Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Critters in the Garden

 We've had a number of critters spotted in the garden recently, mostly spotted and photographed by Mrs. F.G. who is always out inspecting her garden.  Not today though, it's been raining, again.

The most annoying one is the rabbit, ever since one nibbled down two of her beautiful Clematis last year.  Sadly, the foxes failed to get this one.

The tiny ant was dragging away this fly, several times its own size.

And then there was the spider, a large green garden spider in a Marigold.

As she watched it attached a fly that came too close,

obviously dispatching it, as it was lying upside down and dead moments later.

She also captured this small White Geometer or White Spring Moth.

Of course the birds come and go, mostly American Robins and Grackles these days, but Blue Jays do fly through and scream once or twice.

And the best picture I got the other day when a Monarch fluttered through and sat still for about 3 seconds!  Thanks to Mrs. F.G. for all but the last two pictures.





15 comments:

  1. Yes, there are always critters in a garden -- even in the gardens of people who don't like critters.

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  2. That's a good collection of critters in the garden ...

    All the best Jan

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  3. It just wasn't the bunny's time, but the fly, well it was destined to be a meal for that spider. Great shots, including the last two. :-)

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  4. I’ve never seen rabbits in a garden here or in Newfoundland.

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  5. I saw a monarch this afternoon.

    Wascally wabbit!

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  6. Sometime you really have to look for the critters. Great series of your garden critters.

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  7. A good variety of critters. The white butterfly is a new one for me to see.

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  8. Nice looking critters! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. If the fox happens to dine on this rabbit, I will be quite happy to load up a dozen or so and drive them up to your place. No thanks needed. My pleasure!

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  10. It does the heart good to see the Monarchs. Two years ago, we saw some metamorphose and then fly off.

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  11. Nice photos! The monarch is spectacular.

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  12. I don't think I've seen a Monarch yet this year. It is the season for Critters alright. Not as many birds around as a few months ago and we have basically the same ones you do right now. It's a miniature world of bugs out there and it's always fun to catch the goings on with a camera.

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  13. Yep. Bunnies are the bane of the gardner!

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