i've been trying to get a shot of the parent Junco feeding the baby but as of yet, this is the best i've come up with... as for this 'family' there are no other babies, just this one, so am assuming the junco babies were destroyed either as eggs or as hatchlings.... 'ain't' life grand ....
i've been busy in the garden, finally got a few ripe tomatoes, some budding cucumbers are coming along nicely and yesterday i planted some containers with a mixed bag of arugula, lettuce, onions and beet greens... they are in a cool shady spot and hopefully if the temperature doesn't skyrocket i'll have some tasty new greens in a few weeks...
this is what happens to a leek flower when it doesn't open correctly!
this red cabbage is from last year... it came up so beautifully i decided to leave it.. it's not flowered yet, just keeps growing and growing... i keep thinking the leaves would be good for cabbage rolls but since it's from last year and doing so well, i just don't have the heart to pluck it's leaves.....
this hoverfly was pollenating my parsley plant..i guess some people would call me 'odd' but i find wings fascinating.. how such a delicate appendage doesn't rip, tear or fall off is amazing...
the Daddy Longlegs had it's one leg stretched out... thats some gams! i noted that something black was on it's back.. i'm not sure what it was, parasites perhaps?
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Nice site, glad you visited mine. That was a monthly themed blog anyone can join. I write about my and other families experience living on the prairie, numbering these as Prairie Stories.Your furry fly 6-17 is a Tachinid I believe.Hate the mountain lion story, we are having a larger population with overpopulation of white-tail deer, a favorite food. I have only seen a few.I will stop back.
I loved the pictures and the cowbird story, I have never heard of the way they raise or should I say give away their babies...sounds like a good system to me.:)
I could not help but notice the little pinkish red flower next to your cabbage plant. We have the same thing growing around here and were wondering if you knew what the name of it is?
thanks for visiting Out on the prairie... i do miss the prairies a lot... i thought that fly might be a Tachinid... Mr. H the cute pink flowers are Lychnis coronaria otherwise known as Pink Mullein, Dusty Rose or Rose Campeon.. pretty little things.. but in my garden are semi-invasive.. but since i have a severe water shortage, i don't mind them, they are a cheery alternative to dust ;)
oops... Mr. H here is a link for you... apparently in olden days the leaves of the Pink Mullein were used as wicks!!
http://www.paghat.com/rosecampion.html
Thank you!
You made my wifes day, she just loves that flower and brought it with her many years ago when we were married. For whatever reason we have never been able to identify it until now. Of course the part about lamp wicks piqued my interest.
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