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Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)
It is mid-June, temperatures are increasing, and the skimmers are actively cavorting and hunting over the detention ponds. These S…
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
This female was seen near the bird feeder on the south boundary of the property, scrounging for food/.
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Gray Squirrel
Always enjoy the crazy antics of these guys, as long as I am not keeping the bird feeder filled.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) Tentative
I am tentatively calling this the Common Eastern Bumble Bee because Pickerel Weed seems to be a favored food for them and this guy…
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Slaty Skimmer
Yet another Slaty Skimmer
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Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
Fleabane is common throughout most of the continental U.S. and is related to the aster. These are common along the trails especial…
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Japanese Beetle
(Popillia japonica), the Japanese Beetle, is a species of scarab beetle. It is not very destructive in Japan, where it is controll…
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
I am calling this a male Blue Dasher, based on its slatey blue color, dark abdomen at the end tipped with white cerci. The Blue Da…
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White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
This is probably the same guy I photographed in mid-May hanging around the bird feeder on the south side of Galloway property. It'…
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Yet Another Cottontail
The Galloway rabbits are pretty tame - one can get close enough to see one's shadow while talking a picture reflected on the corn…
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Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Portulaca among the potted plants at the D-Wing entrance to the Main Building. These are succulent flowering plants native to Arge…
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Another Skink
Here we have a young adult skink. The photo is not sufficiently sharp to count scales, so I will just call it a skink.
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Unknown Flower
I am not sure what flower this is. Help?
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Common Whitetail Skimmer (Plathemis lydia)
Juvenile male Common White Skimmer males develop a white powdery substance on the abdomen called pruinosity – this can be seen on…
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Silver Spotted Skipper and Japanese Beetle
I snapped these two in the air among the Pickerel Weeds blossoms on the edge of the tion ponds, and only when I got beck and aw th…
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Silver Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) and Japanese Beetle
Feeding together on Pickerel Weed blossoms.
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Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
Female Green Darner - green abdomen with a black central dorsal stripe. According to the Animal Diversity Web (maintained by the U…
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Mockingbird
This guy just looks like he (or she) is looking for trouble.
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