Steve found this bug in the yard and put it on the apple tree where it blended right in! See it first on the garage and then look for it on the tree! I think this is a dobsonfly but I'm not positive. Look at this picture of the tree. Do you see the bug on the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2022
Eastern Towhee & Brown Thrasher
I'm super excited that we've continued to see a pair of each of these around all spring. I'm hoping their nests will be successful. Here's a couple of pictures I was able to take through the window this week. What birds do you see in the spring and hope they stick around? … [Read more...]
Morels and Spring Flowers
I can no longer eat morels, but I still enjoy finding them and photographing them. They remind me of good times spent as a family outdoors and walking the woods with my Dad. Any other mushroomers out there? How was your haul this year? … [Read more...]
Daytime Raccoon Visitor
This hasn't happened before! We had this raccoon show up right around noon yesterday! The dogs didn't even notice right away. The good news is that all of our baffles held and he couldn't raid the seeds or the jelly. He walked around and tried everything and then finally Tilda … [Read more...]
Spring Firsts
On May 8th we spotted our first Ruby Throated Hummingbirds of the season and were able to capture one on video. We've had a few oriole scouts around since the end of April but here's our first video of the oriole, also from May 8th. Here's some more firsts! … [Read more...]
Spring bird bath compilation
It's been a really dry spring here so the Bird Bath has been a happening spot! Check out this video compilation from our bird batch cam. We put the GoPro out for about 2 hours on 5/14/2022 and these were all of the visitors. The featured photo here is of a Brown Thrasher … [Read more...]
