About Steve Gingold
I am a Nature Photographer with interests in all things related. Water, flowers, insects and fungi are my main interests but I am happy to photograph wildlife and landscapes and all other of Nature's subjects.
Bronzed Cutworm Moth-Nephelodes minians I guess I am a fan of these, at least in our yard, as their larvae eat grasses so save me some mowing…well, I am sure not much mowing really. But for those who grow grain crops … Continue reading →
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, Lepidoptera, Moths, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
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Tagged Amherst, backyard moth, Bronze Cutworm, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, moth, Nephelodes minians, New England, owlet moth, western massachusetts
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Came across this guy while walking along the Railtrail next to Poor Farm Swamp. We are due for an early, hopefully light, frost this weekend which portends the end of frog season. Still a little time left but it’s in … Continue reading →
Posted in Amherst, Animal Behavior, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
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Tagged American Bullfrog, Amherst, amphibian, bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, Massachusetts, New England, Norwottuck Rail Trail, Poor Farm Swamp, Rana catesbeiana, western massachusetts
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Moths seem to like doing an overnight on our garage walls. Not a lot, but every once in a while I find one or two. This Juniper Twig Geometer-Patalene olyzonaria was fortunately at eye level. I have had to put up … Continue reading →
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Moths, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
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Tagged Geometridae, insects, Juniper Twig Geometer, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, Moths, New England, Patalene olyzonaria, western massachusetts
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I don’t name ’em…I just photograph them. 🙂 A friend on Facebook posted some huge Amanitas which I then went looking for on Saturday. I did find them but as I have done a few times, I am only mentioning … Continue reading →
Posted in Closeup Photography, Fungi, Mushrooms, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
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Tagged Bleeding Fairy Helmet, Bleeding Mycena, Burgundy Drops, fungi, fungus, Massachusetts, mushroom, Mycena, Mycena haematopus, New England, western massachusetts
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I went to visit the fringed gentians this morning. Unfortunately, sunshine is required for them to open and I only had a few early hours to be out. I did find one composition with a bud and that will show … Continue reading →
Posted in Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Quabbin
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Tagged bees, Canada Goldenrod, carpenter bees, Eastern Carpenter Bee, flora, insects, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, North Quabbin, Quabbin, Solidago canadensis, solitary bees, Xylocopa virginica virginica
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Well, Gary has his Webnsday and I won’t probably keep this going as faithfully as he has but I have become a bit more interested in Arachnids. Shamrock Orbweaver- Araneus trifolium. So this dreamboat decided to inhabit our bee balm, maybe to … Continue reading →
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
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Tagged Amherst, Arachnid, Araneus trifolium., Massachusetts, Orb Weaver, Shamrock Orbweaver, spider, True Spider, western massachusetts
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Although my understanding of when Sundew would be flowering was faulty, I did get a chance to photograph a flower when I went to Gauco Pond last weekend (The same day I shot the red-legged grasshopper I posted earlier this … Continue reading →
Posted in Central Massachusetts, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
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Tagged Boneset Thoroughwort, Cardinal Flower, Eupatorium perfoliatum, flora, intimate landscape, Lobelia cardinalis, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, Red Lobelia, Wildflowers
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One day while working in one of our small gardens in front of the house I looked up and saw this Gray Tree Frog-Hyla versicolor sitting on one of the branches of our Weigela shrub over my head. It seemed totally … Continue reading →
Posted in Amherst, Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
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Tagged Amherst, amphibian, gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor, Massachusetts, New England, western massachusetts
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One of the many visitors to our Boneset-Eupatorium perfoliatum, I just saw this beetle once but will surely recognize it if I ever see it again. Pretty hard to forget…the beetle, I am perfectly capable of forgetting the name. Green-winged … Continue reading →
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
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Tagged Amherst, coleoptera, Colorful Foliage Ground Beetle, Common Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Green-winged Lebia, Ground Beetle, Lebia viridipennis, Massachusetts, New England, western massachusetts
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