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