Bumble Bee on Meadow Sage

 
Wil noted a Bumble Bee crawling in the driveway gravel and completely covered in stone dust. It looked so miserable. So we moved it to the first of the Meadow Sage to open...the Blue Hill Meadow Sage plant that had just been watered. The Bee was absolutely delighted! It ran all over the flowers and leaves, cleaning itself off, and probably getting a drink and a sip of nectar. We were so glad to help out this little pollinator!

Yellow Irises

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

 

Male Northern Cardinal

 

American Oystercatcher

My sister-in-law took this photo on Cape Cod this past week. 

In all her years on the Cape she had never seen an American Oystercatcher...
the bird that Shiloh's leadership brought an increase of 45%. 
She was, at the time, telling a friend about Shiloh, so was stunned to see it. 
Since then, she has learned that Shiloh taggedsome American Oystercatchers before on that very beach.  It was a good moment.