Walking Stick
This is an amazing insect! It’s perfectly camouflaged to look like a twig. I never would have noticed it on a plant, but this one was walking upside down on … Continued
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly
Walking past a patch of thistle last weekend I saw a Cloudless Sulphur butterfly. Thistles are a wonderful wildflower that aren’t used enough in gardens. They are easy to grow … Continued
Blue Dasher
Dragonflies are unusual in many ways, but I find their eyes to be especially amazing. Their huge bulging eyes give them extraordinarily good eyesight, probably better than any other insect. … Continued
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Walking around Potter’s Lake yesterday we saw a hummingbird feeding at an obedient plant. They are fattening up now to prepare for migration. They’ll start leaving for Central America in … Continued
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks don’t nest here; they just pass through during migration. Yesterday I heard one by Beaver Lake. Hard to believe that fall migration has already started while some birds … Continued
Common Buckeye
One of the more attractive butterflies I’ve been seeing this week is the Common Buckeye. The big “eyespots” on the wings makes them easy to identify. At the PGT you … Continued
Snowberry Clearwing
On the edge of Potter’s Lake yesterday I saw what looked like a hummingbird getting nectar from Pickerelweed. Using my binoculars, I saw that it was actually a moth, a … Continued
Orange Sulphur Butterfly
I’ve been seeing a lot more butterflies the past few weeks. At the moment I’m finding them feeding on Purple Coneflowers, Prairie Blazing Star and especially Hairy Mountain Mint.
Blue Dasher
I found this dragonfly perched on top of a prairie blazing star. He’s not drinking nectar, he’s hunting. He’s waiting for an insect to come within range so he can … Continued
Giant Swallowtail
This butterfly is so large that it’s hard to miss. Its wingspan can be up to 7-inches across. I saw some this weekend feeding on the Purple Coneflowers along the … Continued