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Hatteras Island
We spent our first week of summer break on Hatteras Island. We aren’t very good at sitting around in beach chairs and relaxing, as you can see from the pics of our adventures. We obsessed over catching blue crabs in the canal at our rental house and the Haulover, chased the sunsets, paddled the sound, hiked a few trails, rode the ferry, climbed walls and walked the more remote beaches. It’s good to be home. Lighthouse Rd, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse…
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Dill Blossoms
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Hummingbird Moth in Slow Motion
This afternoon we had a very special visitor in the garden. A Hummingbird Moth was drinking from the purple liatris spicata next to the birdbath fountain. I was able to get up close with my phone, although it was a little shy and kept moving behind the flower. Last summer we had one that seemed to enjoy the red salvia and lantana, and I have had my eyes open to see one this season.
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Morning Garden Walk
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Fledgling Woodpecker
I was outside checking on the chickens when I heard a rustling sound in a shrub on the edge of a neighbor’s yard. When I looked closer, there was a baby bird flopping around in the leaves and low branches. It has the markings of either a Red bellied Woodpecker or a Northern Flicker, though I’m not certain this is what it is. There is a faint rust colored band on the back of the neck, and I didn’t get…
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Garden Pics
It’s amazing how much life can be found in the space between houses.
