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Category: Backyard Garden
Eight-spotted Skimmer
One of the great things about backyard gardening, especially in an urban/semi-urban setting, is the […]
A Backyard Visitor
We keep an informal backyard bird list and this week a new year bird showed […]
Scat Cat!
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a big fan of cats, […]
A Blue-eyed Visitor
It’s been a busy month so it was great to have a bit of downtime […]
Summer Swallowtails
With the arrival of warmer weather comes the swallowtails of summer. This weekend I got […]
Apple Blossom Time
We’ve had a small apple tree in our backyard in “downtown” Courtenay for a couple […]
Savannah Spring
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve noticed quite a few Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) […]
Backyard Beetle
I found some small black beetles underneath rotting wood up at my mother-in-law’s place in […]
Gorgeous Ground Beetles
One of the joys about having a backyard garden is the opportunity to discover something […]