Ruby-throated hummingbirds are so much fun to watch. Their mid-air acrobatics and daredevil combat flying can be very entertaining. We have planted the front yard to include many flowering plants that hummingbirds and butterflies can feed from. We also put up several feeders in the yard and have a bird bath as a water source. Hummingbirds spend many months in the Southeast. In Mississippi, we can expect them in early to mid-March and some may … [Read more...]
A Visit to the Butterfly Conservatory
I recently visited the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservancy. It is the best butterfly garden I have visited – and I’ve been to quite a few. The butterfly house was stocked full of flowering plants, a large variety of butterfly species (around 50 or 60), and even some really cool tropical birds. [one-half-first] Blue Morpho Butterflies Tiger Longwing Butterfly [/one-half-first] [one-half] Zebra Longwing … [Read more...]
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