daily observations of wildlife and weather in my backyard, with photos
Day 228 - August 16, 2019 - Friday
Zebra Swallowtail
Weather
• A pretty nice summer day. Very warm and a little muggy. Sunny.
Today's Weather - my weather station, in degrees Fahrenheit (F) and/or Celsius (C)
• As recorded in my home display
• High Temp: 86 F (5:02 pm)
• Low Temp : 62 F (6:41 am)
Temperature - official from TV or Weather Underground, in degrees Fahrenheit
• High:
• Low :
Humidity
• moderate - a little muggy
Ground Conditions
• good I think
Gardening and Yard Work
• watered - mostly the pots
Butterflies
• caterpillar - one on fennel - very small, put in aquarium
• black swallowtail - in the aquarium so I let it out, the same or another one around later
• monarchs - 2
• silver-spotted skipper
• tinies - brownish
• cabbage whites
• sulpher - note: I think in the last week or 2 there were a couple times I forgot to write them down
• zebra swallowtail - flew over the patio and then around the paw paw tree, then a on flowers - photos
Birds
• hummingbirds
• cardinals
• doves
• black-capped chickadees
• smalls
• robin
Other Animals
• chipmunk - I think
• squirrel
• rabbits
• cicadas
Photos
• zebra swallowtail
Robert E. Alter
Backyard Observer
Photographer
Fractal Artist
Webmaster
-
Mathematician
Computer Professional
-
Explorer
-
You can buy my photos, and my art, at my artist website
Reflections of Infinity