The Burt Family

The 4 Burt's are Paul (Dad), Jackie (Mom), Haley (age 9) and Wyatt (age 7). We all love exploring and learning about nature.

Murfreesboro, TN

Friends

Patches

Blue-tailed Skink commented on by The Burt Family Tennessee, USA11 years ago

We live in Murfreesboro, TN and found one of these guys in our yard. Our's didn't have the blue tail, but according to Wikipedia, the blue tail indicates it is a juvenile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Lined_Ski...

You can check out a picture of ours by looking at our spottings.

Mantis/ Praying Mantis commented on by The Burt Family Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia11 years ago

very cute

Unknown spotting commented on by The Burt Family Masindi, Uganda11 years ago

That is very pretty.

Newborn house sparrow commented on by The Burt Family Pennsylvania, USA11 years ago

it is so cute

Southeastern Five-Lined Skink commented on by The Burt Family Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA11 years ago

my dad couldn't catch any, from the time he was about 10 - 18 but then when he was cutting grass he saw the skink running into our yard so he finnally caught one.[by the way it tried to bite my dad and he threw it onto the window, then it tried to bite the camera strap and haley threw it onto the ground,and it ran into a hole.]

Hermit crab commented on by The Burt Family Lat: -11.97 Lon: 179.2511 years ago

nice job finding a hermit crab,IT IS HUMONGOUS!

Domestic Dog commented on by The Burt Family Lat: 32.78 Lon: -79.9311 years ago

We love champ......check out the Stag Beetle we saw today. Just search for Stag Beetle and we should come up.

The Burt's :)

Japanese ladybug and pupas commented on by The Burt Family Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA12 years ago

Researched and added information. In North america these ladybugs are commonly called the Japanese Ladybug. So maybe it's not so crazy that the same time we found ours in Murfreesboro, TN another Project Noah Citizen Scientist posted similar pictures in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. We posted pictures and information to the Lost Ladybug Project Mission too.

Eastern American Toad commented on by The Burt Family Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA12 years ago

Did a little research today and identified our friend as an Eastern American Toad. Added Wikipedia and EOL Links with additional information.

Ladybug (Pupal stage) commented on by The Burt Family Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan12 years ago

I believe it has something to do with ladybugs. I just found several of these on a bush in my yard, and there are also several ladybugs of similar color in the same bush.