A Hawk Perched on the Cable - Critter 81

Some of us might be familiar to see a hawk or birds perching on the trees, rocks and electric cables. 

Fig - A hawk perching and looking surround. 

For me, catching sight of a hawk perched on the electric wire is a wonderful and magical moment. It is a kind of reminder of how all living things are connected and the incredible diversity of nature.

Moreover, there are several purposes of hawk perching on cable:

1) Resting point:

- cable could be secure place for resting

2) Hunting point:

- Hawk able to view surrounding areas to spot preys such as bunny, rodents and other small animals.

3) Spotting other source of foods

- A hawk may interest on garbage or discarded foods near neighborhood.

What do you think?

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Blooming of Indoors Orchids - Gardening and Hobby 57

 Orchids are well known flowers that come from warmer regions such as: Southeast Asia, Latin America and even Africa. 

Fig 01 - The white orchids 

Some countries produce beautiful orchids are:

- Southeast Asian countries include Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippine.

- African country, Madagascar.

- Latin America countries such as Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. 

People love tropical orchids with many reasons among of them are:

- exotic fragrances

- vibrant colors

- and intricate shapes

Fig 02 - Tree colors of flowers

There are around 800 genera of tropical orchids in the world. The popular genera in our areas are Dendrobium, Cattleya and Vanda. 

Fig 03 - The orchid in the glass jar.

Dendrobium genus is one of our favorite orchids, because it offers very attractive colors and shapes.

Fig 04 - Colorful flower. 

Do you love orchid? 

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The Goose Poop on the Walking Path - Critter 80

There is a family of geese lives permanently around our neighborhood retention pond. Others come and go.

Fig 01- Wild Geese.

Unfortunately, these geese will only do "their business" on the sidewalk close to the retention pond.

It requires an excellent hop- scotched to not come home with "something extra" (goose poop) on your shoes.

Sort of an analogy for life troubles - sometimes you hop over it, sometimes steps smack into it!

There might be a natural product that could be sprayed on the walkway monthly which would deter them from using it.

Fig 02 - Goose poop on the walking path. 

We saw Goose Stopper, liquid repellent sold in Home Depot with reasonable price, but we don't know the effective of liquid for keeping geese off the walking path.

Fig 03 - Goose Stopper, liquid repellent 

What do you think?

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The Spider Lily at Walking Track Side - Gardening and Hobby 56

The category 2 hurricane Francine with speed 96 to 110 mph (154 to 177 km/hours), made landfall in our state Louisiana in the last September 2024. 

Fig 01 - The wild Spider Lily grows well 

Hurricane Francine caused significant flooding in our state. The storm inflicted moderate damage before rapidly weakening into a tropical storm, and then a tropical depression when reached another state, Mississippi.

Surprisingly, we saw Spider lilies popped out on the day after Francine went through. "Mother Nature" has pretty good timing.

In addition to Spider lily, the plant has other names:

- Hurricane lily

- Naked lady

Fig 02 - The wild Spider Lily

They are called as Naked ladies; it is because the flower head is obvious any foliage. Their colors also in yellow and pink.

Fig 03 - The Spider Lily at Walking Track.

Do you know about spider lily?

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A Female Wren Visited Our Yards - Critter 79

We saw a young female wren visited our backyard last season. A delightful little bird. Look like a lively and energetic bird.  

Fig 01 - A female wren was seen at backyard

Three possibilities a female wren might visit our backyard:

1) Searching for foods:

- she attracts to insect as one of her main sources of food

2) Water

- we have a bird bath, so wrens or other birds visit for drinking and bathing regularly, especially during hot Summer. 

3) Nesting

- Backyards is one of suitable locations to build nesting site.  

Fig 02 - She is sitting on the twig. 

Two common species visit our city:

- Bewick Wren 

- Carolina Wren

Fig 03 - Lonely female wren

Have you seen Wren in your areas?

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Why can't People Take their Trash Home?

You might know Grand Isle, nestled along the Louisiana coast. The Grand Isle boasts pristine beaches, unparalleled fishing opportunities, and a fascinating heritage.

Fig - A wonder critter (taken from internet) 

I was at Grand Isle last weekend. I picked up a ton of trash on the beach. They are usually good with running the tractor on the beach, but they are working on a levee restoration project, and it is hard for the tractor to get through all areas of the beach.

As you know trash has disastrous impacts on the wildlife, just an example that ingestion plastic bags could block the digestive system of:

- turtles

- birds. 

- and fish.

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The Great Egret around Neighborhood - Critter 78

 Our state, Louisiana has several species of egrets, one of them is Great Egret with scientific name Ardea alba.

Fig 01- A Great Egret, walking around.

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The egret is a common wading bird found in our state, especially near bodies of water, just seen again around neighborhood.

The birds are distinguished by their pristine white plumage. Great Egret features a long, S-shaped neck, a trait typical of herons and egrets.

The great egrets are characterized by their long, yellow bills. These birds are relatively large as depicted by the images.

Fig 02 - The long neck bird.

Where do you see this kind of bird?

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