BALTIMORE ORIOLE

You never know what you may see in your backyard....what a wonderful surprise it was to see this stunning Baltimore Oriole.

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at feeder.

Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird at feeder.

Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird in flight.

BREEDING CHICKADEES

Carolina Chickadees are busy finding food to feed their chicks. They come in every 5 minutes to feed them caterpillars, spiders and bugs.

The adults do a swift change both bringing in food.

As they exit out of the nestbox they regularly remove fecal sacs.

At the pond the Creeping Jenny is in full bloom.

and the green frogs are wrestling.

Butterflies are everywhere including this Red Admiral.




A Painted Lady.

Red Admiral.

Red Admiral.

Cabbage whites were mating - the top butterfly kept dipping down to mate with the stationary butterfly on the flower.

The Clematis is in full bloom