Greensboro Birds

Few flowers in our garden attract more attention than these coneflowers. As soon as the morning dew dries, the big blooms see a constant stream of butterflies, bees, beetles, and even the occasional curious hummingbird. Eastern tiger swallowtails in particular enjoy them, as do the bumblebees from the nearby colony at the edge of the [...]

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I always thought of bumblebees* as solitary insects, but this quickly developing colony is proving me a doofus on the subject. Near one entrance to the woods, about a hundred or so bumblebees are digging tunnels into the earth and in a fallen log. I’ve never seen anything like this, and I haven’t found a [...]

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It’s downright balmy around here lately, and our garden is starting to prove that all that digging and raking … and digging … we did last fall was a good idea. Leaves are peeking out, buds are getting fat, and bumblebees are emerging from hibernation. Let’s take a walk!

Here’s the first American bumblebee of spring [...]

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We’re a little distracted this week, and, well, bugged. The farm is no longer in the cards, and there are petty annoyances that need to be sorted out. Needless to say, it’s getting in the way of my birding. So, in the spirit of the week, I present a greatest-hits collection of bugs.

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I had to look up the word “bumble bee” today as part of my non-birding job as editor. I wasn’t sure if it’s one word or two, which is the kind of minutia that consumes my brain when I’m not out in hot pursuit of birds and stuff. Trusty Web11 proclaims it to be two [...]

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