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Blue Toadflax
If you like Buckeye Butterflies then add this plant to your garden.
Atamasco Lily
A lovely little white lily that blooms in mid-spring.
Wool Sower Wasp Gall
My first reaction: "What on earth is this crazy Willy Wonka fuzzy ball growing from a thin branch on an oak tree I don't understand how this can be real and also WHAT IS IT"
Miner Bee (Andrenid bee)
These bees all seem to emerge on a warm day, right next to my driveway, buzzing about like crazy. Thankfully they are not aggressive!
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
Not to be confused with the female dark version of the Tiger Swallowtail... but they are very very similar looking!
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
These butterflies like to have their orgy parties on the gravel roads around here.
Louisiana Waterthrush
A stream-loving bird that is an indicator of a healthy stream eco-system!
American Woodcock
How much walk can a Woodcock walk if a Woodcock could spot worms? WELL, Let me show you the cutest and weirdest bird walk that I've found so far...
North American Opossum
The Tale of the Pie Possum and the Leaping Man
Flowering Dogwood
My family told me they are called dogwoods because their flowers smell like wet dogs. In any case they are still one of my favorite Virginia trees!