tree's nature journal.

tree's nature journal

Spring 2006

Mini Daffodils begining to emerge first week of March.

In full Bloom, second week of march.

Peach and cherry trees beginning to bud and bloom.

Coltsfoot popping up everywhere. 3/20/06

March 25, 2006. Winter isn't done yet!

April Showers Bring May flowers...and Rainbows. :)

Double rainbow

First butterfly picture of the season. 4-18-06

Eastern tiger swallowtail enjoying the peach blossoms.

Too quick to capture in a photo. This Eastern Tigerswallowtail was enjoying the blueberry blossoms.

i believe this is an 8 spotted forester moth...check out the furry orange legs. It really seemed to like this purple plastic easter egg and wouldn't leave it alone.

These Tiger swallowtails are everywhere! Here is one on the blooming lilacs.

The butterflies are not the only ones enjoying the flowers. The azalias have been buzzing all day with happy bees sipping nectar.

Red Admiral

Rosebreasted Grosbeak on the feeder with a goldfinch.

Rosebreasted Grosbeak, just hanging out in the peach tree.

This picture came out a bit blurry because this indigo bunting wouldn't let me get very close.

This Scarlet Tanager decided to drop by for a visit. He wasn't shy at all, just sat on the peach tree observing Sequoia and i as we ate lunch.

Pretty sure this is a hairy woodpecker, we have a pair that visits this feeder regularly. This is the female.

Sequoia found this gorgeous morel today, right on the edge of our yard. It is about 4 1/2- 5 inches long. 4-29-06

Sometimes the butterflies are just as curious of us, as we are of them. 5-6-06

A few spring flowers. Double pink columbines, Irises, double purple columbines, and blue flax way in the background.

Double purple columbine.

Wild Columbine

Pansies

Frittilary butterflies are everywhere!! Enjoying galliardia above, and sweet william below.

This turtle has been hanging around the yard a lot.

She has a notch in the back of her shell so she's easy to identify.

Sequoia spotted this interesting bug. Some kind of long horned beetle we are guessing.

Baby Praying Mantis. This little guy was about 1 1/2" long. It's pictured on tall phlox.

Monarch on Echinachia

Attack of the Moths!!

Spotted Apatelodes Moth (Apatelodes torrefacta)

We counted nine of these guys. :)

This past week, we woke to find moths everywhere! They were all over one side of our house and in the flowerbed. There was such a neat variety, i couldn't resist snapping some pictures.