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POTD 5/5/24
ORANGE IS NEWLY BACK - Two male Baltimore Orioles showed up in the yard yesterday. My Facebook memories alerted us that they might be showing up - and, as if on schedule, they were at the jelly feeder and eating bugs in the Magnolia trees.
POTD 5/4/24
ANTLER SPROUTS - Young male deer shows his antler buds while taking advantage of grass greening up in our yard. Each year male deer shed their antlers after breeding season. Each Spring as the days lengthen male deer begin to grow a new set of antlers. Antler growth is incredibly fast - in fact, antlers are the fastest bone growth in the world. A deer can grow six-point antlers in just 3-4 months.
POTD 5/3/24
WELCOME ADMIRAL RED - A Red Admiral butterfly showed interest in the Daffodil blooms. A member of the Brushroot Family, Vanessa atalanta, are migratory - and time their arrival with blooming flowers.
POTD 5/2/24
NUTCRACKER - Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the sunflower seed feeder. Grosbeaks usually come back on the same day as male Hummingbirds - and the neighbors have seen the first hummer on the day we saw the first Grosbeak.
POD 5/1/24
FOREST STARTING TO BLOOM - Blooms of a Hobblebush Viburnum over the brook from the beaver pond. No forest wildflowers yet, so the Viburnum flowers stand out. Named Hobblebush for the tendency for branches to bend to the ground and take root - creating a tripping hazard for walking in the woods.
