Assortment of Butterflies

Peck’s Skipper butterflies Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly Clouded Sulphur butterfly Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfl Small White butterfly Red Admiral butterfly Horace’s Duskywing butterfly Horace’s Duskywing butterfly

Monarch Arrival

First Monarch butterfly of the season.  There were none, and then in the course of three days I found several of them across different locations, including two dancing around the milkweed blossoms in my backyard.  With any luck, I’ll find some caterpillars there soon, too!

Broad-necked Root Borer

After an early evening rain I stepped out to see what I might find around my backyard and gardens.  These little walks are pleasant on their own, but it’s always interesting to see what I find.  Sometimes it’s nothing at all, or just the usual characters in their usual spots.  Other times, however, I receive […]

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Honeybee

A honeybee hard at work pollinating my oregano.  The joy of macro photography comes from the detail that’s revealed.  Individual pollen grains become visible, and in some cases at full resolution, you can even see the spiky little hooks that let them cling to everything they come into contact with.

Least Skipper

Another member of the skipper family of butterflies, this is the aptly-named Least Skipper.  The scale is a bit lost in these photos, but the Least Skipper is the size of a dime – perhaps a nickel at most.  Very small, at any rate, with a tendency to quickly flit about in wandering patterns. There […]

Peck’s Skipper

BRENT PENNINGTON – A Peck’s Skipper butterfly feeds from allium blossoms in Scranton, PA, on 29 July 2024. BRENT PENNINGTON – A Peck’s Skipper butterfly feeds from allium blossoms in Scranton, PA, on 29 July 2024. BRENT PENNINGTON – A Peck’s Skipper butterfly feeds from allium blossoms in Scranton, PA, on 29 July 2024. BRENT […]