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Lynn, absolutely love that last one!!!

hello? is this thing on? hello?

hehe, ok

Thank you very much Jean, great to see you in the forums

Hi Jean
thank you very much. Sounds like you have been very busy. Do you have any ideas what you will be making next? I am finishing up what filters I have started.

Lucky you are to have an zoo near by you. I have to go to the next state over to go to a zoo.

Hi Jean, The camera I use is an Fuji FinePix s5200, I had it for serval years now. I am ready for an new camera but hubby don't think I am need an new camera. There is a lot of cool photos I have missed due to the telphoto len not being what I need it to be.
Here is the link to the camera
http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-Finepi...B0007GIXSI

I am sorry that you no longer have your camera and that you will find one that you love to have
Hugs
Lynn

Your very welcome Jean, I think it took me 4 months to finally pick a out an camera, and it took less that a week to get it lol. Hubby told me it was my preset for the whole year lol. That also included the new menory card and batery charger in the dealI have my finger crossed and wish you the best of luck

Hi Jean

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What kind of camera would you consider getting for your upgrade?

I have 3 cameras I have been eyeing and none of them are cheap. I am wanting to step up to an SLR camera like Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera ,
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-R...544&sr=1-1

Nikon D40x 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera
http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-1...986&sr=8-1

I checked out the link to the camera that you had in the post, it don't look like an bad camera. But it would be something I wouldn't buy for myself. I never will buy and metal color camera, I prefer an black body camera. But I am interested in the photo quilty . I think this would make a great camera for my mom for xmas.

What are you looking for in an camera? Hubby wake in while I was looking at the caamera you gotten and said wanting a new camera already lol I held my bearth and told him not yet. I told him I need an wacom table first.

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Back on topic... your photos are amazing

Thank you very much Jean, I have taken alot of photos from my backyard. I have been blessed with the wildlife that does come in our back yard. I am hope to see more once the froggie pond is rebuild and the area planted with the right plants and bushes.
Hugs
Lynn

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The wild life in your backyard is amazing. You should have it declared a 'habitat' if you don't already.

My backyard is registered with the wildlife federation as an wild life habitat, it hasn't gotten the certificate for it yet. Mostly in my backyard is reptiles that you need an keen eye to spot them. A lot of different birds that I feed, and have a couple of bird houses for them. I plan on getting the certificate after I get the froggie pond rebuilt and planted.
I would like to get a couple of butterfly bushes and some plants that humming birds love. It will take me awhile to whip that backyard into shape.
I hope you will like your new camera, can't wait to hear what you think of it.

[QUOTE]A hummingbird habitat would be great if you can draw them. Trumpet vine is one that hummingbirds like. That's the first one that pops into mind, but there are several other plants they like. You would think four oclocks would work but I have a ton of those and never have any hummingbirds[QUOTE]

I have 4 0clocks in the front yard around the mail box. I never seen an humming bird around them either. Last year I had 2 feeders up for them, and I didn't put them up this year. I had to make sure that they were not in eye sight of each other sine the hummimgbirds that came to feed from them are Ruby-throated Hummingbirdand they are very aggressive territoriality. That is why I would like to have an butterfly bush, to let the other male to have an change at getting something to eat.
As far as birds, we have morning doves, a pair of cardinals, house sparrow, wrens, a pair of bluebirds, red headed woodpecker, nuthactches, robins, titmouse,chicadee, blue jays and a few others.

This year I seen a pair of baltimore orioles at the feeder.
We have gray squrrels in our area, and the are alot smaller than the red squrrel I am used to seeing.


[/QUOTE]Do you weed your habitat or do you let it naturalize?[QUOTE] I have serval area in my yard that never get weeded, I call it my weed beds. In the early spring there is wild strawberries growing , before the native weeds take over and block out the strawberries. The way I have the habbitat set up there is no weeding to be done since I laid down weed block.
Since we have the 2 ponds we attact alot of dragonflies & damselflies . When ever I an in the backyard I normally have at least one draginfly following me all over the backyard lol
I didn't plant any thing in my garden this year, the only thing I got planted was in the bog area of the pond. I bought an minture cat tail and some water lettuce for the main pond, but I ended up putting the water lettuce in the frog pond along with a few water water hyacinth.

How do you tag the butterflies?
thank you for the comment

Woodpeckers love suet, I have been making my own for them
Suet recipes
http://baltimorebirdclub.org/by/suetrecs.html

Morning Doves
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning_Dove

GoldFinch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Goldfinch

Attracking wild Birds
http://www.birdsforever.com/woody.html

Water hyacinth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_hyacinth

Water lettuce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_lettuce

Than you very much for all the links, all are great reading.

My four oclocks are an pickish purple and a pale yellow.
I need to plant some sunflowers for my birds next year. I think I will make them thier own garden.
Here is an photo on an red headed wood pecker, I call him Fred. He been comming to eat ffor the last 2 years