A Beautiful Butterfly is a Nice Break From Birds shows a colorful gulf fritillary butterfly that distracted the author/artist for a few minutes while she was out birding. It features her favorite image of several she shot of that butterfly before it flew off.
Long Legged Flies are Pretty and Helpful shows readers photos of one of Florida’s prettiest little flies. It also explains how useful these guys are and why they’re great to have around.
Blister Beetles are Beautiful to Look at, but Don’t Touch shows readers a fall blister beetle that the author/artist found eating the petals of a flower. It explains why they can cause blisters in people and horses and also gives some other information about them.
Illuminated Swallowtail Since Hurricane Idalia came through our fall wildflowers have been blooming like crazy and they are attracting some...
The Bee Flies Have Been Really Enjoying the Fall Flora explains our recent weather that has led to a sudden large bloom of fall flowers. It then discusses one of the pollinators that has found these flowers so attractive and explains the sequence of images.
Just Another Beautiful Ammophila Wasp shows readers a macro photo of this fairly uncommon Florida wasp. It explains that although they are generally uncommon the author/artist has encountered them frequently this year.
The Beautiful Amanda’s Pennant is a Very Busy Dragonfly shows readers a species of dragonfly that was new to the author/artist. It tells the story of trying to get some good photos of these active dragonflies and gives a bit of information about them.
Fall Pollinators are Coming Out for the Fall Wildflowers shows readers one of our many fall pollinators that are beginning to appear now. They are being attracted to some of our early fall wildflowers like winged sumac, which is seen here.
The Checkered White is an Interesting Little Butterfly shows readers a beautiful female checkered white butterfly. It discusses some interesting facts about them and about the author/artist’s experience with this one.
The Wonderful Fall Pollinators are Out in Force shows photos of honeybees feeding on winged sumac flowers. It points out that this is another good sign that fall is coming.
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