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Month: December 2014

Winter solstice 2014 and winterberries

Lexington has had a lot of cloudy gray days lately, and I’ve appreciated the bright colorful winterberries (Ilex verticillata) in our backyard.

Winterberry shrubs

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Author Betty HallPosted on December 22, 2014Categories Backyard, Birds, Native Plants, Trees, Winter8 Comments on Winter solstice 2014 and winterberries

Red-tailed hawk at arboretum

I was thrilled to see this Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) recently while walking at The Lexington Arboretum.

Immature Red-tailed Hawk

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Author Betty HallPosted on December 9, 2014December 8, 2014Categories Birds, The Lexington Arboretum16 Comments on Red-tailed hawk at arboretum

Recent Posts

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    • About Betty
  • Our Backyard
    • Our backyard plant list
  • Betty’s Backyard Blog
    • Blog archives
  • Photo galleries
    • Sanibel, Florida Birds
    • Native Plants – Spring
    • Native Plants – Summer
    • Native Plants – Fall
    • Native plants – Winter
    • Butterflies
    • Butterfly life cycles
    • Butterfly Playing Cards
    • Moths
    • Moth life cycles
    • Backyard Pollinators
    • Birds
    • Exploring Nature
    • Arboretum
    • Kentucky
    • Bubbles
  • Resources
    • Butterfly and Native Plant Handouts
    • 25 Kentucky native plants
    • Native Plant Resources
    • Betty’s Moth List
    • Butterfly Resources
    • Monarch butterfly resources
  • Contact me
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