Carol spied these little screech owls on our evening walk! We even heard them try out their first “screech.”
Archive for ‘wildlife’
Tooth and Claw
Visiting the Sea Islands in South Carolina, we enjoyed the company of dolphins and eagles, ospreys and ibis, egrets and […]
Visiting Neighbors
Another of our big hairy black neighbors padded by the other day. S/he was following the mama bear and one […]
Enlightening Bug
People travel from all over the world to see “our” lightning bugs (“fireflies”). Not so sure folks would do that […]
Wild Wonder
Today I got close-up and personal with a “Snowberry Clearwing” Moth! I’ve seen them dart around in the last few […]
Unbearably Adorable
It’s normal to see wildlife all over our forest neighborhood here in the Blue Ridge mountains. And… there are always […]
Wild at the Door
Over five years ago I cleared the patio of furniture and took away most plants, letting the area go a […]
Bear-able Beauty
She slowly moseyed out of the forest, across the road and over the lawn to lay down in the shade […]
True Owl Story
A conversation with an old friend who lives near the island I once lived on in Washington State, brought back […]
Sycamore Spider
You may be “sick o’ more” spiders … but this beautiful grandmama longlegs was stretched across a sycamore leaf by […]
Singing Sojourners
After their long “sojourn of stillness” in the ground, the cicadas are returning to the Blue Ridge Mountains (actually, they’re […]
The Beetles Live!
Are humans the top dog, the apex species, on the planet? Or is that just our arrogant homo sapiens ego […]
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