Eerie Echinacea

This was supposed to be a pink variety. (Magnus )
It's not.



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Hole in the wall

This starling is looking out from a nest inside a concrete block.



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Sunflower (thanks, squirrels!)

This volunteer was almost certainly planted by a squirrel using seed from the feeder. It's about 5 feet high and has a bud at almost all of the leaf axils - 15 so far! The 3 other volunteers are smaller and so far have just one bud each.


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Location:Wheaton MD

Garden mystery

What is this? It is a structure made possibly of mud or something resembling fine sawdust. It is attached to the stem of a sedum. There is a small hole that looks like an entrance. Who made it? How ? Why?



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Location:Wheaton MD

Sunday after rain

Sitting out in the back yard in the shade of the viburnum. A stunning zebra swallowtail visited the dark purple butterfly bush for a while. It was too quick for a good photo.
The chickadees don't seem to mind having me so close to the feeder. They are cautious but keep coming back. Sometimes a nuthatch joins them.


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