[Pollinator] Hilton Pond 05/20/15 (Daisy Fleabane & Friends)

[Bill Hilton Jr. (RESEARCH)]

“This Week at Hilton Pond” I went out into our front yard “wilderness” and encountered a patch of Daisy Fleabane--a native and neglected composite that sprung up after spring rains. Aiming my macro lens at its flowers, leaves, and stems I discovered each plant was its own little ecosystem, complete with pollinators and folivores, nectar-eaters and sap-suckers, and predators and prey. For a look at some of these fascinating little creatures, please visit my latest photo essay for 20-31 May 2015 at http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek150520.html <http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek150520.html>

While there don’t forget to scroll down for a tally of birds banded during the period, plus an interesting list of returning Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. As always we include miscellaneous nature notes about birds and other things.

Happy Nature Watching,

BILL

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RESEARCH PROGRAM
c/o BILL HILTON JR., D.Sci.
Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
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Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org <http://www.hiltonpond.org/> 
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org <http://www.rubythroat.org/>

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