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Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Variability is a strategy to improve the chance for long-term success of a species. But, it also makes it hard for an inexperienced entomologist to hone in on an exact match. I believe this beauty to be a Black Swallowtail butterfly. However, during my… Continue Reading “Nature’s Winged Elegance”
Asking other wild bird lovers if they feed the birds that visit their property is probably a fairly common question. Folks want to learn about what foods attract which species. They discuss the costs or the best places to purchase a specific type of… Continue Reading ““Do You Feed the Birds?””
2024 was, without doubt, a very difficult year for us. Sparing all the details, we experience a number of traumatic events that worked hard to derail us, turn us upside down and drop us to our knees. Fortunately, I was able to stay true… Continue Reading “We’ll See What Happens”
Not far from where I spotted the Northern Mockingbirds in the wild cherry tree, I came upon a young tree at the edge of the pond’s inlet from which large, orange colored fruits were hanging. I have been to that location dozens of times… Continue Reading “Wild Native Persimmons”
Our “Farm Gone Wild” offers an abundance of Autumn feeding for our native birds. I’m amazed at how many different types of fruits that the native flora offers the birds and other animals at this time of year. I have observed many Northern Mockingbirds… Continue Reading “Abundance of Fruits”
A Milkweed Pod – releasing the future generation A Monarch Butterfly Feasts on the Sweetness of a Rotting Apple Milkweed Seeds Await a Lift on the Next Breeze Goldenrod Washes Its Hue Across the Fields Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetles on Late Flowering Thoroughwort Cheerful Sunflower… Continue Reading “Nature’s September Brilliance”
Leatherwing. That’s a cool name for an insect. Apparently, the folks who first name it felt that the texture of its wings looks like leather. These are Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetles (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) that I observed here in the past few days. “This beetle has… Continue Reading “Leatherwing”
Monarch Butterfly Sexy-time . It’s mating time for the Monarch butterflies. In the human world, “hooking up” can mean that you’re intimate with another person anywhere from from kissing all the way to intercourse. But, with Monarch Butterflies, they actually hook up and fly… Continue Reading “Flying Jewels”
Images I’ve captured over the past few days to share a little Sunshine! Wild Sunflowers Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly Common Yellowthroat Great Egret Black-eyed Susans Dickissel Bee on Goldenrod Goldfinch Unknown Wildflower Palm Warbler (pulled from May 2023 files) Wild Sunflower Yellow Swallowtail (check out… Continue Reading “Yellow”
