The Rusty Patch
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The Rusty Patch is my little slice of surburbia that I've returned to the pollinators, and those little critters entertain me all summer long. I mean, I once saw a bee faceplant in her food just before takeoff, and it's my new favorite meme. This site is a carefully curated collection of resources to help you ditch the turf lawn and plant a pollinator yard, and other sustainable, conservation, or
08/29/2024
🎉 It's wooly bear season and I found this cutie under the raspberry leaves at The Rusty Patch. 😍 They munch away on leaves all Fall and overwinter in the leaf litter like frozen prickly Cheetos. 😉 I'm sure many end up as bat food once they're moths - the bats around here look well fed!
Most fuzzy, adorable bears won't give you dermatitis if you touch them, but this one might. 😉
The bears with sharp teeth and claws might give you something much worse, though 😆 unless they're pandas, who will only give you giggles 😂
07/19/2024
📣 New Species at The Rusty Patch 📣
Rusty's Resort has put a spell on this delightful little amphibian - a leopard frog has settled into the wildlife pond at The Rusty Patch and she shows no sign of leaving 😍
The wildlife pond is wildlife-approved! 🐸
I wonder if our spotted spa-goer was one of last year's tadpoles? 🤔 I mean there were so. many. tadpoles! 😮
😍🐝 First bumblebee of the season‼️ 👏
Her royal highness wasn't in the best of moods, judging by her overall disheveled-ness...and her 'hangry' buzzing when I interrupted her business. 😉
Of course, she spent a forever-winter underground and just today warmed up enough for movement. Same! Except for the underground part. 😆
Thank goodness for the spring blooming willow that moved in a while ago. It has a way with the pollinators. It's like a bee whisperer.
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Hmm, it IS extremely generous with it's food stuffs. Clearly, it's not above bribery. 😆
I'm onto you, willow. 😉
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