The interesting thing is if it is this moth it originates in Portugal/Spain. But it has been introduced in Canada for weed control, so I guess it could find its way down here.
Very interesting looking thing isnt it?
Friday, June 25, 2010
Had post this
As soon as I saw this giant caterpillar I had to find out what it was, take its picture and post it.
This caterpillar is about 3 inches long. I think it is a Spurge hawkmoth http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Hyles+euphorbiae&guide=Caterpillars
The interesting thing is if it is this moth it originates in Portugal/Spain. But it has been introduced in Canada for weed control, so I guess it could find its way down here.
Very interesting looking thing isnt it?
The interesting thing is if it is this moth it originates in Portugal/Spain. But it has been introduced in Canada for weed control, so I guess it could find its way down here.
Very interesting looking thing isnt it?
Thursday, June 24, 2010
my excuses for not posting
My first reason for not posting is well, for some reason Ubuntu and the digital camera are no longer friends. I cant upload pictures directly to this computer. I think the only way to solve this is to reinstall ubuntu or buy a new memory card for the camera or both.
My second reason for not posting is THE WORLD CUP! It only happens every 4 years and as this year has shown that you never know what will happen.
Hopefully by the end of the world cup (July 11th) I will have figured out the camera issue and can resume posting.
So some boring pictureless updates...
My beans have opened some flowers finally so I will begin having green beans soon.
I have my first cucumber that is ready to be cut and more will follow from there.
I need to plant more lettuce, cilantro and basil.
The wrens are happy to eat the cutfly caterpillars i pick off the Columbine.
The Monarch butterfly caterpillars are MIA, I can only hope that means they are going to be butterflies soon.
The Blackberrys are needing to be harvested daily.
I think I saw a Green Heron (not sure)
My second reason for not posting is THE WORLD CUP! It only happens every 4 years and as this year has shown that you never know what will happen.
Hopefully by the end of the world cup (July 11th) I will have figured out the camera issue and can resume posting.
So some boring pictureless updates...
My beans have opened some flowers finally so I will begin having green beans soon.
I have my first cucumber that is ready to be cut and more will follow from there.
I need to plant more lettuce, cilantro and basil.
The wrens are happy to eat the cutfly caterpillars i pick off the Columbine.
The Monarch butterfly caterpillars are MIA, I can only hope that means they are going to be butterflies soon.
The Blackberrys are needing to be harvested daily.
I think I saw a Green Heron (not sure)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Unfortunately this post will have no photos. For some reason the digi cam will not connect properly to my computer any longer, something about a DBus error, so when I figure that out or use another computer I will upload the photos.
The Good.
The rain has stopped. Ok that isnt really that good, rain is good, it makes my veggies grow. Its just nice after a week and a half to see the sun again. The real good, the blackberries are starting to ripen I found the first blackberry ready to eat yesterday (june 15). I took its picture and then ate it. The Monarch caterpillars are enjoying the milkweed I have allowed to grow. My broccoli and spinach are surviving finally. And my beets, well I think I will pull 1 or 2 out tomorrow they are the size of a very large walnut, i want to see what they taste like. Also I found out where the bats live. The rest of that story is in the next part...
The Bad.
Over the weekend, I think it was Saturday night a tree fell in my neighbors yard, which is like 10 ft from my window. Minor damage to his house, it was just a surprise. Well today the tree people came to finish chopping the wood up, my neighbor decided to have them cut down a old dead tree that was right next to their 2nd story deck. The bad thing was is that this tree was the roost to a large group of bats. The tree was hallow and gave them a great place to live. They didnt find out about the bats until they cut the tree down. Now the bats are homeless. This is when I wish I had made some bat houses because then we could have relocated them in the area.
Now, the Ugly.
A few days ago I went for my usual walk down next to the marsh. I found a wood duck house had fallen and either raccoons, possums or who knows what else had removed the nest. I found 3 wood duck eggs ( i presume they had already hatched) but I also found the spine and hind legs of some animal that must have died in the box. Not sure if it was a duck or a squirrel, I didnt look that closely. The really horrible thing is that not 2 yards away some person decided it would be the greatest idea ever to dump, at the very least, 5 pounds of corn kernels. Just straight on the ground. This is not how you attract wildlife people. I think i may bag it up here in a few days.
I wish i could have posted some pictures. Ill see what I ca do later.
The Good.
The rain has stopped. Ok that isnt really that good, rain is good, it makes my veggies grow. Its just nice after a week and a half to see the sun again. The real good, the blackberries are starting to ripen I found the first blackberry ready to eat yesterday (june 15). I took its picture and then ate it. The Monarch caterpillars are enjoying the milkweed I have allowed to grow. My broccoli and spinach are surviving finally. And my beets, well I think I will pull 1 or 2 out tomorrow they are the size of a very large walnut, i want to see what they taste like. Also I found out where the bats live. The rest of that story is in the next part...
The Bad.
Over the weekend, I think it was Saturday night a tree fell in my neighbors yard, which is like 10 ft from my window. Minor damage to his house, it was just a surprise. Well today the tree people came to finish chopping the wood up, my neighbor decided to have them cut down a old dead tree that was right next to their 2nd story deck. The bad thing was is that this tree was the roost to a large group of bats. The tree was hallow and gave them a great place to live. They didnt find out about the bats until they cut the tree down. Now the bats are homeless. This is when I wish I had made some bat houses because then we could have relocated them in the area.
Now, the Ugly.
A few days ago I went for my usual walk down next to the marsh. I found a wood duck house had fallen and either raccoons, possums or who knows what else had removed the nest. I found 3 wood duck eggs ( i presume they had already hatched) but I also found the spine and hind legs of some animal that must have died in the box. Not sure if it was a duck or a squirrel, I didnt look that closely. The really horrible thing is that not 2 yards away some person decided it would be the greatest idea ever to dump, at the very least, 5 pounds of corn kernels. Just straight on the ground. This is not how you attract wildlife people. I think i may bag it up here in a few days.
I wish i could have posted some pictures. Ill see what I ca do later.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Hey look at that, its June.
Yeah Ive been a bit slow on posting.But here is a bunch of pictures!
Fleabane
Cear Waxings, (sorry the birds only let me take silhouette photos)
Some unidentified perennial in the garden
A Dragonfly
Hey its Mr. Toad
I am certain this is an Ichneumon Fly. (I didnt know what it was when I sprayed it with the hose, i thought it was a wasp. This resileant little fella recovered an flew away within 20 mins.)
One of the newest Chipmunks (its a lil baby)
Papa Chipmunk
One of the Roses
A Grey-Crested Flycatcher
Dragonflys mating
Toad
All the lil black things a baby snails. It was a snail explosion down near the otting racoon corpse in the marsh.
Bittersweet Nightshade
Milkweed
A baby Monarch Butterfly Larva. These things wereseriously only like 3mm at the time.
Some unknown Caterpillar
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