BIRDS

A Backyard Wildlife Habitat will attract many birds, from the smallest birds who eat only flower nectar, to the larger predators, to those who "recycle" dead carcass'.  Each have their own unique purpose in our earth's ecosystem.  Many add a wide variety of color and beautiful songs when they visit.  Here are photos of just a few of my bird visitors.

COOL Caterpillars

Caterpillars are sooooo cooool!  An assortment of sizes, colors, patterns, shapes, tiny feet, freckled bellies and funny faces.  Some are soft and smooth, others translucent, and my favorite...the fuzzy fur balls.  No matter their appearance while still a caterpillar, each of them will soon experience an amazing transformation into winged moths and butterflies.  Here are a few who visited my Backyard Wildlife Habitat.

GRASSHOPPERS

GRASSHOPPERS come in all colors, patterns, shapes and sizes.  Most of them instinctively camouflage with surrounding colors and textures.  Occasionally, I think some are either color blind or not so smart!

                                             COLOR PATTERNS HELP THEM HIDE!

COLOR SMART...

                   

                                                                  NOT  SO SMART!

WOLF SPIDER

The WOLF SPIDER does not spin a web to catch food.  Instead, as the name suggests, it hunts down its prey like a wolf.  The mother spider carries her babies on her back, very similar to a mother opossum.