Insects

Checkerspot butterfly up close: MM & FOWC

I took pictures of this checkerspot butterfly up close on Winter Ridge in Oregon. I believe it's a Anicia Checkerspot,…

10 months ago

Jerusalem cricket up close: Macro Monday

After waking up one morning, I stumbled into my darkened kitchen to make coffee. I almost stepped on this Jerusalem…

3 years ago

Quit bugging me! : Wordless Wednesday

Quit bugging me! Song sparrow in bug hatch at Summer Lake, Oregon. Wordless Wednesday

3 years ago

Milkweed seedpod up close: Macro Monday

Here are three photos of a milkweed seedpod up close. As you may know, milkweed flowers are a favorite of…

5 years ago

A praying mantis of another color: Macro Monday

When I first saw this praying mantis on hop plants in our garden of plenty, I thought it must be…

6 years ago

Bumblebee on paintbrush: SMM

I saw this bumblebee on paintbrush at Yellowstone National Park in the late spring. Slender paintbrush was common near the…

6 years ago

A marvelous moth at rest: SMM

Glover's Silkmoth Hyalophora columbia gloveri I saw this marvelous moth near Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada. What a…

6 years ago

Oregon Grape Blossoms: Friday Flowers

The pollinators are certainly enjoying my Oregon grape blossoms. Friday Flowers

8 years ago