Today at the Arboretum we saw
4 cardinals
1 woodpecker
a couple hummingbirds
several nests
a really neat feather
a possible owl pellet that Phillip poked at with a stick
some beautiful black butterflies
2 very determined ants and 1 that could care less
2 trees full of bees
a handful of squirrels
a turtle
a snake
and 75 lizards (before we stopped counting).
I also spotted a fuzzy tail of an animal going into a thicket. I jumped out of the car while it was still running to see what it was. All I found was a fat, lumbering squirrel.
Also, if you go on a hot, humid Tuesday, you’ll practically have the place to yourself. With the exception of those mentioned above, of course.
P.S. For those of you interested in chronology, by “today,” I mean last Tuesday, when I wrote down what we’d seen earlier that day.
Pretty pictures. Such a different landscape from the world around me.
It is! Which is part of why I loved my visit to your side of the world.
I love this! And agree–that last photo is stunning. My hubby and son would love the reptiles. ;-)
Thank you! And, don’t worry, if you’re not a fan of lizards, they don’t stick around long and usually run for cover as soon as they see someone!
OH, that is my kind of walking place! So many snake friends and lizard friends (I have yet to see a lizard here, but lots of tiny peepers and big warty toads). Beautiful, love that last photograph.
Put it on your list for when you come visit me! Did you see the lizard in the first photo?
75 lizards! I’m cracking up at how many you counted. It definitely looks peaceful there even though I’m sweating just thinking about the humidity there. ;)
Yeah, it’s usually really dry here. I’m not used to humidity at all, so I tend to think I’m dying once it starts to get muggy. ;)