Sigh. Well, that's pretty typical. We saw and purchased this house in very early spring, when it looked lush, but not much was identifiable. We've since discovered that 90% of what the previous owners planted is invasive. I thought this one would be okay, but I should have known better! Right now it's doing battle with mint, lamium, and ivy, so that's probably why it's not spreading more. Thanks!

Ah! Thanks for the help all. I'm pretty sure now that it is a Conophytum bilobum, I just needed the nudge in the right direction toward identifying this baby. Ah and they are so pretty when they flower, kinda like yellow sparklers :) thanks to you especially, hanzrobo, you were right

Ariel, Your red cactus is Echinocactus pectinatus rubrispinus. Be careful with this one in the winter, I've read they're more prone to rot in winter than the average Joe cactus. The small round one (in your first photo, it is the top right cactus (it's smallest of them all, globular, and rather pointy looking), that's a baby Echinocactus grusonii 'Golden Barrel Cactus' (you can type the name in and see what it'll look like a long time from now, almost looks like a different cactus entirely!) Planto This post was edited by plantomaniac08 on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 8:34

That is an incredible photo! It almost looks like it has a little dusting of pollen between the eyes :) We have a similar fiesty little guy here, he's been guarding and hoarding for weeks now - 2 feeders. I even find him right in my face if I'm doing something close the feeders. Just within the last few days he seems to be relenting just a little and letting two others feed occasionally. When I first saw them I thought he had really changed his tune (squeaks) and had learned to share, but no, it was two different birds eating together and the backyard watchdog was in his viburnum perch giving them a little break :)