Monthly Archives: July 2017

Today’s Critters

Posted on July 29, 2017 by the roused bear

Today was a beautiful day and I was able to spend a little time wandering around with my camera.  There were lots of cool insects out. This viceroy was taking nectar from rattlesnake master. An eastern tiger swallowtail was working … Continue reading →

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Reverse Zombies

Posted on July 27, 2017 by the roused bear

Zombies in our movies and TV shows are unthinking creatures, predators on people.  They stumble around with no real focus and can suffer horrific damage.  If left to their own devices they will convert the whole world into more zombies. … Continue reading →

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Recent Butterflies

Posted on July 14, 2017 by the roused bear

Butterflies are less common this year than most.  Still, there are some good ones out there. This is a summer azure, one of the two most common blue butterflies in Iowa.  You can tell the difference between them by how … Continue reading →

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Failing at Butterflies (but working through it)

Posted on July 4, 2017 by the roused bear

There is an old saying that a bad day fishing beats a good day at work.  The same is true about chasing butterflies.  Still, when you do something you love to do there are times it just does not work … Continue reading →

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