Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Summer Fun: Nature, Visitors...

Cool nature sightings are so happening this summer.  Here are some highlights...

Our place: 

Red-legged buprestid beetle in our front flower bed...


Progressive bee fly on our garden fence:


Robber fly sunning on our house...


Black-eyed susans with a special guest...


Look closely and you will see a camouflaged looper caterpillar (will turn into a wavy-lined emerald moth)...


Hover flies like the black-eyed susans too...


The awesome native spiderwort....


Cosmos in the garden with nectaring honeybee...


Cool sunflower with bee in flight...


White-dotted prominent caterpillar (will turn into the white-dotted prominent moth)...



Cherry dagger moth caterpillar (will turn into a speared dagger moth)...


A forest floor ablaze with wild leek flowers...



Brown's Lake Bog: 

Eastern eyed click beetle:


Smartweed Caterpillar (will turn into a smeared dagger moth)...


Pitcher Plant, a carnivorous plant...


Pitcher plant flower....


Malabar Farm State Park:

Steve's parents enjoying the area with us....



Hope everyone else is enjoying this summer too...

3 comments:

  1. You have a great eye for the insect world - I usually miss them. Nice post.

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  2. Nice pics...my summer or fall which is my fav season should be great now that my leg is almost healed!

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  3. Cool insects! That white spotted caterpillar looks so close to the tomato hornworm to me, minus the "eye" spots and horn. Cool beatles! How's your harvest coming along? ~Vonnie

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