Squirrel advice: when Hawk is around- do Not close your eyes while washing your face

Squirrel commentary on some drama happening this afternoon… most likely between Hawk and Crow

Tree Frog showed up last night and began calling from the edge of Green Frog’s pond (which is Definitely His because he Won It in a wrestling match) so, Green Frog gave him a good splash but Tree Frog cares nothing about Green Frog property rights and kept right on 🎶singing🎶

Frog’s off to see what snacks emerge in the rain🐸

Lady Carpenter Bee stopping by for some nectar and a back rub

For you from the milkweed patch today:

Squirrel’s afternoon: check for Hawk check for Cat and… Sploot

the two littles on the edge want no part of this😄 2/2

Today’s Frog shenanigans… 1/2

Pickerel Frog perched like a gargoyle on one of our crawl space vents: “Bugs shall not pass”

Frog’s perched on the edge- surveying his kingdom and letting out an occasional “Dunk”… in case there’s a lady frog out there in search of a guy with a pond🐸

After snoozing all day inside the camera pole- Tree Frog is headed up the tulip poplar in search of breakfast😄

Lacewing Larva: nothing to see here just a bit of lichen climbing a fence post😄

Tiny Jumper I met today:

Frog’s out there talking trash with his frenemy from one pond over again🐸

Frog’s extreme heat advice: Dunk yourself in water sit in the shade repeat

There’s a whole squadron of Dragonflies patrolling the yard… they like these bamboo perches along our path for resting- in between snatching up mosquitoes as you walk by😄

Important Caterpillar business this way

Boot inspections are unavailable due to a spa day😄

Frog’s lunch today: fresh Japanese beetle snatched off a stem of spatterdock🐸

The other guy hopped off and now Frog has an important announcement:

There’s only room for one male green frog in this pond. Most days they wrestle for the rights… but tonight one ducked beneath the hornwort- cause you can’t be kicked out if you can’t be found🐸

Just ran into one of my favorite yard friends: 🎉Elephant Mosquito🎉 Who feeds on nectar not humans and whose larvae eat other mosquito larvae

Frog let out an outraged “Dunk” towards this tree frog couple last night… rough translation: “get outta my pond”🐸

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Currently outside my back door😄 1/2

Yesterday he inspected my boots then sat on one while I filled the birdbath- but today… he had important turtle business beneath the passionflower vines😄

Titmouse wants to know: why does this thing attached to a bird feeder hanger not dispense seeds?😄

Meet Garage Skink caught in a rare photo outside… we usually only spot that distinctive tail as it disappears under the garage fridge😄

Sun’s going down and the Frog party is gearing up… in celebration of today’s rain