October 08 2011

• 4" rain!
• Saw Woodpecker at seedball
• Studied Swan flower
• Saw Hummingbird chase a little brown bird away from its feeder
• Saw unusual large orange ants

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Habitat

September 29 2011

• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders
• Saw a Fox by the Rain Barn
• many Turkeys at wood pile feeding area
• Saw a Skunk go under the porch
• Two Woodpeckers at seedball
• 2.1 inches of rain!
• many flowers blooming
• Saw many butterflies
• Saw bird eating bugs on Bottle brush tree

Prickly Pear cactus with a white web of the Cochineal bug, also called the Red Dye Bug because it has been used to make a red dye. It does not harm the cactus.

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Habitat, Food

September 23 2011

• Saw two Turkeys
• there were many differnt kinds of birds
• Removed Ashe Junipers around the house for fire safety
• Saw a Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
• Saw Woodpecker on seedball
• two Monarch Butterflies on Frostweed flower at river
• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Habitat, Food

August 13 2011

• Raccoons got into Rain Barn, chewed the rope wrapped around the seed can lid, but did not get into the can.
• Saw Rock Squirrel on front porch
• Refreshed all Hummingbird feeders

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Habitat, Food

May 23 2011

Black-chinned Hummingbird nectaring on Cardinal flowers

Posted in 2011 Journal, Census, Habitat