Outdoors

Praying Mantis on a Hummingbird Feeder

Originally uploaded by madaise. I was washing dishes and saw this little praying mantis on one of the hummingbird feeders. Try as I might, I could not get a good clear image of the mantid. At one point, Cas thought he was sleeping – but I told her I thought it was watching us… just [...]

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Cicada

Originally uploaded by merelyhere. This is such a great capture taken and posted by merelyhere. A nymph emerging from it’s shell… the wing colors are so pretty. Reminded me of the Cicada Invasion – Brood X, we had in our area the summer of 2004.. Only coming out every 17 years. It was amazing to [...]

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Little Hummers

Originally uploaded by Jhaan. Surfing photos at flickr.com and came across this one of two little hummingbirds. What a beautiful little nest…

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Birds Abound

I added a new bird bath to the back yard.  I found a really nice plant saucer, red even, in hopes of attracting hummingbirds to it, since they like the color red.  It’s nearing the end of May and I have yet to see even one.  I thought I took a few pictures of it, [...]

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Attracting Orioles with an Oriole Nectar Feeder

Attracting Orioles Similar to other homemade wild bird and butterfly nectar recipes, Oriole nectar requires only two main ingredients; water and white sugar. Oriole nectar feeders are available through wild bird retail shops. Feeders are similar in look to a hummingbird feeder, but are orange rather than red and have larger feeding holes. Designs vary, [...]

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A Toad

I’m not sure if it’s a Fowler’s Toad or an American Toad.  I didn’t get any closer than to take a few blurry photos.  I was pretty excited to see this little guy.  He was hanging out right between the toad abode and the shallow water dish I set up under the water dripper.  We [...]

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