POTD 7/31/23
July 31, 2023 - WOOD NYMPH - A Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) butterfly on Mullein leaf. The Wood Nymph is in the Brushroot family...
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POTD 7/30/23
July 30, 2023 - HMMMMM? - Bird activity at the yard feeders has slowed now toward the end of Summer with birds switching to bugs and fin...
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POTD 7/29/23
July 29, 2023 - TRIPPING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC - A beaver swims through reflections in the beaver pond. North Americas largest rodent - th...
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POTD 7/27/23
July 27, 2023 - LEAVE IT TO BEAVER - After concern of Bald Eagles starting to hang around the beaver pond - it was good to see several b...
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POTD 7/26/23
July 26, 2023 - LUCKY YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR MOMMA - Turkeys are not known for their beautiful faces - and Tom turkeys, in particular, are b...
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POTD 7/25/23
July 25, 2023 - MIXED FEELINGS - As a bird photographer, seeing Eagles to photograph is up there on the list - but after 25 years on the...
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POTD 7/24/23
July 24, 2023 - REGAL WILDFLOWER - Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) bloom from behind.
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POTD 7/23/23
July 23, 2023 - GARDEN HARMONY - Two Fritillary Butterflies share a Coneflower bloom.
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POTD 7/22/23
July 22, 2023 - KING OF THE ROCK - An Eastern Kingbird watches from a rock perch for insects to land nearby. Kingbirds are in the Tyrant...
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POTD 7/21/23
July 21, 2023 - IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN - A Green Frog on our landscape pond.
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POTD 7/20/23
July 20, 2023 - SEEDY - Red-Bellied Woodpecker exiting the feeder with a black sunflower seed. Usually attracted to suet - the woodpecke...
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POTD 7/19/23
July 19, 2023 - CONEFLOWER COMING - A Purple Coneflower bloom emerging. Echinacea, commonly known as coneflower, is a genus of flowering...
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POTD 7/17/23
July 17, 2023 - CACKLE GRACKLE - A Common Grackle on the highest perch available. Grackles are large, strong, opportunistic birds that c...
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POTD 7/16/23
July 16, 2023 - MR BLUEBIRD - We LOVE bug eaters and have been hoping to have Bluebirds.
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POTD 7/15/23
July 15, 2023 - BUTTERFLY ON BUTTERFLY WEED - A Silver-Bordered Fritillary lands on an Orange Milkweed ("Butterfly Weed") in the pollina...
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POTD 7/14/23
July 14, 2023 - POND DECORATION - Fragrant Water Lilies in bloom on the beaver pond.
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POTD 7/13/23
July 13, 2023 - BLUEBIRD DAY - After trying to attract Bluebirds all year - and our neighbors have a pair raising babies - we were thril...
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POTD 7/12/23
July 12, 2023 - BUTTERFLY LOVE - Silver-bordered Fritillary butterflies mate in a seemingly un-romantic act, facing away from each other...
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POTD 7/11/23
July 11, 2023 - PRECOCIOUS LEAF CHANGE - Some leaves on a maple tree on the beaver pond are showing fall colors early. An Internet searc...
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POTD 7/10/23
July 10, 2023 - BEAVER POND WILDFLOWER - Swamp Candles in bloom along the edge of the beaver pond. Swamp Candles are in the Primrose Fam...
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POTD 7/9/23
July 09, 2023 - WELCOME ANT EATER - Northern Flicker searching the yard for its' favorite food - ants. Ants are a particular nuisance fo...
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POTD 7/8/23
July 08, 2023 - COMMON MULLEIN - Although thought of primarily as a weed, common mullein has been used as an herbal remedy for coughs an...
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POTD 7/7/23
July 07, 2023 - FLYCATCHER - A Great Crested Flycatcher stops in the yard looking for bugs to eat. The Great Crested Flycatcher (its' he...
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POTD 7/6/23
July 06, 2023 - DAY LILY EXPLOSION - Day Lilies bloom all at once in an explosion of color.
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POTD 7/5/23
July 05, 2023 - WHAT ABOUT ME? - A juvenile Baltimore Oriole squawks at its' sibling being fed first. An entire family of Orioles has de...
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POTD 7/4/23
July 04, 2023 - RED, WHITE & GREEN? - Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird flashes his namesake red throat. The iridescent color of the hummin...
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POTD 7/3/23
July 03, 2023 - CHUBBY BABY - Momma Downy Woodpecker feeds her chubby male offspring. Lots of its' namesake downy feathers make this fle...
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POTD 7/2/23
July 02, 2023 - IT'S A STRETCH - Juvenile Rose breasted Grosbeak stretches on its' first visit to the yard. Lots of fledgling birds are...
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POTD 7/1/23
July 01, 2023 - WHEN YOU JUST NEED A HUG - Frogs in our landscape pond seem to cuddle.
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