Pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) ♥️ A regular in my garden and feeders.

Brown Thrasher in the garden. Love this bird. 🤎

The three backyard friend woodpeckers sure do love the bark butter. The Pileated has been stopping by everyday as well as the Downy and the Red bellied. #birds #woodpeckers

A little color to brighten the day. #Setophaga americana Northern Parula

Poppy Cardinal feeding one of the teenagers. Kids grow up so fast but they will always be our babies.💞

The fact that I even get to see this beauty even for a day is always a privilege. Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) #birds🐦 #indigobunting

Papa Cardinal feeding the first of three fledglings to leave the nest. Camphor berries are on the menu tonight. ♥️♥️♥️ #birds #natureismedicineforthesoul

What's not to love about Fox squirrels. They are friendly and I'm sure they know how adorable they are. #squirrels #wildlife

I get distracted easily. I'm supposed to be focusing on humans but I'm sorry this Fox squirrel is just too cute. 🤣 # Foxsquirrel #nature

I’ve lived here for nearly two decades and I’ve never seen it this bad before.

Towering fossil-fueled flash floods and an imminent dam failure in the northern part of Oahu triggered evacuation warnings in Hawaii on Friday, as the state continued contending with a storm powered by greenhouse pollution this week.

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Every morning this most handsome #PaintedBunting shows up with his Boo. He is usually the first to check out the millet situation. I am thankful I get to see these lovely visitors. #birds #wildlife #photography

The little House Finch brings me joy💞 Right outside my window. #Haemorhousmexicanus #birds #wildlife #photography

A few backyard friends. Pay attention to the little things. Be thankful. #birds #wildlife #photography

Happy #Caturday to all furry friends and their human servants.

Okay, slight head tilt to the right... Gentle smile, good! Now turn the other way. Good! Look straight forward, perfect! #headshots #northerncardinal #photoshoot #birdfashion #wildlifeportraits

I love my backyard #Cardinal friends. The #leucistic female is such a pretty girl. #birds

Double-crusted #cormorant #Nannopterum auritum Water #birds

White-eyed vireo 👀🤍

Ocyptamus hoverfly loving on the pollen and nectar in the plants.

Love is in the garden. 💞 The milkweed assassin bugs #Zeluslongipes are under appreciated. They are great at garden pest control. I will relocate the nymphs to aphid infested plants like peppers and they seem to get their little bellies full. No need for insecticides. I rarely see them on milkweed.

Excuse me while I shed my exoskeleton. Gravity at work. #katydid #grasshopper

Aphids on milkweed are inevitable. A few friends I invite over for an aphid feast. Lacewing larva, hoverfly larvae and lady beetles/ larvae. Please don't use insecticides to remove the food source from our beneficial helpers. Plant more milkweed. 🦋

It's hard to believe that this caterpillar turns into the most beautiful butterfly. Eastern Giant swallowtail The host for the caterpillar is native wild lime. #Zanthoxylumfagara #Heraclidescresphontes

Momma Pinevine swallowtail sparkles. The pipevine is just starting to grow back. I hope there will be enough for the babies. #Battusphilenor

A little cutie 🤎🩵 Longtail Skipper #Urbanusproteus

Spicy baby on camphor. #Papiliotroilus

Happy Caturday. All are welcome to the box and bag party. 🎉🎊

White-tipped Black moth. Loving the Sweet Almond.😋 #Melanchroia chephise

Hummy loves the rosemary blooms. If you grow rosemary, let it flower, the birds and pollinators love it! Ruby-throated hummingbird

Giant Swallowtail The host plant for the caterpillars is native Zanthoxylum fagara /Wild lime.

The first thing I saw was a smile not a spider. Nature provides what is needed at the right time. Orchard Spider

Cloudless sulphur leaving her most precious cargo.

Viceroy Butterflies. Monarch mimic. Limenitis archippus

Backyard friends are the best.

I love those white antennae tips🤍 Hackberry butterfly #Asterocampa

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Greetings to all my awesome fur families from around the world. #caturday

Got to love the pollinators. This Double-Banded Plushback got my attention. #Palpada agrorum #hoverfly

Are we allowed to talk about the birds and the bees?

A crow left me a gift. It's a rock. I wonder if this is a hint.🤣 I can confirm that the crow likes peanuts. #crow #birds

Happy #WorldTurtleDay

Joe Pye-weed is definitely a butterfly magnet.🦋 #monarch #Danaus plexippus #Eutrochium fistulosum

I feel privileged just to be able to witness momma polydamas ovipositing her most beautiful cargo.🤗 #butterflies #eggs #battuspolydamas #natureismedicineforthesoul

So you think you can just swoop into someone else's territory? The hood birds weren't having it. The crow and red-shouldered hawk teamed together and ran off the red-tailed hawk. #hawks #crow #birds

#HaemorhousMEXICANUS🤎 #birdphotography #natureismedicineforthesoul #Housefinch

Black&White Warbler 🖤🤍 #Mniotilta varia #birds🐦 #natureismedicineforthesoul

American Redstart M/F visiting the hood. They eat bugs as well as seeds and berries. No need for pesticides when you invite friends over for a meal.🧡 #Setophaga ruticilla #natureismedicineforthesoul #birds🐦

Pay attention to the little things.🩵 #naturephotography #natureismedicineforthesoul #Leptotescassius