Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day for July 26, 2018

I thought I spotted twin fawns the other day, but it turned out to be triplet fawns playing follow the leader. There must have been some sibling rivalry as none of them got too close to each other as they made their way down the driveway, across my lawn and down the path into the woods. They must have escaped mom’s watchful eye as I never spotted a doe near them.

First of Three

First of Three

Picture of the Day for July 25, 2018

I might have to find a way to make a padded pouch on the lawn mower to carry my camera so I can capture the different creatures I spot during the hours of mowing. A giant swallowtail butterfly was on the swamp milkweed blossoms so I hurried back to the house to grab the camera, but of course it was gone before I got back to the spot. Although a monarch was there instead and as I tried to get some pictures it that butterfly, a hummingbird clearwing moth made a brief appearance as well before heading to other blossoms.

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Picture of the Day for July 23, 2018

As the oats begin to turn to its yellow color, combines will enter fields to harvest the crop although in some fields, a different type of horse power will be used to pull a grain binder instead. The small bundles are often made into stacks in the field to dry before the threshing begins.

Horses Pulling Grain Binder

Horses Pulling Grain Binder

Watch the oats being harvested with a horse-drawn grain binder.

https://youtu.be/HLyZLlJY_ME&w=640&h=430&rel=0