Friday, October 4, 2024

Apple Hog, Whistle Pig, Ground Hog, you name it

 "Lynn has been frustrated with her lack of eatin' apples this year. Oh the 2 trees were loaded early on but the critters outside have a yen fur them too."



"We gots the squirrels and the deers and then here came
the hog.  He's a chub now as he has eaten so many apples
and working on acorns now."


"The squirrels and crows just pick 'em and toss 'em after a 
bite er two.  Then chubs has his pick afore the deer herd
stampedes thru."


"Soon as the apples stopped fallin' furom the sky, he quickly
found the acorns were rainin' down like manna furom 
Whistle Pig heaven."


"Now just give me a bucket full of my
crunchies and I'll let Lynn have the apples."


Here's a short short video of some of the 
hundreds of wild honey bees I am so happy to 
see this year.  This is one flower head of dozens
I have on 9 sedum plants.  Every flower head has
had many many bees.


Above is a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly.
No Monarchs new or old flying by.  Just the 11
that hatched and flew off into the rains of the South.

And the other good news is our Eastern Blue Birds
fledged 4 nest boxes of babies this year.  Could be 
any where from 16 to 20 babies.




Thank you for stopping by for a visit and a comment.
It is much appreciated.








14 comments:

WILLIE...! =(^..^)= said...

Ah! Bless! At least the apples are'nt going to
waste...we humans don't eat that many of
them...so, let the wildlife enjoy them...! :).

And..It's lovely seeing the bees and the
flutterfies on the flower heads...enjoying the
nectar and the sunshine, lovely to watch to..!
And, the Blue Birds doing so well to...16 to 20
babies, that is good news to...

And it looks like you need another bucket of
crunchies Precious...HeHe! Bless!x
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jabblog said...

It's a joy to see so many bees. Shame about the apples, though. At least they're not going completely to waste.
Precious, there's plenty going on outside to entertain you - you are lucky. 😼

Kea said...

It's like your property is The Wonderful World of Disney. πŸ˜†

I'm sure all the critters are happy to have the buffet out there! Soon food will be scarcer to come by.

Precious, you appear to need a refill on your kibble! 😁

Eastside Cats said...

Despite Precious's concerns, you've got a lot of wildlife that are thriving; go on you.

Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedder said...

Dearest Lynn and Precious,
Yep, that is the disadvantage of sharing your yard with the other critters that live here. But nevertheless, it is worth doing it for them.
Your sedums are stunning and attract honey bees and butterflies.
The teens that help me water the patio pot plants and fill the two bird baths just got done when we all stood in the kitchen and through the bay window we saw one freshly filled bird bath with 6 blue birds and the other with 4! What a joy and how I wish I could have captured that!!!
It must have been a good year for them to multiply.
Hugs,
Mariette + Kitties

Brian's Home Blog said...

Silly critters munching on your Mom's apples. It is nice to see those bees. Have a fun weekend you two!

My Mind's Eye said...

Precious I know every critter has to eat but dag blasted it some critters(SQUIRRELS) are a gluten, don't share and just plain rude. They evidently were absence from Kindergarten on the day 'sharing' WAS TAUGHT.
I did so love seeing the honey bees and thank Lynn for id'ing the butterfly.
Happy Friday Hugs Cecilia

Bernideen said...

So much fun watching all the "critters" and the bluebirds are always a delight!

da tabbies o trout towne said...

precious that squirrel haz sum kinda nerve…ewe wood think yur yard waza rest rauntz. N eye bet him dinna even leevez a tip and prob blee paid with a bad charge card. de flowerz any way iz awesum pawsum az iz de bees
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Julie said...

Gosh it is always fascinating to me, to see the different animals & critters you have there Lynn & Precious. We don't have squirrels or hogs or whistle pigs here. But we do have the bees & they are just wonderful on your Sedum there - I do hope my Sedum gets lots of bees this summer as I love them. Wishing you both a wonderful weekend. I'm having computer issues again (!!) so fingers crossed that this publishes. xx

pilch92 said...

That is a shame about the apples. We have 2 trees, but get about 10 apples. Glad there are still honey bees around. I haven't seen any in a few years. Brody sends his love to Precious. XO

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Oh my he is chubby!!!

John Bellen said...

It looks like wildlife is having a grand time in your part of the world. That's wonderful to see. It's too bad you missed the apples - apples right off the tree are so tasty, aren't they? - but at least they didn't go to waste; even the one-bite apples will serve their purpose.

The Oceanside Animals said...

Lulu: "SQUIRREL!!!"

Apple Hog, Whistle Pig, Ground Hog, you name it

  "Lynn has been frustrated with her lack of eatin' apples this year. Oh the 2 trees were loaded early on but the critters outside ...