Margined Calligrapher
This is a uniquely designed fly, in fact, it’s a good fly to have around according to insectidentification.org, because of two things. One: they are a pollinator and two they […]
More Cloudless Sulphurs
Clouded, Orange, Dog Face, trying to ID these are confusing, but looking at quite a few photos I may have found a way to ID Cloudless Sulphur; the eyes In […]
Palamedes Swallowtail Butterfly
With all the thistle that is blooming and adding some pretty pink color just before the Fall season, more swallowtails are gathering. For some reason, I think the thistles are […]
Ceraunus Blue butterfly
If anyone knows about these little blues, they are very hard to photograph. Every time you try to get just close enough they fly away. It was my lucky day […]
Cloudless Sulphur
I never really looked closely at this butterfly until now. They have duo-tone eyes! I had a double-take and look at all the photos I took of this and the […]
Southern Dogface Butterflies
While in-between assignments I was able to get some nature photography in! First stop was a quick couple of hours at Citrus Tract in Withlacoochee State Forest. Loads of Southern […]
Delaware Skipper
You will see Delaware Skippers and other variety of butterflies sharing and gathering nectar a top thistles. Their long proboscis helps the skippers reach deep for the nectar. If I […]
Gray Hairstreak
I am so fascinated by how butterflies like the Gray Hairstreak, get their coloration and design…. Why are their antenna’s black and white? Why do they have a white, black […]
Macro and the Wind!
Spent some time searching for new things to photograph before my assignment at Citrus WMA and truly amazed with the Canon 60mm macro with the Canon 25 II extension tube! […]
Phaon Cresent and Morning Dew
Was not a good morning for this little butterfly. It happened to perfect conditions for the morning dew to form on just about anything. Link: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/phaon_crescent.htm
Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee
Just one of many sweat bees… the Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee is another Florida important pollinator. There are over 44 species of this sweat/ halictid bees, I am still searching […]
Florida Nature 