Wow,what some fantastic pictures.Love them.Them bird eggs are cute.I have never seen a live chipmonk,just pictures of them.We have a lot of squirrels here,but no chipmonk.The roses are pretty,too.I don't see many Butterflys here, either. Thanks for sharing your wildlife along with the roses.A nice treat.

Jean

Celestialrose, I really loved your pics. It was like
watching The Discovery Channel. Nature is awesome.
And I thank you for the pleasure of your post.

Nice Pics Celeste. I always like your posts. Amazing garden. I live in a climate similar and I am impressed because i know how hard the hardiness factor makes it. BTW, Mt Washington records the coldest windiest in the country which (I'm sure you know.)
I posted a message about pets in the garden in the regular rose forum. There are some funny pics there if you want to see.
P.S. I think those are robins eggs. I have a Robin come visit my rose garden to take the worms. Its funny to watch him worm sniffing.

WOw these are good for the soul!

Terrific nature pics Celeste! The bird must have thought the small chair was just right....The frog peaking out was great too, being in just the right place with your camera to get that shot at just that moment. Beautiful butterfly pics too. With my cats I don't ever see chipmonks and squirrels up close, LOL* Thanks for sharing all of these.
Leslie

Wonderful photos! Thanks for sharing them with us.

Celestial,
Love the pictures, especially of the butterflies. I wish I could be there at that right time to capture nature. This morning while cleaning up the garden I did see a very small praying mantis. He was about 1.5 inches long. We have loads of bunnies and lizards around here but no chipmunks.
Peachie

I wonder if the bird who chose that small chair was called Goldilocks?????

these are great pictures.

thansk for sharing.

Florence

Great photos, Celestial. You must have a wonderful garden to attract so much wildlife. Thanks for sharing it.

I love your garden too, Celeste. I often browse through your photobucket pics for inspiration! :0) Phyl

What a piece of heaven. I love the Mayor of Casterbridge, I'm off to HMF now to find out more about it.

Thanks for sharing these beautiful pics.

Those are lovely. The bird eggs are fantastic with that vibrant blue!

Wonderful pictures Celeste. Great butterfly pictures and the Robin's nest was a treat. Thanks for sharing.
Pauline - Vancouver Island

It's amazing how birds can buit a nest like that out of strwas/hay (what ever you call them).

And Chipmunks! Ah..we don't have them in Aust...would be nice to have them in my house.

Inspiring pics, Celestial! I loved the bumblebees. I miss seeing chipmunks (we had them in Va.), and the squirrel I saw up close most recently was in an unmentionable condition on my rug (thanks to Houdini-one of my cats). The squirrel at the corn feeder was so cute! Lots to look at in those pics. I love my sunflowers too and so do the goldfinches. Thanks for sharing! Brandy

What a wonderful post. Thanks so much. I really love it!
Kathy

Celestialrose, beautiful pictures! I never can get the butterflies to stay still long enough to get a shot. I don't know how you got the chipmunk to stay still either! Do you have a telephoto lens?

Jean, I'd be glad to send you a boatload of chipmunks from around here. They're plant-destroying pests.

Deanna

Breathtaking pictures!
Sunflower looks like it has two eyes :)
So nice seeing you enjoy animals that other people consider pests and your flowers attracting lots of butterflies and bees!

Olya