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Yellow
Swallowtail butterfly on front yard lilacs
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It's
Alive!!
Last
year we were trying to determine what caterpillar was
enjoying the Parsley. We figured that they were Swallowtail
butterflies. I can't prove that we had any significant
impact but the yellow Swallowtails are here and quite
a few! I am always really happy to get a good picture
and sometimes I get lucky.Flowers, butterflies,other
insects, and non moving things are my best subjects.
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They are easier to get closer to than birds and other animals
and so the photos come out a bit better. I am not a photo
pro!
And
OH THE BIRDS! The spring warblers are here and singing up
a storm. We were serenaded by Baltimore orioles and Redstarts
and spring warblers and thrushes to name a few while we planted
the potatoes. Our favorite catbird has returned. The most
amazing mimic I have heard. Even better than many mocking
birds.
The Indigo Bunting was a real treat and I just managed to
get an image as we passed back in from the potato field. The
squirrels are going nuts...HaHa but really they are abundant
this year. We haven't seen many of the larger wild animals
other than turkeys but there are deer prints a-plenty. The
raccoons have been moving in the woods and we see their prints
as well. Opossums and skunks and things that go bump in the
night are all out and about as per the tracking records in
the soft earth.
Today, I saw a pair of eagles headed south along the river
but the photo images were just a blur. I'll keep trying.
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