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Sep 4, Pygmy Nuthatches smiling at me...
Artist Journal | September 4th 2008 by Mark
I was bent over under the maple tree hooking up a hose and saw a little pygmy nuthatch on the bird bath two feet from my face. It didn't seem concerned and just looked at me for a moment then delicately hopped into the maple tree. It is moments lik read more
Praying Mantis
Waiting on Sunday to Drown | September 3rd 2008 by Jenn
Leaving the museum today, I found a praying mantis on my windshield. It was huge and bright green, and, well, it gives me the heebie jeebies. Upon arriving home I found another one above my door. Since I don’t know much about them other than that t read more
Butterflies and moths
At Close Range Photography & Custom Portraits | September 2nd 2008 by Regina
I had to take my youngest to the doctor for lab work. As a reward we stopped by the Arboretum to chase the butterflies and finches. It was really hot, but the butterflies were everywhere. Here are a few she didn't scare off trying to catch them. =) read more
Silent Valley
Indian Tourism places | September 1st 2008 by Manjunath
Silent Valley National Park located 40 kms from Mannarkkad in the Palakkad district, echoes with the sounds of teeming wildlife. The core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, the Silent Valley National Park is probably one of the m read more
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Smoke and Mirrors | August 28th 2008
Butterflies and fairy tales?More like, dead moths and dormant thunderstorms. A polluted Sea of Stories. Gup doesn't win. Chup does.Silence drips like golden honey. Dark lips kiss it eagerly.Not sweet, today. It's the weapon of the weak, today.Chup.Fi read more
The Lazy, Crazy Days of Late Summer
Red Dirt Ramblings | August 23rd 2008 by Dee
There’s a frenetic energy in the garden now. When I open the gate, the air is abuzz. With their voracious appetites, caterpillars munch to attain maximum girth before pupating. Adult Monarchs gather strength before continuing on their journey read more
Weirdest products of 2006 #2
Collection of Forwarded Mails | August 20th 2008 by Vyne
Gupi - Intelligent Robot Guinea Pig Virtual Girlfriend and Boyfriend Solar Insect TheatreProbably like you, I've been taking advantage of the warm evenings of late, enjoying some much-needed fresh air. I'd have enjoyed some entertainment too if I'd g read more
Pandorus Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha pandorus)
Nature in the Ozarks | August 20th 2008 by Marvin
Photo taken 7/11/07 Pandorus Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha pandorus) Range: Eastern United States (Maine to Florida, west to Texas, north to Nebraska and Wisconsin) plus Ontario and Nova Scotia Food: Larvae feed on leaves of peppervine (Ampelo read more
Alien Spotted In Tenerife
Tenerife Tattle | August 18th 2008 by JCH
Insects and I have a sort of love/hate relationship. They love me and I hate them. Wherever I have been in my life it seems I find some multi-legged monster that just will not leave me be.Not everyone is as anti-anty as I am of course. If you have a read more
Smoky Mountains: Extreme Ecological Diversity
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog | August 15th 2008 by Jeff
Most people familiar with the Smoky Mountains already know that the park has a very diverse ecosystem. However, the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) study is proving that the Smokies are far more diverse than anyone ever thought.As widely repor read more
Green River
Yarn Spinner | August 12th 2008
Thanks for all your sympathy! We are fine here today, if a little traumatized...it's likely going to take me a long time get Sally's panicked screams out of my head, but she is back to normal--except she's avoiding that window near the heating regist read more
Strictly Fab Find of the Week: Fashion for Your Pretty Little Min…
Strictly Fab Style | August 11th 2008 by Celena Gill
I'm slowly getting back to the 'Net full-time so forgive if I am not as quick on my fashion feet as usual. Since Monday is the start of a week that is all that is fabulous (or so I like to think), I thought I'd drop some reviews about some fab fashi read more
Nobody Crowd
Just Some Thoughts | August 10th 2008 by sheaholliman
Nobody crowd if you like I'll be your nobody hero leader. I've alway s wanted to be great at something. Something not nothing. bees, butterflies and moths they like the flowers so do I I love them [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website read more
More Media
Newsong's Blog | August 5th 2008
I guess you could say that I've been flatlining a little bit, personality-wise. It's really weird, I feel so ethereal out here and then the city makes me feel myself again like some kind of weird fantasy warp. This place is like a soul-intensifier an read more
Yellow Grasshoppers?
Gardening 4 Beginners | August 5th 2008 by Laurie Fischer
Ok...so I get all my grasshoppers, cicada and crickets mixed up just like I do butterflies and moths and I am sure someone will correct me if this isn't a grasshopper.....LOL....and that is ok.I have never seen a yellow grasshopper/cricket/cicada unt read more
Summer Time
Nature Watch In The Gers | August 5th 2008 by Carole Bayliss
And the heat continues ......Although saying that, since the begining of August, at about 4 o'clock in the morning it seems to get cold. I think it was Sunday just gone when I woke up to see a mist shrouding everything. The Gers is renowned for its read more
stalker! party of three!
