Birds in the Snow

 Today's snow allows me to enjoy photographing the birds in my yard as I don't often see much snow. Tomorrow, I'll be able to snow dye some fabric for my quilts.

Dark-eyed Junco & Northern Cardinal ~ Male

Carolina Chickadee

Downy Woodpecker

White-throated Sparrow

Carolina Wren

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Northern Cardinal ~ Female 

White-breasted Nuthatch

Dark-eyed Junco

Song Sparrow

Northern Cardinal ~ male

Butterfly Wrap Up 2024

   41 species since 2022 I moved to my new home.  36 species for 2024, 4 new species of butterflies were Pipevine Swallowtail, Long-tailed Skipper, Ocola & Common Sootywing.  8 butterflies had full lifecycles with eggs laid on their host plants to eclosing from their chrysalises. Most common butterflies here are Eastern Tiger swallowtail with up to 10-12 daily, Variegated Fritillaries, and Silver-spotted Skipper. And, while I will never have the number of species or the high numbers of within some of the species, it's a good start especially as I am in a HOA community with a pretty limited area to garden.  Another wonderful addition to my garden is having good numbers (up to 6 per day) of Snowberry & Hummingbird Clearwings for about 6 -8 weeks.

Long-tailed Skipper

Ocola Skipper

Woodpeckers in my Yard

First bird of 2025 ~ Hairy

 

Downy

Red-bellied 

First bird of the year for me was the Hairy Woodpecker though I also see Red-bellied and Downy on a daily basis in my yard

Happy New Year to All

 

Longwood Gardens

 

Birds in the Yard

Some birds in the yard today.

Eastern Bluebird

Eastern Bluebird

Carolina Wren

Carolina Wren

American Goldfinch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Song Sparrow

Eastern Bluebird

Tufted Titmouse

 

Christmas at My Home