Saturday, July 22, 2023

Hummingbirds

 It's my favorite time of the year.....the Trumpet Vines and Rose of Sharon shrubs are blooming and Hummingbirds are zooming about enjoying the blooms.
Something so peaceful and restorative sipping my coffee on the deck and watching these little birds. Yesterday, there were up to 6 at a time on the Trumpet Vines....all females. Their aerial battles were epic...some captured and posted below.
Meanwhile, the solitary male claimed the feeders as his territory. 
















Thursday, June 15, 2023

Cedar Bog Spiders....

 It was a pleasant day to walk at Cedar Bog today. Always lots to see, but today I saw some lovely spiders...

This is the Dimorphic Jumping Spider (Maevia inclemens)




And here's a Sylvan Jumping Spider (Colonus sylvanus)


Lastly, here's  Lined Orbweaver (Mangora gibberosa