Deer lately or Elk. AS I mentioned, when we have a dry year, the Elk and Deer will come in to drink from the water dishes we have out and filled. We will be visited by Black Bear on occasion. Usually they are Yearlings, looking for a territory. The Game and Fish will not remove them unless they are threatening to do bodily harm to someone. Our little Karin Terrier took off after a bear and chased it barking all the way. No one was going to invade her yard. So you can see our yards are pretty busy all year long. Anna in AZ ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

Boy we surely do have quite an assortment of back yards, don't we!!!! What would we do without our animals to keep us entertained, and they are also GREAT company. Around here there is a Cat Bird who just sits closeby Lexus and me when we sit on the porch. She must have a nest somewhere in the area, because she is always around. And the pretty white pigeon comes when I am outside gardening, but with the very hot weather, she takes a bath, and then goes to the balcony, and sits on the railing a lot. Anyway, what would we do without them all :o) You all have EXTREMELY interesting back yards!!!!!! Thanks for sharing them with us, and anyone else who wishes to share their natural surroundings, please do, as I am enjoying the pictures being painted by your words!!!! Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: abenn5630@aol.com To: PADUTCH-LIFE@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 5:50 PM Subject: [PD-LIFE] Our Back Yards Well, we have two back yards, one at our home in Tempe Az. Where we have many Hummingbirds. They Check out all the windows in our house. After deciding that there is nothing to eat there they go to the Feeder that is always full. The little wrens like the hummingbird feeder as well. The Mockingbirds ignore everything but the bird bath full of water. We have a woodpecker that sits up high in the Palm Tree and pecks away. Of course we have the usual pigeons. The other back yard is up on the Rim in the mountains of Az. This is where we have a cabin. This back yard is busy all the time. The squirrels and chipmunks visit the bird feeder all day. The Stellar Blue Jays seem to know when our car pulls into the drive way and they are out there calling and waiting for my husband to fill the feeder with seed and peanuts. When it is very dry and the Monsoon season has not started we get all sorts of birds, Nut Hatches large and pigmy, Western Tanagers, Mountain Blue Birds, Fly Catchers, and the list goes on. But we are sometimes visited by Wild Turkeys, and Coyotes. We have not had any Deer lately or Elk. AS I mentioned, when we have a dry year, the Elk and Deer will come in to drink from the water dishes we have out and filled. We will be visited by Black Bear on occasion. Usually they are Yearlings, looking for a territory. The Game and Fish will not remove them unless they are threatening to do bodily harm to someone. Our little Karin Terrier took off after a bear and chased it barking all the way. No one was going to invade her yard. So you can see our yards are pretty busy all year long. Anna in AZ ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message