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toad

Toad in the Dark

July 21, 2020
by Mark Horton

Some toads dream of transforming into princes. This toad must have wanted to transform into mush because it was sitting in the middle of the walkway at midnight.

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2020_04_18 Western Fence Lizard web

Western Fence Lizard

May 16, 2020
by Mark Horton

These photos of a western fence lizard are from one of my few times out exploring this year.

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Anna's Hummingbird

Anna’s Hummingbird Close-up

January 5, 2020
by Mark Horton

We visited my grandmother in western Oregon for Christmas this year (now last year). She has a hummingbird feeder attached to her kitchen window, and on Christmas Eve day there were several hummingbirds taking turns drinking from the feeder. I w ...

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cooper's hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

December 15, 2019
by Mark Horton

My mom spotted this Cooper’s Hawk sitting up in a tree.

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Phidippus audax on Swiss Chard

Phidippus audax on Swiss Chard

November 4, 2019
by Mark Horton

Before everything froze last month, I found this Phidippus audax on a Swiss Chard leaf in the garden. Here it is eating a plant bug. This was our first year growing Swiss Chard, and along with it being good for salads and sandwiches, i ...

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Phidippus audax on Cosmo flower petalss

Spider on Pink

September 16, 2019
by Mark Horton

A spider looks good on pink, don’t you think?

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ambush bug on paprika flowers

Excellent Camouflage

September 1, 2019
by Mark Horton

This ambush bug had excellent camouflage on some Paprika flowers, but not quite excellent enough, because I found it.

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crab spider and sweat bee on osteospermum

A Patient Spider

August 11, 2019
by Mark Horton

A patient crab spider was hanging out on an Osteospermum flower, waiting for some other bugs to come along.

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butterfly on mint

Bugs Like Mint

July 22, 2019
by Mark Horton

We have a large pot filled with curly spearmint, and its flowers are a garden favorite for pollinators. These are a few of the visitors I found.

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angry bird

Angry Bird

July 2, 2019
by Mark Horton

No additional description is needed.

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Recent Posts

  • Toad in the Dark July 21, 2020
  • Western Fence Lizard May 16, 2020
  • Anna’s Hummingbird Close-up January 5, 2020
  • Cooper’s Hawk December 15, 2019
  • Phidippus audax on Swiss Chard November 4, 2019

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