Today's Catch - a Bug

An eggplant flower, tiny and purple, is in bloom in my veggie patch. 

Sliced eggplants taste delicious in miso (Japanese fermented soybean paste) soup.

This morning, Uncle House Sparrow was busy digging into the lawn and came out with today's catch.

"I got tired of seeds everyday at the feeders, so I caught this for protein intake."


Since birds in my backyard eat off a majority of pests such as ants, bees, wasps, cutworms, flies, grasshoppers, mosquitoes, etc., I do not need to use pesticides.  This way, nature is kept in balance.