Pollinators

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

  The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly is a pretty one!  Here are some interesting facts on this butterfly: The male is yellow with black tiger stripes. There are two different female versions.  One looks similar to the male but has blue spots on its lower wings.  The other is all black with the blue spots […]

Pollinators

Finches

While I am not a bird expert, I love being a backyard bird watcher.   I didn’t realize how many finches we had in Pittsburgh until I started putting sunflower seed chips in a tube feeder.  Previously, I attracted a few finches when my cone flowers and zinnias went to seed. My favorite finch is the […]

Pollinators

This House Wren is Staying Put this Winter

I previously did a post on House Wrens so please check it out to learn more about this cute bird. What is amazing to me is that this little one did not migrate South!  I found him eating suet the other day.  I guess with this much snow he can’t find any spiders! Adding this […]