It's been a super ultra hectic week, with trips south and north, marvelous company, two concerts, bread baking, food prep, packing and unpacking. Whew! It's a bit of a relief just to sit down to the computer. . . but this will be a quick one so I can prepare for the coming work week.
Bumblebee on Jerusalem Artichoke
She lit on the flower just as I pressed the shutter button and was gone by the time I pulled the camera away. (click to enlarge)
Woolly Bear, aka the caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth
I don't put much stock in such predictors but a wide middle band supposedly indicates a mild winter.
Bird dropping on Hoptree leaf
Just kidding!
It's the cleverly disguised caterpillar of the Giant Swallowtail Butterfly.
We traveled to northern Ohio this weekend, where I saw not-one-but-two! Northern Harriers . Also known as Marsh Hawks, we only see them in deep Winter here so it was extra fun to see them in September.
And now for my uncooperative subject. On Wednesday, a Bald Eagle took flight from the Corn-er as I headed toward that part of the yard. This afternoon, one rounded the bend, right past the kitchen window. He landed on a bankside Sycamore limb
but headed downstream as I opened the window to take his picture.
Eagles are definitely frequenting this stretch of the river and I hope for more sightings when the trees are bare.
6 comments:
Have a great week. Glad you could post these shots!
Beautiful caterpillar pictures! Never seen anything like them, especially nothing like the Giant Swallowtail one. Always find it hard to imagine a butterfly will emerge from them.
Fingers crossed for a bald eagle picture!
Wow, truly stunning photos! I can't believe how close you got to those critters, and such sharp images you got, too.
Hi Jain...I haven't seen any caterpillars yet myself...and I was thinking...awfully pretty for bird droppings...before learning you fib!
The caterpillar is beautiful...looks like wire brushes enlarged and I do hope you get the Eagle photo!
Thank you, Jain, for your comment about the slain beaver on my blog. It made me so angry, sad, and despondent when my friend told me about it. I had a chance to talk to the guy who I think perpetrated the act yesterday. I asked him if he knew of anyone in the neighborhood who was shooting at animals (other than deer). He looked downright coy, and said, "What, like foxes or groundhogs?" Yeah, or maybe like beavers...
These are amazing photos, and to think they all come from so close to home! Thanks for reminding us of everybody else we share our spaces with :)
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