…back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
by Donna Lewis
Remember that song?
Yes, it is hot and dry. Remember to keep water in the shade if you can and plenty of it for the wild things. I have over 50 Cardinals that wait for me every day now. I bet my electricity bill is going to be a whopper from running our well to get water for them.
The bunnies are drinking along with all our other wild friends also.
A few days ago, I heard some strange clicking noises way up in a pine tree, I waited a long time to see what it was. It was some kind of bird I had never seen before.
After several days of trying to ID it, I finally found it in a field guide. It was a pair of Yellow Billed Cuckoos! I had never seen them before. It’s interesting to add them to my bird list.
Most of the wildflowers are going to seed now and the pastures look awful.
In the garden I fight to keep anything alive for the butterflies and hummingbirds.
I do have a lot of Gulf Coast Fritillaries, Swallowtails, and Sulfurs still flying around.
There is also a new batch of the red version of the Pipevine Swallowtail caterpillars.
So, enjoy what nature is around you now because the heat is hard on them too.
Remember who you are gardening for.
Nature Along the El Camino Real 
[…] Lately, many of my Master Naturalist friends are seeing them for the first time. I was getting jealous, since I’d only seen them way in the distance. My friend Donna even wrote a blog mentioning it. […]
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