What’s In My Backyard? Meet the Neighbors: House Finch For the introduction to this series, see here. Meet the house finch, one of the most common birds in urban areas. The males have red faces and crests. The red color comes from a compound in their food called carotenoids; these are the same compounds that […]
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What’s In My Backyard? Meet the Neighbors: Variegated Fritillary Butterfly For the introduction to this series, see here. Today I want you to meet a backyard butterfly. Fritillaries are beautiful butterflies but if you want to see them up close you have to creep up on them very carefully as they are jumpy. The butterfly’s
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What’s In My Backyard? Meet the Neighbors: A Golden Northern Bumblebee For the introduction to this series, see here. What’s in my backyard? I found this bumblebee enjoying one of our pea flowers. Bumblebees are attracted to pea and tomato flowers, among others. If you have a vegetable garden, try looking for these large gentle
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What’s in my Backyard? Introduction Well, I don’t know what’s in your backyard but I can show you how to find out. I have been exploring my backyard for years and almost every day, I find new things. Every week, I’ll share some of my discoveries and give you some tips for becoming a backyard
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