Tag Archives: photography

Caught in the Spit

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

This moth seems to have been trapped in the sticky bubbles released by a spittlebug, although it is possible it was killed and eaten by something else.  Spittlebugs drink the sap of plants, and are not considered to be predators. … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

We are getting some winter weather now.  We have had unseasonably warm weather, and I am ready for spring.  Still, the snow was quite beautiful.

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Last Butterfly of the Year?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

We had a warm (for this time of year) sunny day today.  I like to walk over my lunch break, and when I do, I count butterflies.  The days I could go last week were too cool, so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Fall Color

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

I am going to take a short break from the kinetitrophic organism discussion and go back to the backyard photography. We have had fairly warm, sunny weather lately and we have been blessed with a lot of butterflies.  This eastern … Continue reading →

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Hanging by a Thread (and Making More)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

I was out at dusk tonight and I saw this small spider hanging from a flower. It seemed to be spinning silk for its web, but it was too dark for me to see.

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Milkweed Happenings

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

The seed pods of common milkweed have dried up and split open.  Lightweight brown seeds attached to silky threads have found their way out. This one has found its way onto a New England aster.

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Late Season Butterflies

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

I took this week off as a vacation from work.  As a result, I have been able to get out in the middle of the day to photograph butterflies. The weather has been beautiful, although just a little bit on … Continue reading →

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Some Things Can’t be Photographed

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Well, maybe someone else can, but I have seen a few things where I am totally at a loss. Here is one: This is a dragonfly feeding swarm.  There were somewhere between one and two dozen dragonflies flying within a … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the Accidents are the Best Photos

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Butterfly photography takes a lot of skill and concentration.  Usually I have a specific goal in mind.  While photographing this male pearl crescent I had the sun to my back and was trying to get a shot of the butterfly … Continue reading →

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Dragonflies and Sky

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

This weekend I participated in the Bugguide Gathering event at Ames, Iowa.  I loved every minute of it.  We had a number of field trips to different areas.  The only issue I had was that I was not able to … Continue reading →

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