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 MoreYellow Warbler on Queen Anne’s Lace
It turns out there are a lot of fans of Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)! This Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia), photographed yesterday, is among them. The autumn migration continues (what?!) with birds heading south for the winter, and Yellow Warblers enjoy stopping in grasslands and shrublands to feed on the many insects they contain. The faster you can start your journey south the more food you will find along the way all while making a more relaxed trip. Suffice it to say this bird will not be facing the prospect of ice and snow as some warblers still migrating in October...
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Here are a couple more photos of that Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) enjoying some Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) from last week. If only we could see what those eyes must see…
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