Category Archives: Flora
10.17.2022 A blast from the not too distant past
On one of my trips to East Leverett Meadow, the same day as the recent tendril and drop post, I happened across this pretty bindweed flower below some popped milkweed pods (my original photographic quarry). I posted a similar flower … Continue reading
10.10.2022 American Burnweed
I posted a bud with bee a little while back but this showcases a bud with bloom. That’s a lot of seeds and might explain why this qualifies for “weedship” as it has spread all over the side yard where … Continue reading
09.12.2022 Milkweed Mania Macro Monday
Visited East Leverett Meadow (interesting that they require you to lease a dog when visiting 🙂 ) this morning shortly after our rain let up with raindrops in mind. The floss tends to stick together when wet but there were … Continue reading
09.06.2022 Autumn Orchid
Nodding Ladies’ Tresses-Spiranthes cernua Technically it is still summer, but there is a bit of Autumn in the air, a few leaves are changing color, not many but a few, and late season flowers are in bloom, like goldenrod and … Continue reading
09.05.2022 More Aster Attraction
This Blackberry Looper-Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria caught my eye after the Cabbage White flew off. I haven’t photographed an adult yet but with any luck this larva will give me the opportunity. When mature, it’s an emerald with white lines and quite … Continue reading
09.02.2022 Fighting Frustration
This Mason Wasp-Parancistrocerus sp (possibly) was going from flower to flower on this American Burnweed-Erechtites hieraciifolius trying for some pollen in our yard. Eventually these flowers do open a bit more but for now the going was difficult.
08.23.2022 Two-fer Tuesday
I hadn’t planned on doing a two-fer post but decided to share a wildflower. I have been stressing insects rather than flowers this summer so thought I should post one. Maybe more to come. These aptly named Meadow Beauties are … Continue reading
08.20.2022 Syrphid Saturday
Don’t I wish that Syrphid Saturday could become an ongoing series. That would take some doing as, although there are over 900 Syrphid species in the U.S., as of yet I’ve only seen a handful in the yard and elsewhere. … Continue reading
08.07.2022 Silent Sunday
Closed or Meadow Bottle Gentian-Gentiana clausa
08.06.2020 Who’s been eating my buttonbush?
Promethea Silkmoths is who. After shooting the Swamp Spreadwing at Gauco Pond I went to Branch Bridge Road hoping for dragons or damsels. But all I got was this chance to photograph Promethea Silkworm moth larvae-Callosamia promethea. This first was … Continue reading
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