Tim's Backyard







All the Nature that can fit in a half-acre of Suburbia! So it's just a tiny backyard in a typical Wilmington, North Carolina neighborhood but you'll be amazed what I can find growing, crawling, flowering, chirping, slithering and otherwise calling it home. Here I'll document the birds, plants, insects and other forms of life here that will amaze both the casual and experienced observer.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Tonight's Crescent Moon

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Tonight's Moon is one-quarter full which makes, in my opinion, some of the prettiest lunar photography.  The terminator (day/night line)...
Monday, October 1, 2012

October Hummingbirds

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The only hummingbird I've seen is the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.  If you live in the eastern half of the United States that may be the o...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Changsha Mandarins: Their Fruit and Their Pests

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About four years ago I planted three Changsha Mandarins in my backyard.  Changsha Mandarins (one of the many varieties within Citrus reticul...
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Long-tailed Skippers

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Long-tailed Skipper feeding on Lantana.  Note the blue back, the twin tails, and the multiple clear "windows" on the wings. O...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Constellation Orion

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If I spend time outdoors looking up, it's usually looking for birds or admiring the clouds.  I happened to wake up before the sun this m...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Cicada Killer Wasp

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I had the rare treat of watching a literal life-and-death struggle take place in my backyard back in August.  The battle was between two lar...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

Bird Migration Cranking Up!

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My work schedule has kept me from spending as much time watching the Fall migration season unfold, but I've still managed to see a few i...
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