Saturday, June 19, 2010

White Admiral butterfly

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taken 19 June 2010

Cabbage White butterfly

or Small White. This one is a female. The two dots on each fore wing make the distinction. Males only have one.

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taken 19 June 2010

Closed Gentian

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Birdsfoot Trefoil

I wondered about this plant’s name until I discovered it’s based on the appearance of the seed pods, not the flower.

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taken 4 August 2009

Bittersweet Nightshade

Also known as Climbing Nightshade or Deadly Nightshade

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taken 19 June 2010

Moneywort

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taken 19 June 2010

American Robin

There is no shortage of this bird around the lake, but they don’t stay in one place long at all and rarely do I get a chance to get close enough to get a decent picture. Today, though, after I had just mowed some lawn and was sitting at a nearby picnic table one came by looking for some freshly stirred up bugs. I don’t think he realized I was there.

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taken 19 June 2010

Friday, June 11, 2010

Cedar Waxwing

These pictures aren’t the best, but show enough detail for identification. The pictures also represent the first time (and only time so far) that I had ever seen this particular bird.

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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

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Great Spangled Fritillary

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taken 19 September 2009