Yesterday, around dusk, my brother and I went out to catch fireflies! He's making a video for a song he wrote so we got a Mason jar and caught a few. He filmed them, then we released them. He filmed me doing that, too.
Back to pictures! Here's a Goldfinch and a Tufted Titmouse.
Carolina Chickadee
Oh, I forgot that at the hotel in NC, I saw this weird bug on the side of the building as we were leaving. I didn't know what it was. Dad took a look and told me to Google "Hellgrammite". And that's what it was! Also known as a Dobson Fly.
What's weird is that when we got on the interstate, it was only a few exits up that we saw the exit for Dobson. Could I have found the epicenter of Dobson Fly activity?
On the way up, we stopped in Beckley, WV at Tamarack. They have shops featuring arts and crafts created by local artisans. I saw this woodworking piece of a Black Swallowtail. The price was a little too high for me, though!
Back at Grandma's house, we attracted some Mourning Doves.
My aunt said this is a White Breasted Nuthatch.
I think my aunt said this was some kind of Sparrow? She wasn't sure; something about a mark on its breast.
