Tag Archives: Amherst

07.02.2022 “I’m available”

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Cabbage White butterflies-Pieris rapae are mostly in constant motion. But they do alight on flowers at times and as I was checking out our milkweed in the front yard I noticed this female land on one of our geraniums. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Fauna, Insect Behavior, Lepidoptera, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Butterflies, Cabbage White, Cabbage Whites mating, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, New England, Papilionoidea, Pieridae, Pieris rapae, western massachusetts | Leave a comment

07.03.2022 Fooled me once…

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Steve Gingold

When I visited one of our daisy fleabanes I saw this fly with its iridescent wings and thought it was a hoverfly. But once I got the shot and looked closer I saw that it wasn’t. BugGuide told me that … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, insect, Keroplatidae, Massachusetts, Nematocera, New England, Predatory Fungus Gnat, western massachusetts | 10 Comments

07.02.2022 A Firefly’s Quiet Moment

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I haven’t the slightest idea which Firefly we are looking at. Only the shadow knows. This was certainly not a planned image but when opportunity alights in the dark woods take a shot. I’d like it a bit more without … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged western massachusetts, New England, Massachusetts, Amherst, firefly, insect silhouette | 13 Comments

07.01.2022 Panorpa!!!

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Steve Gingold

To some this is a face that only a Panorpa mother could love but somehow I find them attractive. Scorpionfly-Panorpa sp. A species ID without a look a the wings is difficult and this guy flew off after two shutter … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, insect, Massachusetts, Mecoptera, New England, Panorpa, scorpionfly, western massachusetts | 21 Comments

06.30.2022 Snakemouth!

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Rose Pogonia-Pogonia ophioglossoides. AKA Beardflower for obvious reasons. Another dewy day at MacLeod Field.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, flora, MacLeod Field, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, New England, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Rose Pogonia, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 16 Comments

06.28.2022 Moths as art

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I’ve been mentioning how beautiful moths are and this post compares three moths. One is spectacular and the other two attractive in their own right. Porcelain Gray-Protoboarmia porcelaria. These have been fairly common in the yard over the years. Variable … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Bombycoidea, Eumorpha pandorus, Geometrid Moth, insect, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, New England, Olethreutes nigranum, Pandora Sphinx, Porcelain Gray, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Sphinx Moth, Tortricid Moth, Variable Nigranum, western massachusetts | 21 Comments

06.27.2022 Macro Monday-When life gives you lemons…lens flare version

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday morning I headed to Brickyard Conservation Area here in Amherst. When I go there it is pretty much all about macro so just toss my 5D Mark IV in the bag with the 180 and doubler mounted. As a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, dewdrop, dewdrop with starburst, lens flare, Massachusetts, New England, starburst, sun flare, western massachusetts | 21 Comments

06.26.2022 South Amherst at Dawn

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Steve Gingold

I was headed to North Quabbin yesterday for the sunrise that I posted earlier this morning. But this was why I got there after it had crested the distant hills. I have shot this location before. The silos belong to … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Landscape, Nature Photography, Sunrise, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, colorful clouds, colorful sky, Dawn, landscape, Madwoman Farm, Massachusetts, New England, South Amherst, sunrise, Thistlebloom Farm, western massachusetts | 36 Comments

06.25.2022 The new to me list continues

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Steve Gingold

There are more than 11,000 moth species in the United States so it is no surprise that I find new ones even here in the yard. There certainly are plenty of repeats but this year I’ve seen several newbies. Speckled … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Moths, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, insect, lepidoptera, litter moth, Massachusetts, New England, Noctuoidea, owlet moth, Renia adspergillus, Speckled Renia, western massachusetts | 23 Comments

06.23.2022 Daisy Fleabane

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Steve Gingold

This has been a great year for Daisy or Annual Fleabane-Erigeron annuus and especially here in the yard. Everywhere locally really. It attracts a fair number of insects besides those wonderful hover flies. We had rain most of the day … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Annual Fleabane, Asteraceae, Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron annuus, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 16 Comments