A bird I hear frequently, but rarely see as it hides among thick shrub and tree branches, showed up in my yard this week. Not one, but two, chasing each other around the backyard maple tree. And then one flew to a bird feeder where I watched it from my kitchen window. A beautiful singer… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Carolina Wren
As I was doing my fall cleanup in the garden, I was surprised to find an unexpected fall visitor: an early stage Black swallowtail caterpillar munching on an Italian flat parsley leaf.
I knew parsley, along with dill, are host plants for Black swallowtail butterflies. But I hadn’t seen any swallowtail caterpillars on my dill or parsley plants all year.
Until this week.
Continue reading Photo of the Week: An Unexpected Fall Visitor
It was a sunny, cool autumn day when I visited Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti this week. The recent colder weather in southeast Michigan finally turned the 100+ year old sugar maple and hickory tree leaves brilliant shades of red, gold, and orange. A beautiful view against the clear blue sky as I travelled through the… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Red Fox at the Cemetery