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| Last Updated on June 20, 2007 |
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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. 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. I will add to it as needed. |
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| List of animals spotted in our yard. ------------------------ - American Copper Butterfly - American Crow - American Goldfinch - American Robin - Baltimore Oriole - Black-Capped Chickadee - Bluebird - Blue Jay - Brown Headed Cowbird - Canada Goose - Carpenter Bee - Chipmunk - Common Blue Damselfly - Common Grackle - Common Whitetail Dragonfly - Common Yellow Dragonfly - Dark Eyed Junco - Downy Woodpecker - Dragonfly - European Starling - Frogs - Grey Catbird - Hairy Woodpecker - Honeybee - House Finch - House Sparrow - Hummingbird Moth - Ladybug - Mallard Duck - Monarch Butterfly - Morning Dove - Northern Cardinal - Northern Flicker - Pileated Woodpecker - Purple Finch - Rabbit - Raccoon - Red Bellied Woodpecker - Red Breasted Nuthatch - Red Winged Blackbird - Rock Dove - Rose Breasted Grosbeak - Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - Sharp-Shinned Hawk - Skunk (Striped) - Snapping Turtle - Squirrels - Toads - Tree Swallow - Tufted Titmouse - White Breasted Nuthatch - White Throated Sparrow - Wild Turkey - Woodchuck - Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly |
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| Ladybug enjoying some sunshine on one of my Sedums (Autumn Joy). |
| Some kind of spider. Haven't identified what kind yet. This one had a nest in the morning glories. |
| Some type of bee on the cosmos. |
| Our resident chipmunk making a pig of himself. |
| This is a Common Blue Damselfly enjoying a spot on the Yarrow. |
| These are baby groundhogs we had in our yard in the summer of 2005. Momma had 4-5 babies and once they were old enough we relocated them to a wooded area several miles away where they could live without bothering anyone. |
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| Our latest visitor is a snapping turtle which was sited in our yard on June 23, 2006. We suspect that she may have layed some eggs in the area. Eggs don't usually hatch until fall, so we will be on the lookout for some baby turtles in the weeks to come. If you look closely at the picture on the right, you will see two fresh water leaches attached to the turtles left side. Update - We spotted one baby turtle in our yard on July 28, 2006, so she must have indeed layed some eggs when we saw her 4 weeks ago. |
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| I care about gardening for wildlife and certified my yard with the
National Wildlife Federation at www.nwf.org/backyard/. You can too! |
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| Common Yellow Dragonfly |
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| Monarch Butterfly |
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| Common Whitetail Dragonfly |
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| Yellow Swallowtail on the Liatris |
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| American Copper Butterfly |
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