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Birds, Bugs & Blooms in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad

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Entries Tagged as 'Sunflower'

Goldfinch and Cardinal; Drought Drags On

August 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Here it is, my other favorite bird-photo element: the mixed group. American goldfinches are busy deseeding this conjoined sunflower bloom (we don’t say Siamese twins anymore, right?). I didn’t plant this sunflower; it’s the result of a seed dropping from the feeder. I got a few blooms this way. Next summer I might actually try [...]

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Tags: American Goldfinch · Northern Cardinal · Sunflower

Butterflies Invade: Phaon Crescent, Gray Hairstreak, Skipper

July 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Summer is cranked up to a crazy pitch in our garden. Everything is blooming, birds are nearly finished fledging, and butterflies are flapping around everywhere we look. This is a tiny sunflower that found itself a spot to take root next to the dry creek. Phaon crescents are almost always on it, as are tiny [...]

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Tags: Butterflies & Moths · Coneflower · Gray Hairstreak · Honey Bee · Phaon Crescent · Skipper · Sunflower