I have lots to blog about right now, but time is a commodity in short supply, so I am presenting here just a few recent highlights, in totally random sequence.
On a walk a couple of weeks ago, we discovered the first nest of Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) we have ever seen with the female incubating eggs.
Even though we were as stealthy as could be, and took our pictures from a distance, the bird slipped off the nest, no doubt disturbed by our presence.
After a half hour or so we were able to confirm that the female had returned to incubation duties and we have not divulged the location of the nest to anyone.
It remains for us a significant highlight in our birding lives.
I think that this is a particularly lovely shot of a Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) on a coneflower.
It is the time of year for maximum Goldenrod Leaf Beetle (Trirhabda canadensis) abundance; indeed, they seemed to be everywhere.
These two seemed exceptionally friendly!
False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) seems almost like an affront to this gorgeous flower.
There is nothing false about it!
Common Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) has a particular delicacy, it seems to me.
This attractive insect is a Bee Fly (family Bombyliidae), without a common name, so you will all have to learn Exoprosopa decora until it rolls off your tongue with ease!
Mere minutes ago, my good friend Dave Collins sent me the following picture taken just this afternoon. It shows a huge Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) with a Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) perched on its carapace.
How could I resist using that?
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