Over the weekend my neighbor brought an Imperial Moth caterpillar to me in a bucket. It was large and had fallen on her deck from a large White Oak tree in her yard. I was able to show her the importance of having dead wood, branches and leaf litter at the base of all trees. This is a great way to decrease lawn size and support native plants and wildlife. Oh, as I was saying, we put the caterpillar on our dogwood tree for picture-taking and watched it crawl toward the trunk of the tree. It was not interested in eating but was heading down to the dead leaf zone. Soon it lost its foothold and dropped to the leaf litter. There it wiggled its way into a cozy winter home. It was very fun to watch all this and be reminded of the importance of keeping the area under our trees welcoming to these creatures falling from our trees. I used to mulch most of our leaves with a mower, but now prefer to rake most of them into our flower beds and around trees. Thanks for the video and for not sending your amazing leaves away from your property.
Absolutely love it, so many good things in your story, including neighborly bonding! Picturing adults gathered around marveling at nature is about the best thing I can imagine😅 I looked up the Imperial Moth - what a stunner!
Chicken wire tends to be pretty bendy stuff and much more prickly in my experience. I don’t think it’d hold its shape well during construction or stuffing! A few extra bucks up front would probably yield a longer lasting end product in this case! (Agree, no wine before the sharp parts are all put away! 😅)
Over the weekend my neighbor brought an Imperial Moth caterpillar to me in a bucket. It was large and had fallen on her deck from a large White Oak tree in her yard. I was able to show her the importance of having dead wood, branches and leaf litter at the base of all trees. This is a great way to decrease lawn size and support native plants and wildlife. Oh, as I was saying, we put the caterpillar on our dogwood tree for picture-taking and watched it crawl toward the trunk of the tree. It was not interested in eating but was heading down to the dead leaf zone. Soon it lost its foothold and dropped to the leaf litter. There it wiggled its way into a cozy winter home. It was very fun to watch all this and be reminded of the importance of keeping the area under our trees welcoming to these creatures falling from our trees. I used to mulch most of our leaves with a mower, but now prefer to rake most of them into our flower beds and around trees. Thanks for the video and for not sending your amazing leaves away from your property.
Absolutely love it, so many good things in your story, including neighborly bonding! Picturing adults gathered around marveling at nature is about the best thing I can imagine😅 I looked up the Imperial Moth - what a stunner!
Best video yet!!! I love all of your videos but this one really hit the spot! Nice work!!
Wow, that's extremely kind! Thank you! 😊
Very cute idea!
Thank you! 😊
I just found your channel and love it! Subscribed and look forward to yout next one!
Thank you so much! Welcome aboard! 😃
Great video, I like the Halloween vibe 🎃👻🦇.
Thank you, and thanks for watching! Haha, I literally wait all year for this month! 🎃🎃🎃
Slight modification:
Chicken wire is cheaper and let's switch the wine for coffee-- especially when using sharp tools
Chicken wire tends to be pretty bendy stuff and much more prickly in my experience. I don’t think it’d hold its shape well during construction or stuffing! A few extra bucks up front would probably yield a longer lasting end product in this case! (Agree, no wine before the sharp parts are all put away! 😅)