Wild fauna on my property

In my yard, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC04496)

In my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC01957ai) A real surpirse is that they have a beautiful color on their backs but I wasn't able to get a very good shot, here's the best I was able to do.

Found in my kitchen sink drain, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08673a)

Leptinotarsus juncta - On a tomato plant in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08716)

Leptinotarsus juncta - On a tomato plant in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08713)

Pseudolucanus capreolus - Onmy deck, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08727)

Pseudolucanus capreolus - On a screen door on my deck, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08730)

Leptinotarsus juncta - On a tomato plant in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08791)

Found while weeding under some shrubs. Naturally I had to take some photos. I couldn't put it back where I had been weeding so I put it under a moist rotting log in the woods. Etowah County, Alabama (DSC00413)

On my patrio door, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08691)

On my patio door, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08697)

These eggs are from the phoebes' second clutch of the year. This nest is on the turn of a downspout right next to my garage door. The phoebes seem unperturbed by the frequent noise and traffic passing underneath every day because they used the same nest last year. I saw five fledglings in the first clutch so the phoebes have been busy birds. Etowah County, Alabama (DSC05731)

This phoebe is incubating the pairs' second clutch of the year. The nest is on the turn of a downspout right next to my garage door. The phoebes seem unperturbed by the frequent noise and traffic passing underneath every day because they used the same nest last year. I saw five fledglings in the first clutch so the pair have been busy birds. Etowah County, Alabama (IMG_8144)

This baby is from a clutch of five which is the phoebes' second clutch of the year. The nest is on the turn of a downspout right next to my garage door. The phoebes seem unperturbed by the frequent noise and traffic passing underneath every day because they used the same nest last year. Five babies from the first clutch fledged in late May so the phoebes have been busy birds. Etowah County, Alabama (IMG_0615) The eggs (6/8/2013) Fledglings from the first clutch (5/16/2013) The first clutch (5/9/2013) The phoebes had two clutches in 2012, I did not photo the 2nd clutch The first clutch (4/29/2012) (4/8/2012) On a different downspout in 2010 (5/5/2010)

These babies are from a clutch of five that are the phoebes' second clutch of the year. The nest is on the turn of a downspout right next to my garage door. The phoebes seem unperturbed by the frequent noise and traffic passing underneath every day because they used the same nest last year. Five babies from the first clutch fledged in late May so the phoebes have been busy birds. Etowah County, Alabama (IMG_0620) The eggs (6/8/2013) Fledglings from the first clutch (5/16/2013) The first clutch (5/9/2013) The phoebes had two clutches in 2012, I did not photo the 2nd clutch The first clutch (4/29/2012) (4/8/2012) On a different downspout in 2010 (5/5/2010)

Between brown and green in my greenhouse, Etowah County, Alabama (aIMG_0107)

On my deck, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08424)

On my sliding door frame, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08635)