Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: swallowtail caterpillars

  • Eggs in the Yard

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    Notice the small things. The rewards are inversely proportional. ~Liz Vassey While sitting out in the yard last week, we noticed a butterfly flitting around a few plants at the edge of the woods, a flight pattern that usually indicates it is a female looking for a place to lay an egg. The butterfly was Read more…

  • Three Cat Day

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    Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures. ~Pliny the Elder (Roman scholar) When visiting Yellowstone, it is a great thing when you have a “three dog day”. That refers to a day where you are lucky enough to see the three primary species of canids found in Read more…