Category Archives: butterflies

More Time in the Prairie

Posted on July 6, 2019 by

I spent some time at Medora Prairie in Warren County today, photographing butterflies, getting my head on straight, and scratching my legs on the raspberries. I got a good look at a little yellow as I went in. These common … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July Butterfly Irruption

Posted on July 4, 2019 by

We have had a strange combination of dry weather followed by very heavy rains here in Iowa.  We are also in the midst of an irruption (an extreme increase in the population size) of painted lady butterflies.  After the rains, … Continue reading →

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A Better Day for Butterflies

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

I have been a little disappointed this year with my butterfly photography.  To get good butterfly photographs you have to have a good habitat for them.  I moved this spring, and I have had a hard time finding some good … Continue reading →

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Ring of Life

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

I was putting my trash dumpster back under my deck this afternoon and saw what I thought was a small plastic ring on the ground, surrounding some moss that was strangely lush and green. But it wasn’t a ring, it … Continue reading →

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Phototherapy

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

I love to take my camera out into the wild and take pictures–mostly closeups of bugs and such.  I find it refreshes me mentally and physically.  So it is therapy.  Since I am taking photos, I call it phototherapy. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Finding Nature Where You Find It

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

I have recently moved from an apartment complex to a house in the small town of Woodward, Iowa.  The house is a great improvement over the cramped apartment I was living in.  I have a yard, but it is a … Continue reading →

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Best Photos of the Year

Posted on December 27, 2018 by

I put together a bunch of photographs which I think were my ten best for the year.  I don’t feel too verbal now, so here they are, just the photos: Thanks for viewing.

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Ears on the Wings of Butterflies

Posted on November 4, 2018 by

Sometimes there will be little news items about scientific papers.  One that made some of the news blurbs lately was about a study that showed there were ears on the wings of some butterflies.  The paper that made the news studied … Continue reading →

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Late Season Pollinators

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Sunday I went to Marietta Sand Prairie (right after Iowa State won their ball game).  I was hoping to find some late season insects.  I had not been out with my camera for a few weeks because the weather and … Continue reading →

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Late Season Critters

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Our weather has cooled down lately, particularly at night.  It is still warm enough for most of the insects though, so I went to a backwater area of Big Creek State Park and took some photos. This eastern tailed-blue was … Continue reading →

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