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Cornell's new Garden for Birds Project looks interesting.
#Birds #BirdHabitat #BackyardHabitat #GardenForBirds
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Acorn eaten with half remaining. Excavated in a round hole.
Looking around my yard for flying squirrel evidence. I know I have some. I don’t see a carrying notch but it’s a round hole to nibble the acorn and they ate pretty neatly. Any flying squirrel thoughts? #virginianativeplants #leavetheleaves #backyardhabitat
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Red backed salamander hiding in shallow bucket under some leaves. Yes, he can get out.
Did some backyard relaxing and exploring today. Found this salamander resting in one of the kids toys under the fallen leaves. #leavetheleaves even if they cover your kids stuff. 😆 #backyardhabitat #nativeplants #virginianativeplants
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This differential #grasshopper came to visit the habitat today. The #backyardhabitat has taught me a lot about embracing what ever stops by. What an amazing looking insect.
The best part of creating a habitat is not what you control, but what #nature decides to share with you.
#photography
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This bright, freshly eclosed young lad is likely the product of a backyard habitat! Caterpillars devoured our backyard swamp milkweed not long ago. Tonight he feasted on our golden crownbeard blooms. Wish him a safe journey to Mexico! #monarchbutterfly #pollinators #backyardhabitat #nativeplants
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Four red berries bursting out of the shell with the dainty leaves of strawberry bush.
Light pink bumpy berry shells with red berries bursting out.
My hearts-a-busting is busting and it’s so cute. (Aka strawberry bush, yes I barely ever get deer.) #nativeplants #virginianativeplants #backyardhabitat #berries
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Monarch wiggling into chrysalis with shed skin on left.
Solidified chrysalis
I saw a monarch going into its chrysalis! It was wiggling a bit and the chrysalis looked so crazy, like a grub almost. I had to leave but when I came back, it looked normal and had hardened. #monarchs #backyardhabitat
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Orange male monarch butterfly warming itself on tree branch.
Monarch love. #bugsky #backyardhabitat #monarchs
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Monarch butterfly resting on flower right next to its chrysalis.
I came home from work at the perfect time the other day. A monarch had just emerged from its chrysalis and I got see it drying its wings. #backyardhabitat #bugsky #monarchs
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Teensy tiny day old monarch caterpillar.
Caterpillar chomping on swamp milkweed.
Few day old caterpillar on swamp milkweed.
Last instar monarch caterpillar
Really good monarch season in our yard. Love that my milkweed is finally getting some attention. First year with caterpillars. #backyardhabitat #bugsky #caterpillars
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Pretty orange flower that hummingbirds love.
Jewelweed up close. I really want some in my yard. Any tips on best way to grow? From seed or plant some in the spring? #nativeplants #backyardhabitat #bloomscrolling
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Pearl crescent on butterfly weed
#butterfly #insect
#macrophotography #naturephotography #nature #nativegarden #backyardhabitat
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Black, white and orange hairy caterpillars chomping away on milkweed.
Milkweed tiger moth caterpillars on butterfly milkweed. #bugsky #backyardhabitat #caterpillars
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Found this grass sticking out of my bee hotel. Looked it up and learned it’s the Grass Carrying Wasp! She’s emerging right in the corner of one grassy tube. #bugsky #backyardhabitat #pollinators
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Yellow swallowtail butterfly with blue stripe on lower wings on pink Joe pye weed.
I had my back turned in the garden and then I turned around and it was so close! Female eastern tiger swallowtail. #bugsky #backyardhabitat #pollinators
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Looking down on a blue plastic kiddy pool filled with water on a lawn in a backyard. On the ground to the left is a yellow concrete brick to act as a step up to the rim of the pool for all those short legged skunks that may happen by. Inside the pool is another concrete border brick to act as a step out of the pool, just in case. There is a triangle of different border bricks in the center of the pool, surrounding a floating round solar fountain with a steam of water spouting up. This is to keep the fountain in the center so it doesn't float to one side and empty all the water onto the grass.
Improvised summer water source for the wildlife!
I did purchase a kiddy pool that doesn't have holes in it*. I had the solar fountain and bricks already. Works great!
*Currently.
#BackyardHabitat
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Dragonfly Emergence
These two suspected Blue Dashers were spotted last night.
#invertebrates
#backyardhabitat
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#FloralFriday #NativePlants #BlueflagIris #PollinatorFriendly #GoodNeighborGarden #WetlandWildflowers #EcoFriendlyGardening #BackyardHabitat #PlantNative #GardenGlowUp
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View of exoskeleton with mandates visible
Two exoskeleton, also called exuviae (pl). About 1 ½ inch in length.
¼ profile with an eye casing and the mandible visible. The tear from whence it emerged is prominent.
Naiad exuviae
These are the exoskeleton from dragonfly larvae shed as they emerge.
For my first encounter, I saw one predate a tadpole using those exquisite mandates.
They're pneumatic and are quite fearsome at scale.
#invertebrates
#backyardhabitat
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Goldfish are getting busy this morning!
The males appear to try to pin the female to make her disgorge her eggs.
#backyard
#backyardhabitat
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Close up of western wahoo plant with one small red flower
Close up of single Scarlet monkey flower vine with two blooming flowers, in a bed of dried leaves.
Omg. Finally got one tiny adorable flower on the western wahoo. Also, scarlet monkey flowers bloomed!
#pdxnativeplants #nativegardening #backyardhabitat
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#nativeplants #housefinch #songbirds #nativespecies #gardenforwildlife #backyardhabitat
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