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This immature maleastern pondhawk dragonfly is in the process of changing colors.

20 Jun

An Eastern Pondhawk that’s Changing Color is a Beautiful Sight

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Insects, Photography

Changing Even though the main attraction of the cattle egret rookery is the birds, they are far from the only...

Crepe myrtle flowers come in many gorgeous colors including purple.

18 Jun

Purple Crepe Myrtle is Just as Beautiful as Red

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Plants and Flowers

Purple Myrtle Years ago a friend of mine gave me several crepe myrtle trees. At the time, they weren’t blooming...

Proud Poppa struts his stuff after raising and fledging his first clutch of the summer. Happy Father’s Day to Poppa and all the other fathers out there.

16 Jun

Happy Father’s Day to Poppa and All Fathers Out There

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Events, Holidays, Photography

Father’s Day 2024 Poppa has just finished raising his first clutch of baby cardinals just in time for Father’s Day....

A small group of white ibis head towards their evening roost at the end of the day.

16 Jun

Evening Means Plenty of Beautiful Birds Ready to Roost

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Sunsets and Sunrises

Daily Commute Yesterday evening I decided to head out to the cattle egret rookery to see if there were any...

Poppa cardinal feeds Momma a couple of seeds as a gesture of his love.

15 Jun

Love is in the Air

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 1 Comment

True Love Momma and Poppa cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) have raised and fledged one clutch, and I guess they are taking...

An ilia underwing moth rests during the day a flies at night.

14 Jun

The Ilia Underwing is a Beautiful Summer Moth

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Insects, Moths, Photography

Ilia Underwing This little beauty was taking her afternoon siesta on the wall of my dog house one afternoon. I...

A gulf fritillary butterfly has just landed on a plant leaf for a short rest before heading off again.

11 Jun

Gulf Fritillaries are Some Really Colorful Butterflies

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography

Flitting Fritillary A short time ago I showed everyone the spiky orange caterpillar of the gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae),...

A black and yellow garden spider hangs in the elaborate stabilimentum of her web.

10 Jun

Florida’s Wonderful Spider Season is Here

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Photography, Spiders

Stabilimentum Now that summer weather has firmly entrenched itself in central Florida, the insects and spiders are everywhere. As most...

A honeybee flies in to check out the flowers on a chaste tree.

09 Jun

Most Honeybees Really Love Colorful Flowering Trees

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Bees & Wasps, Insects, Photography 1 Comment

Arrival Central Florida provides a good environment for growing quite a few types of flowering trees and our rural area...

Female blue dashers have a yellowish thorax and golden yellow abdomen unlike the males where both segments are blue.

08 Jun

Beautiful Female Blue Dashers Look Very Different from Males