We asked. You shared! Here are some of your backyard favorites when it comes to plants and birds.
Favorite Backyard Plant
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida Photo: Kristina Deckert/Audubon |
LupineLupinus perennis Photo: Pictoscribe/Flickr CC (NC-ND 2.0) |
Mountain MintPycnanthemum spp. |
Red MapleAcer rubrum Photo: Mirabelka Szuszu/Flickr CC (BY-SA 2.0) |
Tulip PoplarLiriodendron tulipifera Photo: MWMS1916/Flickr CC (BY-NC-ND 2.0) |
Turk's Cap LilyLilium superbum Photo: Melinda Young Stuart/Flickr CC (BY-NC-ND 2.0) |
Favorite Backyard Birds
Northern CardinalPhoto: Carole Wiley/Audubon Photography Awards |
American GoldfinchPhoto: Hazel Erickson/Audubon Photography Awards |
Eastern BluebirdPhoto: Pamela Underhill Karaz/Audubon Photography Awards |
Gray CatbirdPhoto: Sue McClaren/Audubon Photography Awards |
Mourning DovePhoto: Tom Warren/Audubon Photography Awards |
Blue JayPhoto: Carole Wiley/Audubon Photography Awards |
Baltimore OriolePhoto: Shari McCollough/Audubon Photography Awards |
Indigo BuntingPhoto: Sunil Gopalan/Audubon Photography Awards |
White-breasted NuthatchPhoto: Kenneth Heiar/Audubon Photography Awards |
House WrenPhoto: Nevia Cashwell/Great Backyard Bird Count |
Carolina WrenPhoto: Sujata Roy/Audubon Photography Awards |
Common GracklePhoto: J. Arthur Anderson/Audubon Photography Awards |
American RobinPhoto: J. Arthur Anderson/Audubon Photography Awards |
Black-capped ChickadeePhoto: Leo Raymaakers/Audubon Photography Awards |
Chipping SparrowPhoto: Kathy Malone/Audubon Photography Awards |
Song SparrowPhoto: Sarah Blodgett/Audubon Photography Awards |
Dark-eyed JuncoPhoto: Dori Eldridge/Audubon Photography Awards |
White-throated SparrowPhoto: Aspen Allen/Audubon Photography Awards |
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