Blue Dasher
Let’s kick off the first week of August with a ridiculously well-placed Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly, a common species offering an uncommonly superb look and dazzling design for all to enjoy. It may be the vacation season but you do not have to go far to get away from it all when you are out in nature.
Read MoreEuropean Mantis (Mantis religiosa)
Today our Project Wild America crew let me play with one of their recent encounters, a European Mantis (Mantis religiosa). Jamestown’s urban habitats are just full of cool surprises!
Read MorePainted Skimmer
The Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) dragonfly – hard to find a more exquisitely crafted species! Art on the wing…
Read MorePink Tiger
This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was looking a little tattered and torn, showing the wear of weeks on the wing this summer. It took a long drink from this pink coneflower which was also looking a little past its prime, but that clearly did not matter in making a perfect moment of nature’s beauty and grace.
Read MoreHummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe)
Here we have the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe) to kick off National Moth Week (July 23-31), appropriately photographed yesterday in a gratifying yet frustrating experience. I found it feeding on Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) while watering in the morning, and because I was watering I did not have my camera (always a great tactic to ensure a good sighting). After running back inside and all the way around…yep, still there. Great. As usual with wildlife I approached it with caution, slowly, shooting while closing in on the moth. The species moves quickly while...
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