IT’S YOUR NATURE
  • Martin Byhower home & plant Business info
    • About Me
    • My landscape service fees
    • Reviews
    • Contact me
    • Other Services
  • Why plant native plants?
  • Examples of my work
  • Getting rid of turf!
  • Photo Gallery of the plants I use
    • Large / Shade trees
    • Ornamental / small to medium trees
    • Perennial Flowering shrubs
    • Flowering Perennials
    • Evergreen shrubs
    • Vines
    • Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
    • Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
    • Groundcovers
    • Annuals/wildflowers
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Native tree list
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
    • Deer resistant plants
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Reviews
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
  • Bird Photos & ID Galleries
    • Birds of Central Texas
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas >
      • sparrow ID
  • Pollinator Gardening
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • List of best host and nectar plants
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Bird Feeding Tips
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • Earth week in Sun City spring 2023
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Earth Week in Sun City 2023
    • Composting presentation
    • Earth and pocketbook-friendly gardening
    • Leaf and groundcover presentation
  • My Blog
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Legacy Park golf cart bridge
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Legacy Hills Park dam
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American Goldfinch
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Who froze the birdbath?
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Only in Texas!
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OK, you were right, we should have migrated…
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Hmmm...where are those black oil sunflower seeds I ordered?
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Carolina Chickadee
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Eastern Phoebe fishing
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My front yard
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American Robin taking a luxurious snow bath
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Red-shouldered Hawk
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Field Sparrow
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Orange-crowned Warbler
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Birds need protein and fat when it’s cold, mealworms and suet suit them well
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Bewick’s Wren getting some sun on the wall
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No purple martins yet!
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker
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Eastern Bluebird male ponders mealwormsickles
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Northern Pintail is a rare visitor to Legacy pond!
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Orange-crowned Warbler and Pine Siskin
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Hybrid Black-crested x Tufted Titmouse
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State bird wondering what state he’s in
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Nutria in LHPP pond
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Great Egret
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Snowpiper?
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Symbol bird of the National Audubon Society
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Everyone loves squirrel-proof, hot pepper infused suet-except squirrels!
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This Savanna Sparrow seems a bit chilly…
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My homemade suet feeders are a hit!
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Hermit Thrush
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Desperate for food, this orange-crowned warbler and others stuck it out
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Sapsuckers are only here in the winter
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Important to provide liquid water for Birds During a Freeze
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Homemade suet feeder. Be sure to use pepper infused mammal proof suet
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  • Martin Byhower home & plant Business info
    • About Me
    • My landscape service fees
    • Reviews
    • Contact me
    • Other Services
  • Why plant native plants?
  • Examples of my work
  • Getting rid of turf!
  • Photo Gallery of the plants I use
    • Large / Shade trees
    • Ornamental / small to medium trees
    • Perennial Flowering shrubs
    • Flowering Perennials
    • Evergreen shrubs
    • Vines
    • Cactuses, yuccas & agaves
    • Ornamental, Xeriscape and Turf Grasses
    • Groundcovers
    • Annuals/wildflowers
  • Plant information & lists
    • Why Native Plants?
    • Native tree list
    • Freeze resilient plant List
    • Shade Tolerant Plants
  • Wildlife Friendly Pest Control
    • Mountain Laurels and Genista moth caterpillars
    • Beneficial Insects from Wizzie Brown
    • Gallery of Beneficial Bugs
    • Mosquito control newsflash!
  • Dealing with Deer
    • Deer resistant plants
  • Birding Guide Service & Bird Gallery
    • Birds of Central Texas Gallery
    • Reviews
    • Checklist Birds of Sun City
    • Checklist birds of the region
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas
    • Recent referrals/recommendations
    • My favorite Williamson County Birding locations
  • Bird Photos & ID Galleries
    • Birds of Central Texas
    • Backyard & Neighborhood Birds of Central Texas >
      • sparrow ID
  • Pollinator Gardening
    • Creating a pollinator garden from Wizzie Brown
    • Planting a Butterfly Garden
    • List of best host and nectar plants
    • Where have all the birds and butterflies gone?
  • Bird Garden & Feeding Tips
    • Bird Friendly Native Plants
    • Bird Feeding Tips
    • Attracting Birds to Your Garden
  • Gardening tips
    • The case for leaving leaves
    • Garden Tips for Wildlife
    • Is your lawn making your pet sick?
    • Garden alternatives to non-native plants
    • Gardening for bats
    • One Option in Bare shady areas?
    • Green Waste and Mulch
  • Sun City Activity Center Plants
  • Fun Photo Galleries
    • Photographer of the month candidates gallery
    • Earth week in Sun City spring 2023
    • New England Trip
    • Some of my favorites gallery
    • Flight and Fancy
    • Gallery from the Great Freeze
    • After the freeze Gallery
    • Hints of Spring Gallery
    • Birds of Spring in Central Texas
    • Late spring central Texas life Gallery
    • Summer 2021
    • A sampling of my subjects
  • Presentations
    • Earth Week in Sun City 2023
    • Composting presentation
    • Earth and pocketbook-friendly gardening
    • Leaf and groundcover presentation
  • My Blog