Keeping Wild

Month: September 2010

  • Green Stink Bug

    I spotted this Green Stink Bug (Chinavia hilaris) on our fig tree in our garden. The remaining figs have opened up and they are attracting butterflies, wasps, birds, and this bug. I didn’t smell any odors from the bug.

  • European Green Toad (Bufo viridis)

    I found this dead European Green Toad in the alley behind our school where there is some new construction. I am not sure how it died, probably run over by a car. Once again, I am not into road kill, but it is a good way of surveying wildlife in an area and I never…

  • European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

    My intention of this post and the next is not to offend or sicken my readers. It is sad that so many animals are victims of road kill. It is one of the hazards of urban or suburban living for wild creatures. I hope these posts will get readers to drive slower and take more…