So I am doing in a series of photos from last year - random, and obviously not just birds and things with wings.
I will be back to my main theme soon.
Retrospective 1 --
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| Atlantic Puffin |
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| Fly-Away |
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| Hummingbird Moth |
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| Summer Azure |
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| Carolina Wren |
Showing posts with label hummingbird moth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hummingbird moth. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Retrospective 1
The weather in the Northeast has been gruesome, and I have been pretty much confined indoors. But I feel like I need to get back into the regular groove of posting.
So I am doing in a series of photos from last year - random, and obviously not just birds and things with wings.
I will be back to my main theme soon.
Retrospective 1 --
So I am doing in a series of photos from last year - random, and obviously not just birds and things with wings.
I will be back to my main theme soon.
Retrospective 1 --
Monday, September 02, 2013
Cicada, Cicada Killer Wasp, et al
The dominant experience at Heinz NWR a few days ago was the roar of the annual cicadas (not to be confused with the periodical cicadas which emerged earlier this year on their 17 year cycle) ...
With the cicada making their noise from trees everywhere, we also encountered the Cicada Killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus) - one of the largest wasps anywhere. They were busy around the holes which they excavated, often disappearing inside. While their size makes them scary, everything I have read says that they are perfectly harmless to everything except cicada ...
In Vermont, this summer has been a banner year for the Hummingbird Moth. They also seem very common at locations around Philadelphia ...
It seems odd, but I have seen more Praying Mantis in the shrubbery around our condo's pool than I think I have seen anywhere else ...
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| An Annual Cicada |
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| Cicada Killer Wasp |
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| Cicada Killer Wasp |
In Vermont, this summer has been a banner year for the Hummingbird Moth. They also seem very common at locations around Philadelphia ...
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| Hummingbird Moth |
It seems odd, but I have seen more Praying Mantis in the shrubbery around our condo's pool than I think I have seen anywhere else ...
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| Praying Mantis |
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| Praying Mantis |
Sunday, July 28, 2013
The Butterfly Garden
The butterfly garden developed by my favorite companion is attracting a great variety of - Butterflies - and much more. Here's a photographic sampling ...
Silver-spotted Skipper
Black Swallowtail
White-faced Meadowhawk
Tiger Swallowtail
Hummingbird Moth
Great Spangled Fritillary
Silver-spotted Skipper
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| Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| Silver-spotted Skipper |
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| Black Swallowtail |
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| White-faced Meadowhawk |
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| Tiger Swallowtail |
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| Tiger Swallowtail |
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| Hummingbird Moth |
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| Hummingbird Moth |
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| Great Spangled Fritillary |
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| Great Spangled Fritillary |
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Hummingbird Moth & Hummingbird Tales
A Hummingbird Moth visited the bee-balm recently.
The resident male Ruby-throat is still guarding his territory and chasing off intruders, but it is a constant effort, in spite of his vigilance ...
... as evidenced by this female (probably a female - maybe a juvenile).
There are more young Evening Grosbeaks around, either from a later breeding pair, or a second brood. Yesterday they were chasing Dad all over the yard.
The young Purple Finches have gotten the idea that they have to feed themselves, but are wary of people presence and the presence of other birds.
The resident male Ruby-throat is still guarding his territory and chasing off intruders, but it is a constant effort, in spite of his vigilance ...
... as evidenced by this female (probably a female - maybe a juvenile).
There are more young Evening Grosbeaks around, either from a later breeding pair, or a second brood. Yesterday they were chasing Dad all over the yard.
The young Purple Finches have gotten the idea that they have to feed themselves, but are wary of people presence and the presence of other birds.
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