Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
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Category Archives: Wildlife Rescue We have 5 Purple Martin babies who have not yet left the nest. Actually, 4 are in one nest, and one appears to be a fledgling. I say “appears” because when I was looking out the backyard window, I saw something that looked like a little mouse near the garden. When I looked a little…  Would you believe another animal rescue? I’m downloading my pictures for the day and the doorbell rings. It’s my neighbors kids. “Do you want this Turtle?” “Sure, I guess.” I don’t know Turtles. Well I take that back. I know what a Red Eared Slider is, and I know what a Snapping Turtle is. When…  This is a weekend for backyard wildlife rescue I guess. Yesterday we rescued the Purple Martin. Today we rescued..a Toad! Leecy was going to get our empty plastic potting buckets when she noticed something a little strange. She yells at me like I did her yesterday regarding the injured Purple Martin. She says, “LOOK” and…  Today must be a day for me to rant. Before I state my little rant, let me share the story. So I’m out in the backyard with the dogs and notice both of the dogs start surrounding this jumping thing. I yell at both of them “NO” and both dogs stop and look at me. …  Before the freezing temperatures occurred (around Christmas), we brought 15 Monarch Chrysalises indoors. All but 3 of those Chrysalises were hatched and released. Because of the extreme cold, I didn’t feel it was warm enough to release the last 3 hatchlings. The cold weather allowed us to master the art of hand feeding Butterflies. The… |
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