February
Holy smokes! It is February 2023 and I have seemed to have misplaced an entire blogging year! Did you wonder where I was hiding? Last January I committed to posting monthly about the seasonal changes...
Category: Through The Seasons
Through the seasons. Phenology is the repetitional change of plants, animals, and weather. Wisconsin changes month by month and so do the animals, plants, and trees.
Starting in 2023 the blogging style will change a bit.
Most of the photography is mine – although, I do use public domain and creative commons work in informative blog posts. I was a blogger long before being a photographer :)
January
Well, Happy New Year! Hope you are settling into your new year. January 2022 – It’s cold! But, did we expect anything less from the Wisconsin winter? Welcome to the phenology posts. The posts will...
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle One of the most common species of soldier beetles in the Midwest and Canada is the Goldenrod soldier beetle.
Interesting Facts About Hummingbirds
Love hummingbirds? So do I! Here are some interesting facts about hummingbirds you may not know.
Milkweed Bug
Milkweed bugs are Lygaeidae which are part of the family in the Hemiptera with more than 110 species in 4 subfamilies. Many of the species feed on seeds, although some feed on sap
Palm Warbler
Palm Warbler birds are yellow and brown birds with rusty brown head caps that are relatively common throughout Wisconsin during the spring and fall migration. General Information Name: Palm Warbler Scientific Name: Setophaga palmarum Higher...
American Redstart
American Redstart The American Redstart is a warbler that can be found traveling through Wisconsin in the spring fleeting from tree to tree. The male and female have a different appearance but both have relatively...
Tomato Pests
Tomato Pests Got yourself tomato pests? Let’s go over a few of the common ones you might see, or the damage they might leave behind on occasion.
Birds That Eat Nyjer Thistle Seed
Below are some common birds that eat Nyjer thistle seed at your feeders. The listing will include pictures and identifying markings to help you ID the birds that will be attracted to the seed.
Mourning Cloak Butterfly
Mourning Cloak Butterfly The mourning cloak butterfly is one of the first butterflies to be seen in spring.
Marsh Marigold
The marsh marigold is one of the earliest wetland plants to bloom after the winter snow has melted with it’s beautiful, yellow blooms that herald spring is here.
White Baneberry Dolls Eyes
White baneberry dolls eyes begins its life with fuzzy white flowers on a green stem and later develop white berries with a black dot in the middle.
White-lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar
White-lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar This White-lined Sphinx Moth Caterpillar (Hyles lineata) might not look like much now, but he grows up to be the white lined sphinx moth which most people mistake for a hummingbird.
The Eastern Harvestmen
Around our parts of the nation we call the Eastern Harvestmen creatures daddy longlegs, but the real name is the Eastern harvestmen. There are 6,650 species of harvestmen worldwide.