tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post7635657183880523685..comments2023-10-15T03:37:54.799-04:00Comments on . . . Appalachian Journal : Blackberry blooms, birds and beesAppalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-27991873728726452182011-06-08T17:51:51.559-04:002011-06-08T17:51:51.559-04:00What a great post! I'm loving all your photos ...What a great post! I'm loving all your photos and the vid, too!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-37280338728580238672011-05-31T23:12:17.348-04:002011-05-31T23:12:17.348-04:00That Beetle is Da Bomb. Great happenings in your y...That Beetle is Da Bomb. Great happenings in your yard!Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-37636743767609508512011-05-31T09:20:40.353-04:002011-05-31T09:20:40.353-04:00That beetle is sooooo cool! I didn't know we ...That beetle is sooooo cool! I didn't know we had them around here - but I did see one last year in NC for the first time.<br /><br />I LOVE the Giant Swallowtail.<br /><br />The Carolina Wren sings one of my fave tunes :) LOVE it!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-69751368741016700492011-05-29T21:15:41.413-04:002011-05-29T21:15:41.413-04:00Great pictures of the insects. Just be careful aro...Great pictures of the insects. Just be careful around the blackberry bushes because bears like to use them as a buffet.Johnhttp://thecontinuoustourist.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-33809308428004439232011-05-27T11:02:36.706-04:002011-05-27T11:02:36.706-04:00I love blackberry cobbler, my old Auntie called it...I love blackberry cobbler, my old Auntie called it Blackberry Do-bee, don't know why.<br /><br />Your backyard is so green and lush! I adore birdbaths and bird watching. Wrens are so perky and small, my best friend has a brown wrens nesting each year under her west living room window.<br /><br />I have tries to capture photos of small critters without much success so far!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and best wishes.the wild magnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355836751549469688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-13166170241613075852011-05-24T12:12:51.109-04:002011-05-24T12:12:51.109-04:00Debbie--thanks for the note on the bee photo. I wa...Debbie--thanks for the note on the bee photo. I was at first bummed because I thought I hadn't caught a bee on the flower but then I saw I had caught it in flight. The beetle was big but not too scary.<br /><br />Randy--I didn't know that about giant swallowtails. I see them all summer here and I am in the mountains. I don't know about the Valeps listserve.Appalachian Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-55694253334617221282011-05-24T06:16:52.375-04:002011-05-24T06:16:52.375-04:00Giant Swallowtails are rare in the mountains, the ...Giant Swallowtails are rare in the mountains, the state record keeper might be happy to know of your sightings of them. I've been in the Va mountains a good bit and have never seen one. Do you know about Valeps listserve?Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-81023948780891335852011-05-23T22:40:48.898-04:002011-05-23T22:40:48.898-04:00Very cool image of one bee above and one below the...Very cool image of one bee above and one below the blossom. That beetle would make me run! Also enjoyed the sweet wren song. Your yard is lovely.Debbie Miller @HooootOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580580317271895694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-21544573391030170652011-05-23T16:05:32.703-04:002011-05-23T16:05:32.703-04:00Louvregirl-it's been a good spring for bird so...Louvregirl-it's been a good spring for bird songs.Appalachian Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-33464413468670424922011-05-23T12:09:46.736-04:002011-05-23T12:09:46.736-04:00Enjoyed the bee photos; those are hard to get! I a...Enjoyed the bee photos; those are hard to get! I am loving the vivacious birds singing this spring also; thank you for the wee wren song! So cute!Louvregirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052153326685432260noreply@blogger.com