It's a Jungle Out There.

We really enjoy watching and photographing wildlife. We have four birdfeeders that we fill daily and because of it we see hummingbirds, mourning doves, chickadees, swallows, yellow finch, house finch, red-bellied woodpecker, blue jays, cardinals, and many others. We also plant herbs and flowers that bees, butterflies, and caterpillars enjoy. As a result, we've recently witnessed part of the black swallowtail caterpillar's life cycle. Also, we have a preserved area in our backyard with many trees, shrubs, and other plants, along with a marshy area right in the center of it. We see squirrels, chipmunks, and rabbits come out of the preserved area daily. We also have seen frogs, turtles, and the latest discovery today was the praying mantis. I've only posted Jordan's photos of the praying mantis here, but during the past few months we've photographed most of all of the other critters mentioned here and those are posted on our Project 365 blog.