My Screaming Neighbor

The Bluejay is an easily recognized sight with its bright blue, black and white feathers. The Bluejay is often heard screaming their call which sounds like jay, a warning to all prey of the forest that a fox or something was lurking in hiding. But sometimes the Jay's call is part of a political debate with another Jay. Enjoy my photos

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A Real Stinker

The Southern Green Stink bug unlike the invasive brown kind actually does produce a smell. This is an introduced species but has become a pest. They hibernate during the winter months in garden rubbish. the southern green stink bug will eat a wide variety of fruit including cotton, peaches and tomatoes and seeds starting with pecan, sorghum and soybeans. Enjoy

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I may be European but I was born here

The European Mantis is a master of camouflage. The plant in the photo (Japanese stilt grass) has the almost exact shade of green as the mantis. This gives the mantis an edge on hunting it's prey. Mantis's are phenomenal stealth and ambush predators. Enjoy my photos

I'm not nutty!

The White Breasted Nuthatch is a small woodpecker commonly seen at bird feeders all year long. I recognise it by the crown symbol on it's head. It also has blue-grey wing feathers and a white head and breast it's beak is 3/4 of an in long. We enjoying seeing them at our bird feeders.

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