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SPRING IS HERE

 


Trees are budding. I saw two Hummers today so we cleaned the feeders.

Mulberry trees are one of the favorites among a lot of different birds. We have close to 10 on our NWF CERTIFIED HABITAT

Lake is finally full

Lake is finally full, a photo by Jesse C Smith Jr on Flickr.

Now we can stock it with fish.

The lake is finally getting full.

The lake is finally getting full., a photo by Jesse C Smith Jr on Flickr.

Now it can be stocked with fish.

Backyard Habitat Attracts National Recognition(Repost)

A Tomball homeowner with a talent for landscaping and love for wildlife has earned national and statewide recognition for his one acre home site that attracts a variety of birds,butterflies and other animals while helping to protect the local environment.

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and announces that the property of Jesse C Smith Jr. located in Tomball, Texas is now recognized as an official Certified Wildlife Habitat site. This achievement contributes to the organization's goal of certifying 100,000 sites by the end of 2007. The property now attracts a variety of birds and butterflies on their annual migration. The use of many different bird feeders, fruit bearing trees,and watering stations allows Smith to observe many species of butterflies, hummingbirds,hawks,owls and other birds. One pair of Red Tailed hawks have taken up permanent residence for over 10 years, raising their young each year.
Habitat restoration is critical in urban and suburban settings where commercial and residential development encroaches on natural wildlife areas. In addition to providing for wildlife, a certified habitat conserves our natural resources by reducing or eliminating the need for fertilizer,pesticides, and the burning of fossil fuels used in mowing. More information about gardening for wildlife is available at www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife or at 800-822-9919.

01/26/2008 The recent cold fronts have brought a hugh migration to the feeders. I have three grain feeders, one large and two small. The small ones are lasting about three hours. My yard is covered with birds.

11-15-2011- We have been named a Texas Wildscapes by Texas Parks and Wildlife

NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat/Tomball, TX

NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat, a photo by Jesse C Smith Jr on Flickr.

Feeding the birds and animals.

Tomball Residence Certification as a Texas Wildscape

 

 

Certification requires:

• At least 50% native plants
• Food for the wildlife year round. A feeder alone will not be considered, but if at any time there is not food available for the wildlife from plants, a feeder would then be required.
• Shelter for the wildlife. This might include various plant features, should include plants in each of the tall trees, understory, shrubs, bushes and wildflowers; may include nest boxes, brush piles, rock piles, toad houses and other shelter projects.
• Water in a useable, reliable form for the wildlife.

Read article  Magnolia Potpourri

A new hair style.

Hair Day
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr

My next door neighbor styles hair so we are trying the braids and beads.

PHOTO: Morning Dove feeding

See all my photo's at flickr.

Tomball resident received National Wildlife Federation Habit Certification

Houston Community Newspapers Online - Tomball resident received National Wildlife Federation habitat

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Note created March 31, 2008

3/31/08

Tomball resident received National Wildlife Federation habitat certification

By NANCY YODER-KARP
Contributing Writer

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	Jessie Smith Jr.'s yard recently received a National Wildlife Federation habitat certification.

Tomball resident Jessie C. Smith Jr., a retired private investigator and lifetime musician turned wildlife habitat protector, received a National Wildlife Federation habitat certification in August.

Smith’s love for wildlife has transformed his front yard, on Hoffman Estates Boulevard, into a wildlife habitat that began in 1996 with a bird feeder and the enjoyment of watching the wildlife that wondered onto his property.

“As a PI, doing surveillance gave me a lot of time to observe nature,” Smith said. “I grew to take pleasure in watching the animals that I could observe from my front porch as well.”

According to Smith, the habitat draws approximately 27 species of birds. Local wildlife observed include deer, rabbits, coyotes, raccoons, foxes, squirrels, opossums, and insects including butterflies and moths.

Even though the habitat is currently under a few renovations, it contains nine native tree species including Live Oak, Pine, Mulberry, Willow, Chinese Tallow, Cedar and Crepe Myrtle. Food source plants incorporate lilies, Narcissus, Yaupon, Cannas, Cactus, Coreopsis and Yucca into the landscape. There are four seed feeders, five hummingbird feeders, and several watering stations.

Although Smith has not taken any special wildlife habitat classes, he says he has drawn on his Texas A&M University education with the habitat setup.

“I’m an old Aggie grad with a degree in Agriculture Education with a minor in Horticulture,” Smith said. “Everything I need to know about animal care I learned in college.”

The serenity of the habitat has become acutely important to Smith in the last several years after he was injured in a car accident in 2006. He now suffers from Reflex Sympathy Dystrophy, also known as Chronic Pain Disease.

“I have good days and bad days with the ‘RSD,’” Smith said. “Maintaining the habitat gives me motivation to get moving on the good days and pleasure to watch on the bad ones while convalescing.”

According to the National Wildlife Federation website at www.nwf.org/backyard, habitat restoration is critical in urban and suburban settings where commercial and residential development encroaches on natural wildlife areas. In addition to providing for wildlife, a certified habitat conserves natural resources by reducing or eliminating the need for fertilizer, pesticides, and the burning of fossil fuels used in mowing.