Hummingbird Moths One of many joys of the summer are the appearance of Hummingbird Moths at our flowers and butterfly bushes. You may have noticed… Read More »2007-08-16-BCCarchive
Living With Beneficial Paper Wasps You will probably know this wasp by its nest. This nest, currently to the right of our front door, was in… Read More »2007-07-31-BCCarchive
MONDAY, JULY 23, 2007 A Non-toxic Approach to Yellow Jackets The Eastern Yellow Jacket is the best known wasp here in Virginia where we live.… Read More »2007-07-23-BCCarchive
Eastern Gray Tree Frog The Eastern Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) is the chameleon of the frog world. Although its name would imply it’s not… Read More »2007-07-12-BCCarchive
Five-lined Skink The Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) is one of the most common lizards in the Eastern United States, so we saw them when we… Read More »2007-06-30-BCCarchive
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 Black-Winged Damselfly The Black-winged Damselflies are back. They’ve been delightful to watch in our yard. Usually we find them in the… Read More »2007-06-19-BCC-archive
Scrawny Tail Recently one little squirrel was especially noticed because its tail dragged on the ground and had absolutely no fluff to it. We named… Read More »2007-05-29-BCCarchive
Looking For American Toads I’m listening for their mating calls. The American Toad is probably the toad most often noticed here in our central area… Read More »2007-05-09-BCCarchive