The Eastern Swallowtail butterfly. The tree to the right is a tulip popular tree and is the host plant for this butterfly.

The Spring Azure and its host plant is the Florida dogwood.

On the top is the American Bumble bee and the other is a leafcutter bee.

Insects on the Joe Pye weed in West Georgia 🇺🇲. Comments on the pictures.
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The sun is setting through the trees. A dogwood branch frames the top of the picture.

The dogwood flowers glow with the sun setting behind.

The Piedmont azalea in full bloom with dainty pink flowers. This is a native azalea to the Piedmont area in Georgia 🇺🇲.

The other native Piedmont azalea. The shrub is tall and airy unlike the hybrids which is compact with bigger flowers.

My sunset last night was lovely. The detailed descriptions of the pictures are in the ALT.
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Four green petals of the Dogwood bloom just opening, cornus florida.

Four green petals of the Dogwood bloom opening wider, cornus florida.

Four green petals of the Dogwood bloom are turning pale yellow. When they are fully opened the petals will become white, cornus florida.

Dogwood (cornus florida) is blooming in West Georgia.
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Mayapples emerging from under the leaves in the Spring. Mayapples look like green umbrellas.

A single Mayapple has pushed above the leaves in the Spring. Mayapples look like green umbrellas.

Mayapples emerging from under the leaves in the Spring. Mayapples look like green umbrellas.

A single Mayapple is pushing up under the leaves in the Spring. Mayapples look like green umbrellas.

Mayapples! They are ephemerals and grow through rhizomes in shade. Mayapples flower under the two leaf umbrella. They typically start showing in March. The leaf matter helps protect them through the winter.
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An American Holly gracing my front yard backlit by the afternoon sun.
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A flying squirrel enjoying a dinner of sunflower seeds sitting in a bird feeder. The bird feeder is mounted to a window

Rocket J. Flying Squirrel visited the bird feeder last night. 💙💙Rocky was kind enough to allow me to take his picture. I am over the moon! 🤩

The bird feeder is mounted to a second floor window.

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Houdini, a red heeler blends into the fall leaves.

Rascal's ears hone in on a sound. Rascal is a black and white dog.

The Forsythia shrub's yellow flowers bloom before it leaves out.

The little green American holly is pushing through the fall leaves.

We had a nice afternoon checking out the back of the property. Houdini blended into the fall leaves.
Rascal is our honorary heeler. I love it when his ear tips touch.
Spring is near.
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