Flower Hill Farm Retreat https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:30:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 183435305 Songbirds of 2017 ~ Wood Warblers https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/songbirds-and/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=songbirds-and https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/songbirds-and/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:10:20 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=7600   Wood Warblers This Winter of 2018 has been long and cold and quiet.  It is nearly April and I long for the return of our songbirds, especially the Wood Warblers.  The first green shoots of snowdrops have begun to push through the thawing crusty soil.  Sugar maples are tapped and the sap has been flowing for […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/songbirds-and/feed/ 0 7600 Returning Spring and Songbirds https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/returning-spring-songbirds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=returning-spring-songbirds https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/returning-spring-songbirds/#comments Wed, 03 May 2017 02:57:50 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=7587 Today was a happy day in the garden enjoying the returning Spring and songbirds. And I am elated to add a new species to my pages here under Wildlife. I now have 75 species of birds featured with vivid photographs and listed by family on my website.      I had wished for years to see this […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/returning-spring-songbirds/feed/ 4 7587 Jamaican Mango Hummingbird https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/jamaican-mango-hummingbird/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamaican-mango-hummingbird https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/jamaican-mango-hummingbird/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:36:18 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=7271    Jamaican Hummingbird ~ Part Two The little Jamaican Mango hummingbird is endemic to Jamaica.  He was a frequent visitor to the hibiscus bush below my balcony. The warm sunny days along with bright colorful flowers, butterflies and birds were a treat during the coldest winter months, when I would usually be enjoying the snowy weather […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/jamaican-mango-hummingbird/feed/ 7 7271 A Jamaican Getaway ~ Hummingbirds https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/ajamaicangetawayhummingbirds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ajamaicangetawayhummingbirds https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/ajamaicangetawayhummingbirds/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:18:38 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=7280 Absent  I promised myself I would not let August slip away without writing a post on this blog.  A year and a few hummingbirds have flown by since I clicked the publish button.  I spent from September 2015 till the end of April 2016 traveling and having a sabbatical of sorts.  It was important for me to take a […]

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