Re: Any Strange and Wonderful Visitors? Photos please!

countrynaturals 3/24/2019, 4:38 pm

Bee in the rosemary.

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**sanderson** 3/24/2019, 7:44 pm

Wonderful to hear of life resuming up there.

countrynaturals 4/29/2019, 2:45 pm

Walking to Katie's this morning and found this walking across the front yard. Don't know anything about turtles and all of our local reptile/turtle folks are closed on Mondays. This little guy stinks to high heaven, which I don't think is a good sign. Anybody know anything about turtles?

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We got it wet and put it in a container that's sloped like a river bank, so it can get in or out of the water. Afraid to feed it without expert advice.

ispinwool 4/29/2019, 3:05 pm

This brings back wonderful memories!
My dad rescued turtles from being run over on the road all the time when I was a kid.

He would bring them home for us kids to see and then take them to a wooded area
and release them so they couldn't wander out on the road again... That would be my
suggestion...just let it loose in a remote area.

countrynaturals 4/29/2019, 4:59 pm

ispinwool wrote:This brings back wonderful memories!
My dad rescued turtles from being run over on the road all the time when I was a kid.

He would bring them home for us kids to see and then take them to a wooded area
and release them so they couldn't wander out on the road again... That would be my
suggestion...just let it loose in a remote area.

That's what the turtle thought, too, so it let itself go in the yard and disappeared. Rolling Eyes

**Scorpio Rising** 4/29/2019, 7:37 pm

He is just probably stinky...glad he is off to do what will happen...

countrynaturals 4/29/2019, 10:53 pm

Scorpio Rising wrote:He is just probably stinky...glad he is off to do what will happen...

Turns out that's normal for some turtles. There's one that's called a "stink pot turtle" and another one (or maybe a different name for the same one) called a "musk turtle." I'm guessing this guy is one of those.

countrynaturals 5/11/2019, 10:09 am

We love 'em, but oh what a mess! Also, gotta find out if the pool chemicals are harmful to them. Rolling Eyes

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**sanderson** 5/15/2019, 1:58 am

Maybe a kiddie pool for them? My folks had a pair and their kiddie pool was a mess. Every time they quacked, they . . .

Cajun Cappy 5/18/2019, 1:18 pm

We have lots of visitors to our yard and we tend to refer to the year of the.......kitties, morning doves, spiders, and this year a male Cardinal a young yearling that Peggy feeds fruit to from her hand. She calls him lonely boy but a few days ago he has a girl friend that can be seen now. Peggy is thrilled for him and watches them intently. I wil try to get a picture of her feeding him or the pair.

OhioGardener 5/18/2019, 7:51 pm

All of the baby Bluebirds we raised last year have come back to nest, and we don't have enough houses for them. The 4 houses we have are full, some with eggs, and some with babies already. I love how social they are, and they don't mind me looking into their nest at all - they just sit on the fence and chirp while I check the houses.

One nest has 4 Bluebird eggs

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One nest has 4 babies already

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Sometimes they will visit with me while I am working on the raised beds, too!

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countrynaturals 5/18/2019, 10:34 pm

Adorable, OG. We don't have bluebirds, here. Sad

**Scorpio Rising** 5/18/2019, 11:37 pm

Cute!!!! I love birds!

**AtlantaMarie** 5/19/2019, 5:19 am

AAAaaahhhhh! Cuteness!

OhioGardener 5/19/2019, 11:15 am

Here's Looking at you Kid! A Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar hiding in a Spicebush leaf. The Spicebush plants didn't get to bloom this year - a late freeze froze the buds before the could open.

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countrynaturals 5/19/2019, 2:09 pm

OhioGardener wrote:Here's Looking at you Kid! A Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar hiding in a Spicebush leaf. The Spicebush plants didn't get to bloom this year - a late freeze froze the buds before the could open.

We don't have those, either. WAAAA! Sad

**sanderson** 5/22/2019, 1:20 am

countrynaturals 5/23/2019, 12:31 pm

Look who found the bird feeder.

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**sanderson** 5/23/2019, 9:30 pm

**sanderson** 5/23/2019, 9:31 pm

countrynaturals wrote:Adorable, OG. We don't have bluebirds, here.

Adorable

**Scorpio Rising** 5/28/2019, 6:01 pm

Cool giant Cecropia moths doing the wild thing on my house!

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countrynaturals 5/28/2019, 6:14 pm

Scorpio Rising wrote:Cool giant Cecropia moths doing the wild thing on my house!

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WOW! I've never seen those before. They look BIG!

OhioGardener 5/28/2019, 6:34 pm

Aren't they beautiful, SR? Have you ever seen their caterpillars? They like the Wisteria plant here.

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**Scorpio Rising** 5/28/2019, 6:37 pm

Yes, they were big, CN! 2” maybe length wise? Really cool!

OG, not that I am aware, but now I know what to look for...I had wisteria at my old house. Will keep an eye out.

**jamesindetroit** 5/28/2019, 6:50 pm

Lily Leaf Beetle. Shows up on "genuine lilies." These are on a transplanted Easter Lily that I am experimenting with growing. Never saw them before - but they just showed up. I imagine there were eggs on the plant? Dunno...

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