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POTD 9/27/25
GETTING GRUBBY - A female Pileated Woodpecker snags a large grub from a dead tree she was excavating. Pileated Woodpeckers have experienced a population surge in recent years. We have a resident pair - but we rarely see them this close to the house.
POTD 9/26/25
SEED CRACKER - A male Cardinal uses his strong, specialized beak to slice, husk and crack the shell of a sunflower seed to get to the nutritious kernel inside.
POTD 9/25/25
FEED ME! - Baby finches beg for food using characteristic behavior of fluttering their wings. This begging behavior continues even after the young birds leave the nest and are able to eat on their own, as the parents continue to feed the fledglings for a period of time. This fledgling attracted a parent to feed it quite quickly.
POTD 9/24/25
NOT REPELLANT - Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron annuus, is a herbaceous annual plant in the Aster family. A Google search "does fleabane repel insects?" yielded "There is no evidence that it works for this purpose - but as a native plant, the fleabane species attract insects as pollinators and a number of butterfly and moth species feed on the leaves." Plus it looks nice in the yard.
POTD 9/23/25
FALL COLOR - Goldfinches molt twice a year to change their plumage from bright yellow and black breeding colors to drab, olive-brown winter attire. The fall molt produces dense winter feathers for insulation, while a spring molt brings back the flashy yellow for attracting mates. This male Goldfinch's fall molt is well underway.
