Identifying Black Hairy Caterpillars
I have hundreds of black hairy caterpillars all over my yard. How do I find out what kind they are?
This past summer our humming bird feeder was attracting more bees than birds. My husband cut the top off a regular sized soda bottle. He put it on the same rod that holds our humming bird feeder and it attracted a lot of bees. Once the bees found their way in they couldn't get out.
Wildlife: A Blue Marine Butterfly
The Blue Marine is a small butterfly that flits about our back garden and enjoys landing on the geranium lavender plants. It is quite small, about the size of your thumbnail.
While walking out the front door to go walk the dogs with my husband, I spotted a tiny little praying mantis sitting on the back of our neighbor's car. Having frivolously forgotten my camera, I dragged my poor little puppy back inside by the leash and grabbed the camera.
Garden: Bee In Orange Flower (Shore Acres State Park, OR)
This tiny little honey bee looked like he should be burning up in this flower, in my opinion. I know they're just colors, but the oranges and reds of this blossom reminded me of roasting marshmallows over a campfire.
This yellow jacket stayed on my porch for at least an hour one day. He was so friendly that I was able to get multiple shots of him. I thought he looked really pretty when he buzzed over and landed on one of my husband's young viola blossoms.
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How Gardeners Can Help Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterfly populations are in trouble. Each fall, hundreds of millions of them migrate from the United Stated and Canada to the mountains in Mexico where they wait out the winter. Each spring, they make the long trip back in order to breed.
