Backyard World
The story of the animals that visit our backyard and interact every day
Friday, September 3, 2021
Cormorant family grows and Goose family returns
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We've been seeing up to 5 cormorants in the canal over the last few weeks. It's fun to see them swimming and diving together to fin...
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Caterpillars in Tupperware
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I decided to try a new experiment in handling Monarch butterfly eggs to see if it would be helpful when eggs were laid on milkweed plants th...
Monday, August 23, 2021
Starlings and a red admiral and gallinules and other stuff
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I've never seen starlings in the backyard before and a whole small flock stopped by to visit today. I've always thought of them as...
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Five Cormorants visit and argue over the sprinkler ducks!
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We've often hosted a double-crested cormorant in our canal, and recently a pair, and had them rest on our sprinkler floating goose to dr...
Friday, August 20, 2021
More Monarchs hatch, more are on the way
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The last batch of Monarch cocoons (correctly named chrysalises) have been hatching out some healthy butterflies! The proper term for "...
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