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List of animals spotted in our yard.


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We have quite a bit of wildlife that lives in or visits our yard everyday due to the river nearby. We also have a small patch of woods behind the house that provides a good habitat for many birds and other critters. For now, I will have a separate page for bird photos, and any other photos will be placed below. I will also keep a running list of animals that have been sited in our yard (found in the right sidebar).

Snapping Turtle One summer a snapping turtle was spotted in our yard. We suspect that she may have laid some eggs in the area. Eggs don't usually hatch until fall, so we had to wait to see any evidence of babies.
Snapping Turtle If you look closely at the picture to the left, you will see two fresh water leaches attached to the turtles left side.
Baby Snapping Turtle We spotted one baby turtle in our yard a month after seeing the adult turtle in our yard, so she must have indeed laid some eggs when we saw her in June.
ladybug on sedum plant A ladybug sunning herself on an Autumn Joy Sedum plant, just before it blooms.
Common Yellow Dragonfly Common Yellow Dragonfly
Common Whitetail Dragonfly Common Whitetailed Dragonfly sunning itself on a blade of grass.
Common Whitetailed Dragonfly These dragonflies love to sun themselves on my rock borders.  Another reason to bring hardscapes into your landscape; to attract beneficial insects.
Male Monarch Butterfly A Male Monarch Butterfly.
Male Monarch Butterfly The Monarchs really love the coneflowers in my gardens.  I plant more and more each year, although the standard purple and white grow the best for me as opposed to the new hybrids.
Swallowtail Yellowtail Swallowtail on the Liatris
Common Blue Damselfly This is a Common Blue Damselfly enjoying a spot on the Yarrow.
Chipmunk Our resident chipmunk making a pig of himself in our bird feeder.
Bee on Cosmos Some type of bee on Cosmos.
Woodchucks These are baby woodchucks, also known as groundhogs in some parts of the country, that we had in our yard one summer. Momma had 4-5 that year and they love sweet potato vines.
Spider Some kind of spider. Haven't identified what kind yet. This one had a nest in the morning glories
American Copper Butterfly American Copper Butterfly getting nectar from a Salvia plant.
Rabbit Baby bunny thinking about eating some of my veggie plants.
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