Five years ago, when we moved here, the front yard was a typical suburban pesticide-laced deadzone of grass. #nativeplants #gardening #maryland

Zebra Swallowtail. Sugarloaf Mountain.

Don’t forget to shovel snow away from fire hydrants. A fire doubles in size every minute. You don’t want firefighters spending precious minutes getting access to a fire hydrant when your house, or a neighbor’s house is on fire.

Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle

Hello. Chinese Mantis.

Saddleback Caterpillar. Don’t touch! #native

Charlotte’s Tiger Moth #marylandbiodiversity #nature

Osprey #nativebirds #birds

Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle #insects #nativeinsects

Eastern Redbud in the sunshine. #nativeplants

Ice melt. #nature

Somebody somewhere Needs an endless field of flowers tonight

Six pollinators on Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa. I was only able to find one butterfly in my pictures, and my plants haven't hosted any Monarchs yet this first year, but they have been very popular with bees. #nativeplants #milkweed #bees 🌱 #SixonSaturday

The snow on the coneflowers I left for the American Goldfinches looks like tufts of cotton. #nativeplants

A mouse was snatched right after I took this photo. But the Red Shouldered Hawk was faster than me and I missed the photo op. #birds

The Eastern bluebird is perched on the standard rain gauge that CoCoRaHs citizen scientists use to measure precipitation. #birds #CoCoRaHs #citizenscientists

It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light. 🪶 #bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #scape

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

I love the quiet that snow brings. #snow

I wonder if anything is overwintering in the insect hotel my husband made last fall. There is a section with wool and some of that has been taken. Hopefully the wool has made a cozy nest for some critters. #gardens #nativeplants

Hey! Who threw that snowball? Dark-eyed junco. #birds

Northern Flicker, European Starling and some Dark Eyed Juncos 😍 #birds #nature

Northern Cardinal. Mr and Mrs. #birds

We both enjoy watching the birds. #cats #birds

Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚

I’ve never seen a Northern Flicker here and then this one landed in front of the camera! #birds

It’s a cold morning in Maryland. There’s always room for another bluebird photo, right? #birds

Cold hike (22F) but found this bit of green enjoying the sunshine. #plants #fern #winterhike

The sky is incredible right now #clouds #sunset

Juniper (aka Junipurr) Happy #caturday

“Bird bath” appears to be a misnomer… #wildlife

I’m not crying, you’re crying 😭🥹🥰😍 #birds friendsofmidway.org/wisdom-was-s...

#nativeplants #birds #climate

The average American got 7 out of 11 questions correct on this Pew Research science 🧪 quiz. You can do better, right?

Watching unsuspecting songbirds at my bird feeder. #birds

The early bird catches the worm, or whatever. Black capped chickadee. #birds

Cornflower in the wild. #nativeplants

Growing wild along the road. I believe it is a type of ironweed. #nativeplants

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I’m hoping to be able to take more photos like these in the coming winter months. #snow

Today, Cornell’s Project Feeder Watch starts. This starts our 17th year of counting birds, and now also animals, in our yard. A terrific winter citizen scientist project. #birds 🌿🌱 #nativeplants

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