Blue Dashers are Incredible Gems of the Dragonfly World
Blue Deluxe Along with numerous flowers, come numerous insects, and along with insects come predators. One type of highly successful...
Imperfection Doesn’t Keep this Ladybeetle from being Beautiful
Imperfection One afternoon, while I was photographing flowers, I discovered this little multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis), crawling among the...
It’s the Time of Year that Colorful Pickerel Weed is in Bloom
Coming Alive Even though spring is just getting underway in much of the northern hemisphere, here in the southern United...
Prickly Poppies Can Definitely Poke You, but They are Beautiful
Sunspot With so many beautiful plants and flowers around north central Florida, it’s sometimes hard to choose standouts. But one...
The Gardenias are Beautiful in Full Bloom
Transcendense Two years ago something happened that killed off about half of one of my gardenia bushes. I cut all...
Happy Mother’s Day to All the Mothers Out There!
Happy Mother’s Day 2024 Here’s a big Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers, Grandmothers, Greatgrandmothers, and Great Great Grandmothers...
Painted Ladies are One of the Most Colorful Brushfooted Butterflies
Ornamented American painted ladies (Vanessa virginiensis) are all over the place right now. Like the rest of our beautiful butterflies,...
Zebra Swallowtails are Large, Beautiful Butterflies
Sunlit Swallowtail Florida is home to several types of swallowtail butterflies, but one of the most easily identified is the...
Red Spotted Purples Can be Beautifully Colorful Butterflies
Awash in Blue Just about my all time favorite butterfly is the colorful red spotted purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). I...
Carolina Chickadees are Active and Interesting Little Birds
Song of the Chickadee The little Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) are year round residents to Florida and to my property....
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