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  • A Cute Visitor

    Camouflage in the Garden

    When is the last time you were picking tomatoes, and put your hand right on a huge, ugly tomato worm? Yuck!! Worms and insects,actually in many cases, "look like" their typical habitat!! Thus they are camouflaged, or "hidden" from the enemy!

    This gallery is a place where we can all post examples of camouflage we see in our gardens. Butterflies mimic others in color, and they hide" on leaves. Poisonous and non-poisonous insects often look alike, reproduce, and replenish. An example is the Monarch, and the Viceroy Butterfly. Birds soon learn that the Monarch is poisonous, and has a bad taste, so they are left to reproduce, while the Viceroys become a handy lunch for Daddy BlueBird. Animals also change colors, according to the background they are resting on.

    When you go to your garden, take your camera! You just can't depend on that critter you saw hiding on the tomato stalk to stay there while you go inside for the camera! Post those pictures here with a brief title, and bit of info: name; zone; date; etc.

    I'm already looking to seeing a lot of pics of camouflage in your gardens!

    There are 5 images in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 04/28/2008 - 07:36

  • Farm Birds and Animals

    This category is for any farm animal raised on the farm from chickens to cows.

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  • Hummingbird and Cats Whiskers

    Hummingbirds

    This photo gallery is full of hummingbirds, their feeders, habitat and unique moments in the lives of these precious little creatures.

    There are 12 images in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 05/04/2008 - 12:48

  • Spidey in the window

    Insects - Beneficial

    There are 15 images in this gallery

    Last updated: Sun, 09/21/2008 - 14:59

  • Caught in the act!

    Insects and harmful garden pests

    Photos here should help to identify garden pests.

    There are 11 images in this gallery

    Last updated: Mon, 09/15/2008 - 19:37

  • Ready to Fly

    Birds

    Do you have a special picture of wild birds you'd like to share we us? Tell us about their habitat and what attracts birds to your yard. Add useful information about the bird(s) whether hummers, robins, parrots or whatever. I can't wait to learn more about these feathered friends.

    There are 31 images in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 09/02/2008 - 14:35

  • Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

    Butterflies

    Ooooh . . . those butterflies! Please show us your most beautiful butterfly photographs. There's nothing more rewarding than tons of butterflies decorating our patios and yards, so snap a few butterfly photos and upload them here.

    There are 31 images in this gallery

    Last updated: Tue, 04/15/2008 - 07:48