by Jacob | Aug 13, 2019 | Fauna
We have a great blue heron that fishes in our pond in the mornings and sometimes in the evenings. It is extremely shy and flies away the moment we walk outdoors. But today we were surprised by two great blue herons in our pond! If you look closely at the photo below...
by Jacob | Aug 10, 2019 | Fauna
I spotted this mantis while mowing around the flower beds next to our driveway. It was roughly 4″ in length which means it was probably a Chinese mantis (the largest mantis species found in North America). This particular mantis was fast. It was hard to snap a...
by Jacob | Aug 10, 2019 | Fauna
I saw this beautiful female garden spider while clearing some vines from a tree. This spider’s official name is Argiope aurantia, but it is often called the black and yellow garden spider, yellow garden spider, golden garden spider, writing spider, zigzag...
by Jacob | Aug 10, 2019 | Fauna
Grandma and Grandpa visited Red Runner Farm for the 4th of July back in 2017. We were getting ready to go to a holiday party when I noticed something odd by the driveway. It was a HUGE snapping turtle! We noticed the poor guy’s shell was cracked near the middle....
