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Finding Wildflowers

July 20, 2022 Elizabeth

Michigan Lily in the Ditch

Steve has been checking out lots of wildflowers around and wanting to document them. Here's some of his recent finds and sightings (including a couple of bonus monarch caterpillar pics he took that I hadn't posted before). Some we've identified and some we have not. I'll try to … [Read more...]

Dogs, Insects, Landscaping, Monarchs, Summer Duke, Monarch, Tilda, Wildflowers

Recent Yard Sightings! Beetles, Snakeskins and more

July 13, 2022 Elizabeth

Rainbow!

We've been seeing some interesting things here in the yard, here's a few recent sightings! … [Read more...]

Insects, Lizards Turtles and More, Summer

Feeder Action

June 12, 2022 Elizabeth

Summer Feeder

It's always fun when summer is here and we start to see mating behaviors, nest building, feeding of hatchlings and seeing the fledglings begin to come to the yard. Here's some pictures of the finches that are still flocking together around here and also a few stills of … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Summer

Wild Turkey Visits

June 10, 2022 Elizabeth

Wild Turkey

We've had a few turkeys around. This hen was right in the front yard though, about 5 feet from my window! She pecked around and meandered through the yard. … [Read more...]

Summer, Wild Turkey

A Monarch Story

August 26, 2021 Elizabeth

Monarch Butterfly Newly Emerged

I've gone remiss from blogging again! I haven't been putting out the bird cams and have had a pretty busy summer. I originally shared these stories and photos on my Facebook page and in text messages with my mom over a number of days/posts/comments and I wanted to consolidate and … [Read more...]

Insects, Landscaping, Monarchs, Summer

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