Here are the bunnies! Two years ago, I went out to my raised beds, in which I had planted a winter cover crop of vetch. Me being me, I never turned it under when I should have, and so it was well over 18 inches tall when I finally got around to tending to it. There was a big indentation in one part of the vetch, and lots of fur. These beds are cinder block, two levels high, so I was kind of confused as to what caused the big indentation - did a deer fall over into the bed? LOL, it was odd, to say the least. So I just happened to show my husband to see if he could figure it out. So he picked up a stick and poked at the fur, not wanting to touch it with his fingers. Well, we got the shock of our lives when the fur poked back, lol! We must have both jumped back a few feet in surprise! Then it dawned on us that this was a nest! But a nest of what? These teeny tiny little heads poked out and they were so small we couldn't figure out what they were. I thought perhaps chipmunks, my DH thought squirrels, mostly because of the grey fur. It wasn't till a few days later that the little critters morphed enough to tell that they were rabbits! While I was over the moon with how friggin cute they were, I also groaned because I had visions of my destroyed garden (even though it wasn't even planted yet!) What luck - a nest of goodness knows how many rabbits smack in the middle of my veggie garden. DH says, "You want me to take care of them?" I laughed and asked who he was, Tony Soprano? But I couldn't harm these little things. How could I? And luckily for me, they grew up and moved away. Never had a bit of damage... thank goodness! A few days after we found the nest: Another few days later: And still another few days: As cute as these little guys were, I'm content to look at the pictures and hope that I don't find anymore in my vegetable garden! Dee

What a gorgeous sulfur. From what I read, there is an outside chance it could find my senna patch. That would be wonderful! Thanks for sharing and broadening my world of butterflies. Sandy

To the folks in NC and TN. We are having a few hummingbirds show up at feeders now, and I expect them to arrive in large numbers in July same as last year. We had unusually cold May temps. in 2008, and again this year. Maybe the flowers/plants they depend on were a little slow because of the cooler weather in May, and the hummers were a little later starting their nesting. A naturalist and bird lover who wrote articles for the Atlanta paper mentioned that hummingbirds time their nesting to food supply. They eat nectar but also depend on small insects to feed their babies. Insects can be affected by cooler weather. In 2007 and before, the large numbers of them showed up in June. Last year not until well into July. When I say large numbers, I mean enough visiting the feeders that we have to fill them daily. So don't worry yet, they will show up. Most likely in July like last year.

Hi Michelle, I don't live in Washington and am no expert on the matter, but I don't know that it's quite late enough yet to be considered "late in the season". Don't know whether or not it would be unusual to see the bird that you saw. I think it's terrific though that you want to contribute your sighting! I found a link to the Seattle Audubon Society, and I suspect that someone there would be able to help you. Hope that helps!~~Angie Seattle Audubon Society: http://www.seattleaudubon.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=265