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Giant ichneumon wasp
What is any wasp, let alone this one, doing around here in the later half of October? Most wasps have died out except for their queens who have bedded down for the winter. There are a great many species … Continue reading
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August’s goulash
This is a collection of August’s pictures that lacked a posting of their own. This strange looking bird is just a juvenile Robin. Wintering in the Amazon, this Red-eyed Vireo is near the limit of its summer range. The … Continue reading
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Fighting butterflies
The butterflies were fighting. This came as a surprise to me. I had always thought of butterflies as being cooperative and peaceful creatures, but it seems that they can have conflicts. This fight went on for ten to 15 … Continue reading
Crab spider
The hover fly is an innocent little fly, and with the advent of warm weather, there are a number of them about doing what they do: pollinate flowers. Not all creatures view them so benignly. A few hover flies … Continue reading
March’s goulash
This is a collection of March pictures that lacked a posting of their own. Spring migrants arrive in March, although this year, their arrival was delayed by snows so most migrants appeared later in the month. A few weren’t … Continue reading
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Disheveled darner
The flight season of the Shadow Darner lasts into October making it perhaps the last dragonfly of the year. The female that landed on a piling and made feeble attempts to lay eggs. It looked thoroughly disheveled, with its … Continue reading
September goulash
My usual claim for my monthly goulash is that it presents a collection of images that lacked postings of their own. Again true this month, it was also the case that previous postings this September were remarkably few — … Continue reading
Four flyers
Following the posting about three mammals, it is appropriate to treat birds — well, things that fly. And this includes insects. A damselfly is a common feature of lakeside living in the summer. But, not this one. When damselflies … Continue reading
June goulash
This is a selection of June images none of which had a posting of its own. While not exclusively birds, there is certainly a preponderance of them. Two Bald Eagle chicks still in the nest are scrapping over a … Continue reading
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Two dragonflies
It seemed a bit early to see the first dragonflies of the season, but there they were. And a welcome sight they were. These acrobatic aerial predators are especially partial to mosquitoes, flies, mayflies, midges, and gnats. If the … Continue reading
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