Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
While it took the cardinals a while to appreciate safflower seeds, they are consistently coming around to enjoy these white little treats. Features: 1) Safflower seeds attracts the following birds: cardinals, chickadees, titmice, finches, grosbeaks and downy woodpeckers. 2) This type of seed deters blackbirds, grackles, starlings, and squirrels. These birds have soft beaks and […]
I think skippers are the cutest. This is my last post on skippers until I find another species this upcoming summer. According to my Picture Insect App, this is a Zabulon Skipper. Features:  The Zebulon Skipper has triangular wings. The upperside of the male wings are orange with brown edgings as in the picture. The […]
My Picture Insect App said that the skipper in the picture above is a Chequered Skipper.  This skipper is even smaller than the Black Dash Skipper that we talked about last week. Features:  The uppersides of the Chequered Skipper are brown with orange markings on the base and and golden spots. The undersides of the […]
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