Top Photo: Eastern towhee sings, “Drink your Te-e-e-e-e-e.” The towhee above is a local breeder and resides here year round. The tree swallows below have just returned from their wintering areas along the gulf coast and Central America and have claimed the nest box for their own (it was built specifically for them). The hermit thrush pictured here spends the winter with us but will be departing for points north within the next few weeks, if not days. Early seasonRead more
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November Insects
There’s no doubt that insect activity slows down in November. But (there’s always a but), you may be surprised at just how much insect activity there is at this time of the year. If the sun is shining, much of that insect activity may be found wherever there is a warm spot, away from the shaded areas. There’s one insect that we don’t see in our area until at least October. As long as the sun is shining and theRead more