Nature and Gardening

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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

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Tell us about your weekend nature experience (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by reminiscent_rain@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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Did you spend some time in nature over this past weekend? What did you do? Did you find anything interesting? Experience anything new?

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[–] LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Was out in the garden planting some new things and transplanting others when one of the local pileated woodpeckers came to use my garden fork's handle as a perch and hang out for some fifteen minutes, even with me moving and working just a few feet away. They're usually into having more space between us, so it was an awesome experience.

Got buzzed a few times by some hummingbirds too - they can get aggressive when the flowers are late, and they'll fly close enough that you can feel the wake from their flight on your neck and face.