Tyvek Swap Postcards Received

Titled - Black Holes

I have received all of my postcards from the tyvek swap I did.  The postcards are all just lovely

My Yard ~ Ruby-throated Hummingbirds & Ruby-crowned Kinglet

This fall has been a dismal fall for the butterflies but great for the birds.  I finally got the seed feeders out last week because there were so many birds here.  I have late Ruby-throated Hummingbirds here so have refreshed the nectar feeders again.  The hummer ignores the feeders in favor of the Mexican Sage though sad to say the winds this fall have really made a mess of the sage.  I also have Ruby-crowned Kinglets here feeding before they migrate further South.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Fabric Postcards

Using Tyvek Swap

 I have been working on postcards for my swaps in the past few days.  I am trying to work ahead which often doesn't happen.

Christmas Swap

Winter theme Fabric Postcards for swapping

My Yard ~ Recent Birds

Black Vulture on rabbit roadkill

Black Vultures on the roof

Cooper's Hawk takes a Mourning Dove

Many White-breasted Nuthatches here...

along with the Red-breasted Nuthatch...

Another Red-breasted Nuthatch...

And a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker working on the Cherry Tree

My Yard ~ Orange Sulphur Butterfly & Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly

Orange Sulphur Butterfly

These are 2 other butterfly species that are normally here in good numbers but have been in short supply this year.  Their populations have picked up the the past two weeks.

Orange Sulphur Butterfly and
possibly a Pearl Crescent caterpillar on the yellow center of the aster

Orange Sulphur Butterfly

Cloudless Yellow Sulphur Butterfly

Cloudless Yellow Sulphur Butterfly

My Yard ~ Common Buckeye Butterfly

The Common Buckeye has always been a frequent butterfly in the yard until this year.  No known reason why but so many of the butterflies I usually have seen in past seasons on a daily basis and many times more than 5 of each species just haven't been here this year.  No, towards the end of the season the Common Buckeye numbers have increased.

Even though very worn, this Common Buckeye is still flying and chasing other butterflies.

My Yard ~ American Lady Butterflies

My Yard ~ Gardens Mid-October

Fall Migration Warblers

Blackpoll Warbler - New yard bird #110

Lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers looking for insects in my yard

Black-throated Blue Warbler visiting Cape May Point State Park

My yard ~ Yellow-billed Cuckoo's _ Yard bird #109

Having an fallout of Yellow-billed Cuckoo's in Cape May area has meant having at least 1/2 dozen of them in the yard for several days.  Such a beautiful bird and a new yard bird also.

My Yard ~ Red Admiral & Red-spotted Purple Butterfly

Red Admiral Butterfly nectaring on rotten fruit.

Red-spotted Purple nectaring on rotten fruit.

Red Admiral Butterfly photo-bombed by a bee

My Yard ~ Monarch Butterflies

Monarchs Mating

And more mating..which leads to 

Monarch Caterpillars

And the next step is caterpillar to chrysalis

And this time of year the chrysalis are everywhere!

And then the tagged Monarch's come through on their way to Mexico.

And here are 7 Monarch out of a group of 80+ that stopped by this day.

And they really love the smooth Aster and so do we!