Monthly Archives: May 2014

Northern Cardinal – Cardinalis cardinalis

Posted on 2014/05/28 by birds n' bugs

Like the Anhinga whose scientific name is Anhinga Anhinga the Northern Cardinal uses the same name twice, Cardinalis Cardinalis. This young couple has decided to set up housekeeping in the neighborhood.  I’ve been seeing them for a while.  I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Sub Rosa

Posted on 2014/05/05 by birds n' bugs

I was looking at one of our roses yesterday and discovered a flower spider (Thomisadae) hiding in a rose.  These maintain an anchor line but don’t spin a web to capture prey as other spiders do.  It lurks between the … Continue reading →

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