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Tag Archives: Lawrence Swamp wet meadow
06.06.2021 Silent Sunday-Swamp Oak Leaf with Dew
Posted in Abstract, Amherst, Closeup Photography, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged abstract, Amherst, dew, dewy leaf, flora, Lawrence Swamp wet meadow, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, Quercus bicolor, spring foliage, SSpring color, Swamp Oak, western massachusetts
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06/05/2021 Saturday Night Extra
This morning I visited the wet meadow where I often find two species of native orchids. But…usually they are not in flower until mid-June. I was lucky and found both flowering early albeit the Grass Pink which will follow was … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers
Tagged Amherst, flora, Lawrence Swamp, Lawrence Swamp wet meadow, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native wildflower, New England, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Rose Pogonia, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers
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08.24.2020 Macro Monday-Spidah and Grasshoppah
The 180 came back last week and this weekend was my first time out with it. Saturday was a big disappointment. Pretty much every image was not very good as a result of everything coated with so much dew that … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Arachnid, Goldenrod Crab Spider, grasshopper, insects, Lawrence Swamp wet meadow, Massachusetts, Melanoplus femurrubrum, Misumena vatia, New England, orthoptera, red-legged grasshopper, spider, western massachusetts
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08.06.2020 Northern Flatid Planthopper
I spent a bit of time this morning in the wet meadow where I find the grass pinks. Of course they are long since passed, but there were a few insects found and this is the first I’ll be posting. … Continue reading
06.26.2020 Flashback Friday-12-spotted Skimmer
Another find at the Lawrence Swamp wet meadow from the archives. Capturing insects in the early morning often allows a close approach that isn’t possible later in the day when they are warmed up and more energetic. A cool morning … Continue reading
06.23.2020 Old Formica Ant had a farm, ee i ee i o
Another “found” subject while looking for the orchids at the Lawrence Swamp wet meadow…which thanks to our drought isn’t terribly wet right now. Several plants had many of these scenes happening in the early morning. Aphids and ants have a … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Behavior, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Amherst, ant, aphids, Insect Behavior, Lawrence Swamp wet meadow, Massachusetts, mutualism, symbiosis, symbiotic relationship, western massachusetts
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06.20.2020 Creepy Saturday
Not everyone is creeped out by spiders, but I felt a warning was fair. 🙂 While looking for the orchids yesterday and before happening upon the damselfly, I noticed this Arabesque Orbweaver with its bagged lunch on a leaf. For … Continue reading