30-JUL-2006
Spreadwing Damselfly with Mites
held in my husband's fingers. Below the head there are two orange
spots; mites living on the damselfly.
01-AUG-2006
Fritillary Butterfly
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08-AUG-2006
White Crab Spider poisoning Fritillary
09-AUG-2006
Larva Hanging Around
A monarch caterpillar waking up from it's previous stage. The grass got mowed yesterday
and he's got some stuck to him...
31-JUL-2006
spider fit right in with edges
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10-AUG-2006
Pupa
As of August 19th this pupa was still
on the wall.
12-AUG-2006
Eristalis transversa
It is a female transver Flower Fly
ID complements of my husband and Tom Murray
among others.
A Bee Fly Today
27-JUN-2006
Butterfly in Cyprus
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15-AUG-2006
Canadian Darner Patrolling
15-AUG-2006
Hairy Fly
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18-AUG-2006
Harry and Colleen
Harris's Hawks can hunt cooperatively. When they are hunting on the ground, several birds flush their prey from different vantage points.
18-AUG-2006
Handsome Harry
Just at the right moment, Colleen let him go! I was lucky
to get one shot because he is so fast.
18-AUG-2006
Ravens Necking
The black feathers are almost blue!
They also were clicking(making noises like clicks.
It was almost romantic!
18-AUG-2006
I have Blue Skin
Poison Dart (South American)Frog
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29-JUN-2006
Cicada in the Baths
At first I thought he was dead,
but then he flew away!
18-AUG-2006
Great Gray Owl
This owl was very alert and cool! Herringbone and striped feathers...at the VINS
Red Tail Hawk, Wings Extended
Young Red Tailed Hawk showing us his feathers
13-AUG-2006
Yellow Narcissus
When I came in from gardening,
I found this guy on my bluejeans.
Before replacing him in the wild, I thought
I would try to capture the moment.
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13-JUL-2006
A pupa of an unknown butterfly
I took it out of the pond...
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