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POTD 8/3/25
SHARP EYE - An Eastern Phoebe hunts flying insects from a perch over the beaver pond. Phoebes have the habit of dipping their tails gently when they are perched and have a soft whistled song that says their name - FEE bee.
POTD 8/2/25
LOVELY DAY on the beaver pond. The Herons have all gone and it is quiet at the beaver pond in late Summer.
POTD 8/1/25
PATROLLING THE BEAVER POND - A Slaty Skimmer Dragonfly on a perch above the beaver pond. Dragonflies hunt bugs - which are plentiful at the beaver pond.
POTD 7/31/25
THE LAST TAWNY DAY LILY - We have a bed of legacy Day lilies - and this one is the last one of the year
POTD 7/30/25
VERY BERRY - Bunchberry berries come into season in late summer. The berries are edible and are high in pectin, a naturally occurring thickener, and can be used in jams, jellies and fruit preserves. We just enjoy ours as the result of Dogwood wildflower.
