<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">“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 <a href="http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek150520.html" class="">http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek150520.html</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Happy Nature Watching,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">BILL</div><br class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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