Month: May 2023

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks Courting in Our Garden

Rose-breasted Grosbeaks Courting in Our Garden

A gorgeous male Rose-breasted Grosbeak used our native garden as a stage to attract a female this week.

If You Build it, they Will Come

If You Build it, they Will Come

A well designed, well placed brush pile is a wonderful part of a native garden and will attract “better” birds!

The Garden Springs to Life

The Garden Springs to Life

I love this time of year. The garden springs to life with migratory birds and flowering serviceberries.

The Spongy Moth Caterpillar Nightmare

The Spongy Moth Caterpillar Nightmare

We’ve had 2 years of heavy defoliation from these introduced pests. Now is the time they start to emerge. How likely is another bad outbreak this year?