A red-shouldered hawk in the back yard.

I have found many paper wasp nests in my birdhouses. This is the first time I've ever seen one in a more natural setting. I found it in a small pine tree. 

It was a cold rainy November day, and this red-shouldered hawk was sitting on top of a steel pole outside my window.

I found this flower blooming in my brush pile. Passion flower vine.

We were getting ready for a picnic and found this newly emerged cicada on our picnic table.

All these sweet potatoes came from one plant!

Found this mushroom in our lawn. Looks like it just popped up!

Look what I found in my tomato patch!  A box turtle! It was gone the next day.

A late nesting of Carolina wrens were exploring the building they where they hatched. Cute!

                                Here is one of my iris plants making a 'fan'.

                                   Pawpaws!

                                 A tiger swallowtail enjoying a zinnia.

              
     This lily had 16 buds this year!  Smells wonderful when you walk by. 

                                         A perfect Gloriosa Daisy blossom.

Happened to be at my window with my camera handy and captured this photo of a ruby-throated hummingbird at my bubble rock enjoying the spray.

May is the month for birds! I found this Cape May Warbler bathing in the creek.

This is a female Common Yellowthroat. She looks like she just came from a bath!

                              Here is a White-eyed Vireo, enjoying a bit of sun.

                     And this is a Swainson's Thrush, ready to take flight.

                                   When the apple trees begin to bloom

                                   it's time to hunt for morel mushrooms!

    While my sister and I were out mushroom hunting, she spotted this turtle emerging from its winter nap.

I've always thought the red-headed woodpecker was a classy looking bird.

Same feeder, but look how much bigger the pileated woodpecker is on it!

                    Found this Whooping crane among friends on a birding trip.

        February was above normal on temps and Harbinger of Spring made an early appearance.   I like to call this Salt and Pepper.

                                               I think nine may be all this feeder will hold!

                       The yellow-bellied sapsucker made sure no persimmons were wasted.