The View From Frog Pond Holler

Eastern box turtle hatchling

Eastern box turtle hatchling - March 11, 2023  [Photo: Cathie Bird]

 

Two coyotes visit the holler

Coyote 1, looking for bird seed, September 8, 2022  [Photo: Cathie Bird]

Coyote 2, resting in the shade, September 8, 2022  [Photo: Cathie Bird]

Coyote 1, September 8, 2022  [Photo: Cathie Bird]

Coyote 1, September 8, 2022  [Photo: Cathie Bird]

 

Life in the Phlox Planter

Phlox flowers in my planter garden, August 8,2022  [Photo: Cathie Bird]

 

Juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) at phlox flowers, August 2, 2022 [Photo: Cathie Bird]

 

Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) feeds on phlox, July 27, 2022  [Photo: Cathie Bird]

 

American Goldfinch (female)

American goldfinch female sits on my rain gauge. May 12, 2020 [Photo: Cathie Bird]

At year's end...

A snapdragon survives the first hard frost. Photo: Cathie Bird, 11/16/19.

 

An acorn germinates on the lane. Photo: Cathie Bird, 11/28/19.

 

Scars on the apple tree. Photo: Cathie Bird, 12/25/19.

 

Lichen, moss and leaves on the lane. Photo: Cathie Bird, 12/26/19.

 

Remains of orange coneflower fruits. Photo: Cathie Bird. 12/26/19.