What about shantung maple? It's pretty fast grower. I've seen a 25' over 8 years in sandy soil over here in Texas where it rains a lot or it doesn't rain at all some years so you can see it's pretty hardy tree. Grows to be 35x35' size. Voted one of the best ice and wind resistant tree in Kansas which I agree. I couldn't break 3/4" branch in half. Yellow fall color is the typical color but orange or red might happen. I have 'Fire Dragon' SM that produces red fall color consistently and it grew over 3 foot last year in terrible rocky soil (can grow 4-6 feet a year in a good soil when cared for properly). If you're willing to wait till next winter, You can order a 4 ft dormant Fire Dragon from Metro Maples from Ft Worth, Texas. Very interesting leaves. The new leave growth in the summer would be reddish purple and it is quite noticeable. When it is large enough, it will produce bright yellow flowers that apparently do not produce many viable seeds (according to Metro Maples owner who has them all over the property). How about 'Shawnee Brave' bald cypress? You could plant a couple of these in the far back against the tall wall. It's narrow but tall with dark green and dense foliage that is not typically seen in bald cypress.

Great pics patsi! I too have had minimal hummer activity. In the past, regardless of the racket the starlings made at the suet feeder, or the large number of goldfinches at my feeder and on the plants, I'm only seeing a hummer, once a week IF I'M LUCKY! I've only seen one male and one female. The last few years, I'd see at least one once a day. This year it's definitely killing me, not seeing them daily. I've had a robin nest in the forsynthia, which is only a few feet away from my feeder, and that never bothered my hummers. I haven't even seen a monarch butterfly yet! Overall, butterfly activity is alot less as well. Few cabbage whites, sparse Eastern Swallowtails, although I have seen a few Black Swallowtails that were kind enough to leave me a load of caterpillars, most of which have been eliminated, probably by wasps. I have already released 2 butterflies & have 5 more chrysalids & 2 more cats still feeding. At least the mosquito population is up (yes, sarcasm), but it's keeping the bats happy, which too, appear to have had their numbers dwindle too :(

Maybe a Great Black-backed Gull? This is a BIG gull with diverse tastes: "Great Black-backed Gulls are supreme opportunists. They follow fishing boats to pick up scraps of bait and discards, take garbage from trash cans and landfills, patrol beaches looking for morsels that wash up from the sea, harry other seabirds to steal their catches, and ruthlessly prey on smaller birds, eggs, and chicks. " Claire

I love that turkey. I believe that is is a Royal Palm Turkey. My dog groomer has a whole flock of them and raises them. I just love them. They follow me everywhere when I go over there. I really want some, but the groomer said that they roost in the trees at night. I would like that, but I'm not so sure that my neighbors would. Beautiful turkeys!