Oh Errol | August 5th 2008
OH MY GAWWWWWWWD!1!11!!I am so overwhelmed with joy right now I don't even know where to begin. My fingers are paralysed with excitement and have almost forgotten how to do typey times. No cute little butterflies in Kiki's tummy. Oh no. My stomach ha read more
And in Twenty Years, She'll Be Known as the "Plant Psychopath"
A Daily Dose of Zen Sarcasm! | August 4th 2008 by MadameMeow
Lunch Al Fresco Originally uploaded by Madame Meow These are sawfly larvae. We came across them on a Sunday stroll at the Arboretum and I was so distracted by what they could be --moths? butterflies?... [[ Hi! Please drop by the site and say hi, too read more
Perserverance
Domestic Miss - A Sweet And Sour Slice Of Life | August 3rd 2008
The garden continues to amaze me. I told you before that among the weed-fest I keep on finding new interesting things that defy my gardening incompetence. Today I am going to show you some more. I believe this to be a lily of some sort. I find it qui read more
The good guys - bees, butterflies and moths
www.myglobalgarden.com | July 30th 2008 by Debbie
Today was gloriously sunny and extremely hot - 30c by 2pm The butterflies adored the hot air and spent the day flitting from tree to plant to flower in the muggy atmosphere.There were not so many bees but the ones I noticed seemed healthy and were bu read more
Saving Britain’s magical butterflies
Gardening tips and photography Weblog | July 28th 2008 by Neil.b
I was delighted to see an article in The Mail on Sunday July 27th ’My battle to rescue Britain’s magical butterflies’ by Emilia Fox, who is very concerned about decline in British butterflies. The number of butterfly species on th read more
FOR AUNT SISSY - THE BUTTERFLY BLOGGER
kshippychic | July 26th 2008 by hippy
OH MY GAWD!! Remember the tiny little caterpillars that I thought might be butterflies, but due to my past experiences with fuzzy worms, I figured would just end up being little garbage worms?? OOOOOOO they ARE butterflies!! Now I don't care if they read more
Small-eyed sphinx moth
The Journey | July 26th 2008 by marilou
Does little creature like this catches your attention when it flies around you? Have you ever noticed how beautiful they are? When I was little and until today I always liked to observe them not only butterflies but also little insects crawling. I do read more
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Nature in the Ozarks | July 21st 2008 by Marvin
It just seems wrong naming something this beautiful "common".Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) from Butterflies and Moths of North America:Life history: Males perch during the day on low plants or bare ground to watch for females, flying periodically t read more
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)
Nature in the Ozarks | July 18th 2008 by Marvin
Tersa Sphinx (Xylophanes tersa) From BugGuide: * Range: Eastern, central, southwestern North America: Massachussetts, Ontario, to Florida, west to midwest, southwest, south through Mexico. Res read more
Islay Identified as Butterfly Survival Zone
Islay Weblog - Islay on my mind | July 17th 2008 by Ron
The decline in the number of butterflies in the UK started years ago and at this very moment the decline for most butterfly species is reaching alarming levels. This was one of the reasons that a small group of dedicated naturalists formed Butterfly read more
Yellow moth with black stripes
RWS Photo Blog | July 15th 2008 by EzRich
Macro shot of a tropical yellow moth with black stripes. The moth was perched on a longan fruit flower.Below is another photo of the same kind of moth taken before Jan 01, 2008: Tropical Moths and Butterflies, Series #3For more bigger and high-resolu read more
Beautiful
Quail By Mail | July 15th 2008 by Quail By Mail
I came across this lovely photo today and thought I'd share it with you. Lovely isn't...it...he...she? It's a definately a male, a Common Blue Butterfly. The females are brown. After all that rain of recent days it's nice to see butterflies (moths!) read more
Natural/Green Pest Control
Twilight Wind Chimes | July 15th 2008 by Samantha
I wanted to share a few ways to keep the bugs at bay this summer. Right about now a lot of flowers should be blooming, but if your garden is like ours you've probably got earwigs on your daisies, Japanese Beetles are eating everything, and to top i read more
AUNT SISSY AUNT SISSY!!! WHAT ARE THESE??
kshippychic | July 10th 2008 by hippy
Well, I successfully completed the foreclosure on these little guys' home, as it was the patch of giant sunflowers I have growing right beside my porch. My Auntie is a Butterfly Lady, so I am waiting for her to tell me if these are butterflies. I dre read more