by Terri Brickey
Slowly but surely, WildWings is getting a make over. The summer overgrowth has been weed whacked and cleaned up.
18 plants have been dug up and transplanted from the WildScape area. And the majority have survived!
Every time I visit, I turn on Merlin to record a playlist of birds singing in the trees. Every time, I hear birds I don’t often hear at my home just 15 miles away. I encounter other wild creatures as I fill the feeders and water the plants- deer, squirrels, wasps, spiders and lots of other crawly critters. That is probably why my frog friend is always found in the spigot bucket.
Here’s me getting ready to remove a huge wasp nest from a bird feeder back in July.
In October, Linda Burgess and I planted a lot of seeds in the garden beds. I mean a LOT.
This is the first time I have planted in fall for spring bloomers. Of course my expectation is:
I will continue to get extra plant growth from WildScape and transfer to the huge garden beds. And I want to purchase new birdfeeders to replace the broken ones. Some of the furniture will need a sanding and painting by spring. I would like to put up some bird houses, maybe a bat house or owl house too. And more rocks are needed to put beneath the bee and bird friendly water feature.
We will be hosting an educational event for a group of elementary students on November 20th. I am excited to show them WildWings and speak about our beautiful Texas birds and how good stewardship will help them thrive. Maybe they can create a bit of WildWing space in their own yard.
