Tag Archives: native plant

11.23.2020 Macro Monday-Aster Futures

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Image | Posted on November 23, 2020 by Steve Gingold | Tagged aster seeds, autumn aster flowers, Cooleyville Road, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New England Aster, seed head, Shutesbury, spent aster flowers, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, western massachusetts | 18 Comments

11.02.2020 Monday Macro

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Image | Posted on November 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold | Tagged Acer rubrum, Autumn Color, Fall Foliage, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native plant, New England, Quabbin, Quabbin Park, rain drops, Red Maple, western massachusetts | 13 Comments

09.24.2020 Spider Wasp

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Steve Gingold

As the name implies, these capture spiders and leave them for their larvae to feed upon. The adults as you can see from these images feed upon flower nectar, in this case Boneset once again. Blue-black Spider Wasp– Anoplius sp. … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Anoplius sp., Blue-black Spider Wasp, Common Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Hymenoptera, insect, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, wasp, western massachusetts | 36 Comments

09.21.2020 Milkweed Fluff

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Steve Gingold

A sure sign that Autumn has arrived. After yesterday’s sunrise endeavor I drove by the fire ponds in Wendell. I noticed this milkweed plant separated from all the other growth at the side of the road and the shaded water … Continue reading →

Posted in Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Asclepias syriaca, Common Milkweed, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, Milkweed seeds, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 23 Comments

09.14.2020 Macro Monday

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Steve Gingold

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 | 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 | 18 Comments

09.12.2020 Saturday last Saturday

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Steve Gingold

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 | 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 | 25 Comments

09.02.2020 Wordless Water-lily Wednesday

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Image | Posted on September 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold | Tagged flora, Massachusetts, Moosehorn Road Pond, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, New Salem, Nymphaea odorata, western massachusetts, white water lily with pink sepals | 16 Comments

08.31.2020 Round-leaved Sundew

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Steve Gingold

Round-leaved Sundew-Drosera rotundifolia is a small carnivorous plant found in wetlands. They were not flowering quite yet on Sunday but hopefully will be this weekend as many had buds though they were still tight. All those “dew” drops are sticky … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Massachusetts, Closeup Photography, Intimate Landscape, macro photography, Nature Photography, Quabbin, Wildflowers | Tagged Drosera rotundifolia, flora, Gauco Pond, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native plant, native wildflower, New England, North Quabbin, Petersham, Quabbin, Round-leaved Sundew, Wildflowers | 35 Comments

08.27.2020-They’re really not that bad

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Steve Gingold

When folks think of stink bugs they don’t do so with enthusiasm. But they are actually beneficial to gardeners. Anchor Stink Bugs- Stiretrus anchorago are predatory, feeding on the larvae of many beetles and lepidoptera that are considered pests themselves. One reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Insect Behavior, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Anchor Stink Bug, beneficial insect, Bugs on Eupatorium perfoliatum, Common Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, predatory bug, stink bug, Stiretrus anchorago, western massachusetts | 27 Comments

08.24.2020-2 Bet you weren’t expecting this

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I visited North Common Meadow, a Trustees of Reservations property in Petersham, MA this morning. The temp was cool and not a lot was happening. However, I saw this cattail stem and a leaf along with a couple of others … Continue reading →

Posted in Abstract, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts | Tagged abstract, broad-leaved cattail, Cattail, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native plant, native wildflower, New England, North Common Meadow, North Quabbin, Petersham, The Trustees of Reservations, Typha latifolia, western massachusetts | 21 Comments