More bluebirds and hummingbirds!

Bluebirds really love the meal worms and wax worms ~  within minutes of putting them out, the bluebirds scarf them all up~

This female bluebird has a mouthful ~ I hope she shares with her little ones~

Female bluebird

This is by far, my favorite photo I've taken~  Thanks to my friend Steve for all the tips!

This is the close-up shot!  I finally was able to get a clear shot of it's wings!

Rubythroated hummingbird ~ just resting it's wings while feeding!

Male bluebird

My cat Peaches!  She likes the outdoors as much as I do!

Female bluebird

Female bluebird ~ part owl!  :)

These are baby praying mantis' that hatched in my butterfly keeper!  I put the cacoon in it last fall and they just hatched this past weekend!  I sprinkled them into each of my gardens ~ there must've been a hundred of them!

Baby praying mantis!

I love this shot!  The little baby bluebird must be hungry!

Male rubythroated hummingbird!

Ready for take off!

Just resting on the trellis!  These birds are so beautiful!

Bye bye birdie ~

 First, a few more photo of my male Rubythroated hummingbird. 

 He was really showing of his brilliant red throat!

 The last baby robin ~  it was startled by my son and I checking it out and it hopped out of the nest onto the front yard.  It really wasn't ready to fly, so I tried to catch it put it back in the nest.  It's mother didn't want me anywhere near it.  I followed it down the front yard and watched it hop across the road to safety.

                                                              

It had to take a break on a little garden deco trellis.

                                                               
                               Momma with dinner for her chicks ~ taken the day before they fledged.

Bluebirds ~

                                                                 Momma with dinner!

                                                           Daddy has a snack too!

                                              And 5 little baby bluebirds~ what a cute family!

                        I finally picked up the wax worms and meal worms that my friend suggested ~

                                    they love them ~ they're going fast ~ time to hit the store for more!

                                A few new butterflies have been visiting my gardens already !

                                                           Spicebush Swallowtail

                           This male and female Spicebush swallowtail were doing the mating dance!
                                              Their host plant in my area  is the tulip tree.

This is a Hop Merchant (summer version)



I'm still hoping to attract the zebra swallowtial this summer.  I have several passionflower vines~ which is their host plant.  Paw Paw trees are as well, but the two I planted aren't  doing anything.

Put out some rotting fruit in your garden and see what kinds of butterflies you attract!