B+O: design studio, PLLC is an architecture and landscape architecture practice.
We used to have a studio in an old building 
in downtown Wilmington, and while charming and convenient for clients, our close-range wildlife sightings were limited to house sparrows, termites, roaches, and camel crickets.
The 2008 recession forced us into a ‘home studio’ (with tree-house!) which has made for more diverse distractions. 
We have a pie-shaped wedge of typical SE NC suburbia, which we have tried to make more wildlife-friendly, without appearing to be a nuisance property. More on that later. In the last few years, we started documenting and identifying the living things we see while procrastinating or otherwise ‘not working’, and at last count, we’re up to at least 100…
A couple of comments to start. We are not taxonomists. Our observations are researched, but there is always a possibility of mistakes, so please let us know if you have any corrections or comments. Sources are cited, and all of the photos we’ve included have been taken by us, (unless noted) so if you want to use one, please just reference B+O: design studio, PLLC, or Lara Berkley. Thank you!
101 species 
You have a wonderful cite and wonderful photos. What type of camera are you currently using?
Thanks! We use a Canon Rebel T3i, and sometimes an iPhone with an Olli macro lens.
Hello, I am giving a talk on native bees and was looking for a nice photo of a redbud with leafcutter holes. Yours came up. Would it be ok to use? If so, would you kindly let me know the name of the photographer? Thank you, Nancy nancy@xerces.org
Sure, go for it. Lara Berkley is the photographer. (That’s me.) Thanks!
Thank you for your post from Jan 26, 2015, about your orb spider, Estelle. We have one we’ve named Charlotte in our backyard. We’ve been watching her for 11 days. The last 2 nights she built smaller webs and today she didn’t build a web at all. We think she’s about to lay her eggs and die. We’re all sad about it, especially my older son who is 8. It brought him joy to see that Charlotte built her webs in a spot almost identical to where Estelle built hers. We look forward to meeting the babies.
Best wishes for Charlotte and her babies – thanks for sharing!
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