Elli O.
@elliold.bsky.social
Lifelong student and ally of the natural world. Erie/Ontario Lake Plain. Eastern Broadleaf Forest. 6b.
"In nature nothing exists alone." ~Rachel Carson
"In nature nothing exists alone." ~Rachel Carson
#bumblebee emerging from a #trumpetvine blossom. You have to be careful where you plant it, but it can be a busy, beneficial plant for #insects and #hummingbirds. #homegrownnationalpark #Gardeningforwildlife #nativeplants
July 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#bumblebee emerging from a #trumpetvine blossom. You have to be careful where you plant it, but it can be a busy, beneficial plant for #insects and #hummingbirds. #homegrownnationalpark #Gardeningforwildlife #nativeplants
A friendly #redwingedblackbird eating seeds left on plants that hadn't been cut back. #BlueSkyArtShow #lines #birds #railstotrails #plantsforwildlife
May 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A friendly #redwingedblackbird eating seeds left on plants that hadn't been cut back. #BlueSkyArtShow #lines #birds #railstotrails #plantsforwildlife
94 #nurdles collected from muddy river bank in 10 minutes ☹️. International #plasticpellet Count day. #greatlakes #plasticpollution #waterquality #freshwater
May 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
94 #nurdles collected from muddy river bank in 10 minutes ☹️. International #plasticpellet Count day. #greatlakes #plasticpollution #waterquality #freshwater
An #ash tree already on the property that I'm trying to preserve and protect from #emeraldashborer Leafing out nicely this spring.
May 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
An #ash tree already on the property that I'm trying to preserve and protect from #emeraldashborer Leafing out nicely this spring.
Previous homeowner more recently began adding #nativeplants to the garden. I continue, weeding #non-nativeplant space hogs carefully, because I might notice something like this quiet, beneficial, beautiful #bellwort #merrybells #uvalariagrandiflora #decolonize #backyardhabitat #gardenforwildlife
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Previous homeowner more recently began adding #nativeplants to the garden. I continue, weeding #non-nativeplant space hogs carefully, because I might notice something like this quiet, beneficial, beautiful #bellwort #merrybells #uvalariagrandiflora #decolonize #backyardhabitat #gardenforwildlife
I do have some violets that I was told are native to this area. Seller has established a local native nursery and demonstration gardens.
May 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I do have some violets that I was told are native to this area. Seller has established a local native nursery and demonstration gardens.
Neither #dandelions nor these lawn #violets are #nativeplants where I live, but I keep them both anyway. Dandelion leaves in salads, making wishes from the spent blooms 😃. Violets earn their keep by their loveliness...and bees do visit them. #backyardhabitat #chemicalfreelawn #may
May 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Neither #dandelions nor these lawn #violets are #nativeplants where I live, but I keep them both anyway. Dandelion leaves in salads, making wishes from the spent blooms 😃. Violets earn their keep by their loveliness...and bees do visit them. #backyardhabitat #chemicalfreelawn #may
The skill and strength of #gulls navigating high winds is impressive (and I think they know it, too 😅). Gusts of 60mph! #greatlakes
April 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The skill and strength of #gulls navigating high winds is impressive (and I think they know it, too 😅). Gusts of 60mph! #greatlakes
Slowly #decolonizing yard, replacing mostly non-native plants, with #nativeplants in patches. I found a small Shrubby St. John's wort, then it's tiny companion, drowning in sea of non-native bulb plants. (Relocated them to front yard.) Made space for #wildbergamot. #gardenforwildlife
April 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Slowly #decolonizing yard, replacing mostly non-native plants, with #nativeplants in patches. I found a small Shrubby St. John's wort, then it's tiny companion, drowning in sea of non-native bulb plants. (Relocated them to front yard.) Made space for #wildbergamot. #gardenforwildlife
An encouraging site on a gray, drizzling day in mid spring. #serviceberry tree blossomed after two warm days. #nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
April 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
An encouraging site on a gray, drizzling day in mid spring. #serviceberry tree blossomed after two warm days. #nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
Continuing to learn about my new home's garden population. Deciding whether to keep or remove non-natives (I'm not a 100% purist). This is "definitely get rid of asap"
Fig buttercup, lesser celandine. Considered an invasive species in North America. Ficaria verna
#nativeplants #invasiveplants
Fig buttercup, lesser celandine. Considered an invasive species in North America. Ficaria verna
#nativeplants #invasiveplants
April 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Continuing to learn about my new home's garden population. Deciding whether to keep or remove non-natives (I'm not a 100% purist). This is "definitely get rid of asap"
Fig buttercup, lesser celandine. Considered an invasive species in North America. Ficaria verna
#nativeplants #invasiveplants
Fig buttercup, lesser celandine. Considered an invasive species in North America. Ficaria verna
#nativeplants #invasiveplants
Taking a break from worm hunting, checking out the scene with a boost from the human infrastructure. #birds #backyardwildlife #robins
April 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Taking a break from worm hunting, checking out the scene with a boost from the human infrastructure. #birds #backyardwildlife #robins
It's always great to see them, and soon more plant friends, come back for another year! #nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
Right side from top: columbine, serviceberry, and ninebark. Left side from top: red ozier dogwood, bee balm, and a native rose.
Right side from top: columbine, serviceberry, and ninebark. Left side from top: red ozier dogwood, bee balm, and a native rose.
April 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's always great to see them, and soon more plant friends, come back for another year! #nativeplants #gardeningforwildlife
Right side from top: columbine, serviceberry, and ninebark. Left side from top: red ozier dogwood, bee balm, and a native rose.
Right side from top: columbine, serviceberry, and ninebark. Left side from top: red ozier dogwood, bee balm, and a native rose.
Afternoon chat in an ash tree that the previous homeowner was working to protect from emerald ash borer disease, and which I continue. Non-human neighbors deserve all the support we can manage to give them. Sweet #mourningdoves #gardeningforwildlife #ashtree #earthday
April 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Afternoon chat in an ash tree that the previous homeowner was working to protect from emerald ash borer disease, and which I continue. Non-human neighbors deserve all the support we can manage to give them. Sweet #mourningdoves #gardeningforwildlife #ashtree #earthday
Coral honeysuckle vine, Lonicera sempervirens, is not evergreen where I live so it's always great to see the buds emerge and open from the vine each year. Ruby-throated #hummingbirds #bees #pollinators
#gardeningforwildlife #nativeplants
#gardeningforwildlife #nativeplants
April 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Coral honeysuckle vine, Lonicera sempervirens, is not evergreen where I live so it's always great to see the buds emerge and open from the vine each year. Ruby-throated #hummingbirds #bees #pollinators
#gardeningforwildlife #nativeplants
#gardeningforwildlife #nativeplants
It was warm enough for a few hours on Sunday for a #bee to venture out and look for flowers. Not native, I don't think, either been or flower...😆. Spring bulb plants from previous home owner, but food for someone anyway. And both bee and flowers are cute and pretty. #pollinators #spring
April 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It was warm enough for a few hours on Sunday for a #bee to venture out and look for flowers. Not native, I don't think, either been or flower...😆. Spring bulb plants from previous home owner, but food for someone anyway. And both bee and flowers are cute and pretty. #pollinators #spring
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
March 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM