No matter the color or species of the flower, the pollinators are hard at work preparing for Autumn.
#Pollinators #Flowers #BloomScrolling #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
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A stunning full moon tonight over Trumbull, CT.
(It is predicted that we will see a red “blood” moon Tuesday morning around 6:04 AM. But we may have too many clouds by then to see it.)
#FullMoon #Moon #Luna #Astronomy #Astrophotography #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Blue hyacinth flowers. (Yes, they are technically purple, but the color is classified as blue.)
The pollinators are out and about, enjoying the arrival of a real Spring weather day - warm and sunny.
#SpringFlowers #Pollinators #Crocuses #Bee #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Our neighborhood black squirrel found a bagel in the backyard and proved herself to be a somewhat messy eater. :-)
#BlackSquirrel #Squirrel #Cute #CuteNature #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Houston, we have APPLE BLOSSOMS!
#SpringFlowers #Flowers #Flower #AppleBlossoms #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Most of the daffodils are now past peak. But this one is still PERFECT.
#SpringFlowers #Flowers #Flower #Daffodil #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Mr. Cardinal appears to have framed himself! (Get it?)
Black squirel on clean white snow.
#SuburbanWildlife #Squirrel #BlackSquirrel #Snow #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
The daffodils in our garden are tiny but radiant. They declare their joy at the arrival of Spring for all to see. (The big ones will come later.)
#SpringFlowers #Flowers #Daffodils #Daffodil #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
The Spring Flowers are *loving* this weather. Daffodils, hyacinths, and crocuses are bursting with color.
Tonight was a wonderful cloudy orange-hued sunset over Trumbull, CT.
The common starling can be frustrating due to their squawk and tendency to swarm bird feeders. But their feathers under the right light are prismatic.
We tossed some cashews out into the back yard and it turned into an exciting. The crows gobbled them up, but the squirrels buried them (when burying a nut, apparently SMOOSHING your face into the ground is required).
We saw our first “Connecticut - The Pizza State” vanity license plate in the wild today!
(License plate # removed for privacy of the driver.)
It’s a rough day to be a cardinal - soggy and cold in the rain - but it’s a little bit better when you have a birdfeeder at your beck and call.
#BirdWatching #Cardinal #MrCardinal #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
FYI, squirrels also love corn muffins!
#CornMuffins #Squirrels #GraySquirrel #SuburbanWildlife #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Spring Garden 2026 thanks to my (deceased) father and brother.
Even cardinals have the occasional bad hair day!
#BirdWatching #Cardinal #BadHairDay #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Blue jays hanging out in a budding apple tree.
First daffodil of Spring 2026!
It’s a wonderful time of year to be a crocus! Chilly enough to ensure you have the garden all to yourself, but warm and sunny enough to joyfully open the flowers every day.
#Flowers #SpringFlowers #Crocus #Crocuses #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
One-Man-Protest. (At the traffic light by Starbucks and CVS in Trumbull, CT) #Protest #Protester #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
I’ll bet you didn’t know squirrels love bananas! This one is an EXPERT at breaking in and snacking.
#Squirrel SuburbanWildlife #TrumbullCT #Connecticut #Cute #CuteAnimals
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Mr. Cardinal is looking much less miserable today… but as stern as always. :-)
Maybe the last snowfall of the season for Trumbull, CT.
#Snow #Snowstorm #Snowfall #ctwx #CTWeather #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Blue Jays are synonymous with “attitude”. From their colors to their screeching call, they demand attention.
The sunset skies were glorious tonight, full of vibrant fire. Truly a feast for the eyes!
#Sunset #Dusk #Twilight #SunsetSky #BridgeportCT #Connecticut
This morning's snowstorm didn't slow down our local downy woodpeckers. :-)
#BirdWatching #DownyWoodpecker #Woodpecker #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Red-bellied woodpeckers either look deadly-serious or extremely-silly. There is no middle ground with them.
#BirdWatching #RedBelliedWoodpecker #Woodpecker #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
It was so cold overnight (low of 25 F/-3.9 C) that the bird bath froze solid!
#SpringChill #ColdSnap #WintersRevenge #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
It’s appropriate that our first rabbit sighting of the season should be Easter weekend!
Tiny snowflakes falling in Trumbull, CT.
Apparently, Sunday was NOT the last snow for this winter. :-)
#Snow #Snowflakes #Flurries #CTWeather #ctwx #TrumbullCT #Connecticut https://www.flickr.com/photos/nomad7674/55127154870/in/dateposted-public/
Spring flowers in full effect! (Yellow crocuses.)
#SpringFlowers #Spring #Crocus #Crocuses #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Catch a female cardinal in the right light, and she is just as colorful and fascinating as her red-hued husband.
The black-eyed Susans remain one of the most persistent and long-lived flowers in our back yard. Long after daffodils, mountain laurel, and gladiolus blooms are gone, the yellow conflower flourishes.
#BloomScrolling #BlackeyedSusan #Coneflower #Flowers #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
There are many flaws to this photo, but it is so hard to get a nice shot of a cardinal in flight that I had to share it.
They had some beautiful daffodils at Stop & Shop for $4 this week, so we picked up a pot for Mom. She feels like each is a little Spring sun shining just for her.
We have a walnut tree in our yard - planted by the previous owners - and normally walnuts start to fall in early September. We are already seeing them, and they are BIG.
#Walnuts #Nuts #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
As soon as the sun came out, the downy woodpeckers were hard at work gathering food. I think they are making up for time lost yesterday and Sunday due to the blizzard!
#BirdWatching #DownyWoodpecker #Woodpecker #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
A daffodil flower is a sun in miniature.
This female red-bellied woodpecker was poking and pecking around on one of our older maple trees.
#BirdWatching #RedBelliedWoodpecker #Woodpecker #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
The apple trees are budding! Apple blossoms are coming soon!
#AppleTree #AppleBlossoms #SpringFlowers #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Beautiful feathery frost patterns on my car this morning.
#Frost #Frosty #Winter #TrumbullCT #Connecticut #NatureAsArt #NatureIsArt
We awakened to a winter wonderland of frost this morning. Ice crystals glimmering and gleaming in the sun. Probably for the last time this season.
#Frost #Frosty #SurpriseWinterMorning #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Did you catch this morning’s amazing pink-in-the-morning sunrise? Amazing!!!
#Sunrise #Dawn #Twilight #RedInTheMorning #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
We had TWO foxes in our backyard last night! I am thinking this is Victoria and her son or daughter.
#Fox #Foxes #SuburbanWildlife #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
This morning’s sunrise ranged from bright gold to deep purple. Truly a royal sight.