For my last yard shoot of August I visited our large clump of New England American Aster- Symphyotrichum novae-angliae and was happy to have a few subjects to photograph.
The first was this tiny bee.
Small Carpenter Bee- Ceratina sp, possibly a Spurred Small Carpenter-C. calcarata Although the camera, not just mine but pretty much every one on BG.N, captures it quite dark, when the sun hits it there is a flash of green so a bit more colorful.
Next to visit was what is turning out to be the most often seen skipper in our yard, Peck’s.
Peck’s Skipper-Polites peckius. I had a few shots at this one and chose this for the forward thrust leg and proboscis.
And, finally, a katydid.
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid-Scudderia furcata. I made this one image and the batteries in my flash died. But I had another set charged and loaded them into the unit however by the time I got back out there a bumblebee was harassing the katydid and off it jumped. One shot but a good one.
The Cabbage Whites have been visiting these also but I haven’t managed a decent shot yet so this post ends with three. There will be a traditional Friday post tomorrow. 🙂
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Wow Steve! Great assortment of visitors!
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Thanks, Reed. Somedays there are none, at least while I am there of course, and others a nice variety.
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Call it a Thursday Triple Threat, and from three distinct parts of the insect world.
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The katydid was a surprise as it was just sitting there, not a pollinator although I have seen them eating pollen, and apparently just cooling its heels.
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Three different insects on the same species of flower, wow!
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It was a nice surprise and opportunity all within a few minutes.
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Very nice set of shots! I’m always excited when I see a pollinator at a bloom! Your haven caught the three different ones at the same bloom–is that a hat trick?
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I guess we could say that. 🙂 Thanks, Tina! I am always appreciative of the pollinators that visit our yard. They are so important and I feel we are doing our part to boost their numbers although on a small scale.
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I’ve had a special fondness for katydids for some time, and I really like yours. Your flash work is inspirational.
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Thanks, Gary. This was a first in our yard. We’ve had a few different species this year and I was glad to add this to the list. They grew silent last night with the temperature dropping near 40° but prior it was a katydid riot out back.
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