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Carolina Nature Tours We offer guided walks and hikes in western North Carolina, specializing in birding and plants.

It’s fall warbler time! Kevin found this Northern Parula and Tennessee Warbler at Jackson Park in Hendersonville yesterd...
09/22/2026

It’s fall warbler time! Kevin found this Northern Parula and Tennessee Warbler at Jackson Park in Hendersonville yesterday- such a great place to witness fall migration! If you’d like to learn more about these often confusing fall warblers join Kevin and Blue Ridge Audubon Chapter tomorrow night (9/23) for a free program at UNCA’s OLLI Center in Asheville.

We’ve also got plenty of upcoming opportunities to get out in the field to see these guys too. Looks like rain will likely cancel our Warblers Blitz Day Trip tomorrow, but we’ve got another day trip on Sunday and considering next Wednesday as well.

Kidneyleaf Grass of Parnassus is one of my favorite plants to find blooming this time of year! It can be found in bogs a...
09/13/2026

Kidneyleaf Grass of Parnassus is one of my favorite plants to find blooming this time of year! It can be found in bogs and wet rocky cliffs on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Isn’t it gorgeous??

🐛 I’ve found some pretty amazing caterpillars recently! The first one is a Laurel Sphinx Moth- look at that crazy blue s...
09/07/2026

🐛 I’ve found some pretty amazing caterpillars recently!

The first one is a Laurel Sphinx Moth- look at that crazy blue spine! This was on an unfinished part of the Ecusta Trail in Horseshoe.

Next is an Io Moth on a dripping rock wall on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Lastly, this massive Cecropia Moth with blue and yellow spikes! This was on the Flat Laurel Creek Trail in Pisgah National Forest. I wish I had something in this picture for scale. This guy was huge- like the size of a small Olive Garden Breadstick!

All these caterpillars will turn in to large, impressive looking moths!

We’ve been having such a great time catching (and releasing) dragonflies lately! Loved getting close looks at this beaut...
09/04/2026

We’ve been having such a great time catching (and releasing) dragonflies lately! Loved getting close looks at this beautiful Banded Pennant yesterday!

Fall migration is underway! We saw a Canada Warbler on our Birds and Blooms hike at Sam K**b Meadow last week, but this ...
09/03/2026

Fall migration is underway! We saw a Canada Warbler on our Birds and Blooms hike at Sam K**b Meadow last week, but this individual was at Jackson Park in Hendersonville. Canada Warblers are typically found at higher elevations, but at this time of year they can be found just about anywhere fueling up for their migration to South America.

🦋 A few favorite butterflies in honor of Dolly Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy, Red-Spotted Purple, Gulf Fritillary
08/26/2026

🦋 A few favorite butterflies in honor of Dolly

Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy, Red-Spotted Purple, Gulf Fritillary

Beautiful day at Sam K**b Meadow! Perfect weather, 11 species of warbler and Black-capped Chickadees. Wildflowers pictur...
08/25/2026

Beautiful day at Sam K**b Meadow! Perfect weather, 11 species of warbler and Black-capped Chickadees. Wildflowers pictured here: Dense Blazing Star, Liatris spicata & Hairy Wood Sunflower, Helianthus Atrorubens. Love seeing these wasp-mimic beetles, Locust Borer, Megacyllene robiniae!

Found these beautiful freshly emerged Pinesaps yesterday on a hike at Jones Gap State Park in SC. Monotropa hypopitys is...
08/22/2026

Found these beautiful freshly emerged Pinesaps yesterday on a hike at Jones Gap State Park in SC. Monotropa hypopitys is a parasitic plant. Without any chlorophyll it gets its nutrients from a fungus.

Kevin caught this tender moment between a pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos, notice how the male brings in a small insect as...
05/28/2026

Kevin caught this tender moment between a pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos, notice how the male brings in a small insect as a gift for the female.

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