Saturday, January 17, 2009
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SLIDESHOW OF WOOD WARBLERS
HOT OFF THE PRESS! TODAY'S HEADLINES ABOUT OHIO BIRD HAPPENINGS
NATURE MALL WITH SPECIALTY SHOPPES!
BROWSE THE SHOPPES BELOW! IN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS YOUR ORDERS WILL BE ON THE WAY TO YOUR DOORSTEP!
*SPECIALTY SHOPPE 1- JEWELRY OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND OTHERS
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
HOT OFF THE PRESS! TODAY'S HEADLINES ABOUT MONARCH BUTTERFLY HAPPENINGS!
MY BEE BALM PATCH ATTRACTS MONARCHS
Two Monarchs nectaring at the 4X6 foot Bee Balm flower patch in our yard. Better than grass. CLICK THE PHOTO and learn how entertaining a Wildlife-Friendly Yard can be!!
*SPECIALTY SHOPPE 2- SONGBIRD JEWELRY
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE
*SPECIALTY SHOPPE 3- BIRD FIELD GUIDES (HUGE SELECTION)
CLICK PHOTO & SHOP!
DEDICATED TO MY MOTHER
My mother, Jane S. Morton, taught children about Nature's beauty at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center in Bay Village, Ohio. This plaque can be found there. Learn about Nature deficit disorder in children (Click photo)
*SPECIALTY SHOPPE 4- FIELD GUIDES OF BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS & CATEPILLARS (HUGE SELECTION)
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
VIDEOS: HOW TO MAKE WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY SPACES IN YOUR LAWN
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 5- FIELD GUIDES OF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS (HUGE SELECTION)
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
LINKS TO RELATED SITES
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 6- WILDLIFE APPAREL FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN & ADULTS
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
WATCH AUDUBON'S MOVIE- COMPLETE CYCLE OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Great video from Audubon Society. Press photo to view.
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 7- WILDLIFE MAGAZINES & JOURNALS (HUGE SELECTION)
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
PLANT NATIVE PLANTS TO BALANCE YOUR WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY YARD
Click on the photo to learn why! Another relaxing video.
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 8- WILDLIFE FRIENDLY YARD & GARDEN PRODUCTS
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
WE CONSTRUCTED A WATER GARDEN AND PUT IN DUCKWEED AND WATER PLANTS.
Click on the photo and watch a relaxing video of a wildlife-friendly yard. The music will lull you into a relaxing state.
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 9- ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS & BUTTERFLIES TO YOUR YARD!
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
WILDLIFE GIVES US FREE ENTERTAINMENT...ALL YEAR LONG!
Click the picture for a great video with music...RELAXING!
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 10- LANDSCAPING FOR WILDLIFE!
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY YARDS
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 11- MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. FOR THOSE WHO LOVE MONARCHS!
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE
Monarchs hatching videos
*SPECIALTY SHOPPE 12- CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. Teaching children about Nature
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
About 10 percent of our lawn is for wildlife spaces
We started a "Monarch Waystation" for Monarchs
*SPECIALTY SHOPPE 13- WATER GARDEN. Learn all about them!
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
MONARCH SLIDESHOW
*SPECIALTE SHOPPE 14- GO GREEN! (HUGE SELECTION)
CLICK PHOTO & BROWSE!
CREATE FOOD, SHELTER AND COVER IN SMALL SPACES AND THEY WILL COME!
*SPECIALTY SHOPPE 15- GO GREEN! MAKE YOUR HOME & SURROUNDINGS ECO-FRIENDLY
MONARCH FEMALES LAY EGGS ON OUR MILKWEED PLANTS IN OUR SIDE AND BACK YARDS
We collected over 80 eggs from our milkweed and hatched them. Eggs are barely visible; this one is greatly magnified.
AMAZON NATURE STORE ONLINE!
CLICK & BROWSE! Thousands of wildlife jewelry, & apparel, field guides & nature books, toys, games, and equipment with nature themes!
THE EGGS HATCHED! MONARCH CATERPILLARS ARE TINY AT FIRST!
We collected Milkweed leaves for them to eat. They only survive on Milkweed and without it, Monarchs will vanish from America's landscape.
THEY GROW FAST! THIS ONE'S 3 INCHES LONG AND IS READY TO FORM A "J"
When the caterpillars assume this "J" shape, they shortly formed the beautiful lime-green chrysalis.
AFTER ASSUMING THE "J" SHAPE THE CATERPILLAR TURNS INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL CHRYSALIS, OR PUPA.
Notice the gold horizontal line and lime-green color!
THE CHRYSALIS HATCHES INTO A BEAUTIFUL MONARCH BUTTERFLY, WHICH I RELEASE BACK INTO THE GARDEN.
Here's one just released onto a Butterfly Bush in a Wildlife-friendly space in our side yard.
CARDINAL FLOWERS MAKE GREAT NECTARING PLANTS FOR BUTTERFLIES & HUMMINGBIRDS.
I'm releasing another newly-hatched Monarch into the wildlife-friendly side yard space. It's wings still are a little wet. See the empty chrysalis? It was raised in a Mason Jar.
1 comments:
Wow. What a wonderful website that is both entertaining and educational! Ity would be great if everyone created a wildlife-friendly yard. Keep up the good work!
William Burgess
New Mexico Dachshund Rescue
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