Queen caterpillars
When I went outside last night there were about seven of these Queen caterpillars climbing all over my milkweed plant. But today they are all gone!
Queen caterpillars
‘Dream Come True’ rose
‘Dream Come True’…I planted this by the mailbox and it’s fun to watch it grow up and wrap around the pole. Unfortunately the blooms seem to droop after a day or two, but it’s so pretty, it’s now one of my favorite roses.
'Dream Come True' rose
Bird-watching at Oakland Nature Preserve
Painted Bunting, Eastern Phoebe, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, Pileated Woodpecker, House Wren, American Goldfinch, Osprey, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Red-Wing Blackbird
Conspicuously absent: Warblers, Robins, Cedar Waxwings.
Blue-Headed Vireo
Gray Catbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Great Blue Heron Nest