Monthly Archives: November 2009 The Monarch and Gulf Fritillary Caterpillars are really prevalent right now in our backyard. I found one Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar beginning to move into the Chrysalis stage. It was hanging from our rock waterfall on our pool. We also have lots of Monarch Caterpillars feeding on the Milkweed. Look how fat this Caterpillar is!  This is a first for us. We’ve had this Cloudless Sulphur Chrsyalis for a few weeks now. On Thursday (Thanksgiving) I noticed that the Chrsyalis had turned a bright yellow, and you could see the stripes of the soon to emerge Butterfly. What I didn’t expect is that the Butterfly would emerge in the late...  Despite my car mishap yesterday, I really did enjoy going to the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. I would have spent at least a few more hours there if it wasn’t for my car. Anyway, if you are looking for an amazing variety of birds, you can’t go wrong visiting this place. One of the first... I’m in the process of downloading the pictures, but let me give a verbal introduction first. This place is way out in the middle of nowhere. Also, that 509 Washington Avenue that’s listed on many websites, that’s not actually the refuge, it’s just where the main building is. That building is in the town of... I plan on waking up very early tomorrow morning (Wednesday) and heading off to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. While I’m out taking pictures, Leecy will be taking Coco back to the vet to make sure her bacterial infection hasn’t returned. Hopefully Coco doesn’t tear off one of Leecy’s fingers. This will be Leecy’s first time... |
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