We have not yet seen any monarch butterflies, but we have seen a lot of other pollinators! I ordered a poster for the wall that shows us the Common Butterflies of the Midwest so we are working on seeing as many as we can and improving our butterfly identification. Here's some of … [Read more...]
5 Weird Recent Sightings
Sometimes we just have to document some of the weird and unusual things we see! This is a group of such items from the month of May. #1 - We saw chipmunks! Yikes! Chipmunks are destructive and luckily we haven't really had a problem with these guys. We actually were at a … [Read more...]
Woolly Caterpillar in February?!
It's been a bit warm but this was an unexpected sighting! I've never seen these out in February before. I read about it and what I found indicated that the best thing to do if you find them out in the winter is to leave them be. Woolly Bear Caterpillars form an Isabella Tiger … [Read more...]
Lightning in the Sky
The sky had a pink-ish hue tonight and there was a wild lightning show in the sky! Check out the video. Bonus footage of a couple of our last caterpillars. We have several caterpillars that formed their chrysalis on the siding of our house and I'm not sure they are going to make … [Read more...]
Another Yellowjacket Hive
It seems lately like we have yellowjackets build an underground hive somewhere on the property every year. Sometimes it's in an innocuous spot that doesn't bother us. But - when it's in the dog area we have to take care of it. Tilda got stung so many times once that she had to … [Read more...]
Backyard Updates!
Some backyard updates - I think the hummingbirds are bringing juveniles to the feeder. We've had a ton of action at the feeder and so I put out the camera today to try to see what they are up to. We've seen 3 at one time for sure and maybe 4. That's a lot more than we've had … [Read more...]
