to both of you! And welcome to the best forum on ATP, although I am biased.
Most of the action goes on in the following threads so you may want to "watch" them:
The monthly butterfly thread is getting ready to flip to February, but I start the new thread and leave a notification when it's time to move to the next one. Since it's winter, we've been a little slow:
The thread "January 2016 Butterflies, Moths & Larva" in
Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum
The bee (and other friends thread) has been going for quite some time. It, too has slowed down due to weather, but we get into some really fascinating conversations about pollinators and bugs in general:
The thread "Beefriends(tm) and other Garden Guests - threeeeeeeee!!" in
Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum
The monthly bird thread has been the most active lately and we've even got international posters! Check it out for some pretty awesome bird pictures and conversation:
The thread "Bird Photos - January 2016" in
Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum
This is just one forum on ATP, so be sure and check out the others if you haven't already! I'm just the moderator of this forum; hopefully, you will meet some of the others. Don't be shy about jumping in, contributing, or asking for help. This is a really friendly website and that's why so many of us spend our time here.