Osmia Chalybea- Mason Bee… or as I call it, a blue metallic mason bee. These are bigger than the little sweat bees you see. https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature-Wildlife/Nature-Videos/Bees/i-G2K58mq/0/de056241/1280/AMH_0459-1280.mp4 What trip watching […]
If you are hanging around shaded swamps and woodland areas, you are guaranteed to see these little ones fluttering around. They are perfectly hidden amongst the brown decaying leaves. If […]
These are my favorite bees… like EVER! The coloring is so amazing, these metallic green or blue colors just pop! There are thousands of species of sweat bees and 60 […]
This is just one of the reasons to drive slow through Goethe State Forest. The Nessus Sphinx Moth Really surprised this moth stayed still for a while for me snap […]
This little butterfly is the Phaon Crescent, similar to the Pearl Crescent, and the difference is the wing. The name comes from the crescent-shaped dots on the wings. Its similar […]
This is a native wildflower, and with these plants producing a large quanity of seeds they can be found in clusters along the roads. They are also an excellent source […]
The Southern Dogface Sulpher is easy to ID.. The black spot on its wing as well as the pink color. Its such a unquie butterfly in the sulpher family. They […]
First time I have seen this fly at Chassahowitzka WMA, at first I thought it was a Robber Fly. So with a little bit of research, I found this to […]
First time I ever seen this hairstreak before, I usually see Red-banded or Grey, this was certainly a bonus on my trip to Chassahowitzka WMA. To see this butterfly in […]
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