No birds (or butterflies) in this post, but I need an outlet for family, friends, and neighbors to view images from the Rock River Revival P...

The breeding season for the birds is just about over. In my yard it has been a successful and entertaining season, with a succession of youn...

A few more August visitors to the butterfly garden in our backyard ... Painted Lady Painted Lady Wild Indigo Duskywing Wild ...

... words seem superfluous ... Ruby-throated Hummingbird Ruby-throated Hummingbird Bumblebee on Sunflower Honeybee on Sunflo...

From the Kaufman Guide on Butterflies" "the first sighting of [a Giant Swallowtail] never fails to dazzle the observer." Th...

Kudos to my spouse! - the chaos of our yard after last year's storm has been transformed into a marvelous butterfly garden. Here's a...

The river behind my home was scoured by last year's storm Irene, but the recovery of life continues apace. Two Spotted Sandpipers (youn...

The literature on the Evening Grosbeak is of mixed or uncertain opinion as to whether they raise more than one brood during a breeding seaso...

Sunflower seeds are scattered from the bird feeders. Some manage to germinate. This summer a few of these freelancers have prospered adding ...

When we lived in Pennsylvania, some winters our yard was visited by thieves who descended upon the bird feeders in a flock of ten to twenty...