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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…
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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…
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What’s Growing May 2017
Aster Moss in the birdbath Poppies Poppies So proud of his garden Curry plant Roma tomatoes Lettuce, unknown variety & super bitter Smaller pole bean teepee Peekaboo kitty Corn and squash patch Broccoli Rose Grapes Big Bertha peppers Tomatoes, yellow beefsteak
