Posted on June 27, 2018
Each year it’s a happy time when we again realize that while increased leaf cover and more secretive nesting behavior may make birds harder to observe other beautiful and fascinating things have taken their place. The other things that enchant, as we explore area parks, are the butterflies and dragonflies.
These creatures are a lot like small birds in the sense that you must get close up and personal in order to really appreciate them. At a distance they look like just another LBFI. For starters an essential tool is a pair of close focus binoculars, minimum focus distance of 6 – 7 ft. If you are like me that may soon give way to the desire to photograph them either as an aid to identification or for the record. That’s when you really start to notice how fascinating and beautiful they are. The next thing you may notice is their behavior like the pond surface tapping of a female dragonfly depositing eggs or the unique flight patterns of various butterflies. The more you observe and learn the more enchanting it all becomes.
Dragonfly heaven, Prairie Oaks Metro Park.
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That’s not to say that we’ve given up on the birds. During recent insect outing I was hoping for a good shot of an Indigo Bunting but the one seen was just a little too far away.
Again too far away for a good picture but it is an Indigo Bunting.
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A few other birds were a little closer.
A Brown Thrasher plays hide and seek in the leaf cover.
Certainly not trying to hide, this singing Protonotary Warbler was amazing hard to find but once spotted hard to ignore. It’s cavity nest wasn’t far from this perch.
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Gradually as we work our way through June the bulk of nature’s activity increasingly revolves around the insects. A major menu item for many of the now stealthier birds, it’s impossible to ignore them while exploring areas such as Darby Bend Lakes in Prairie Oaks Metro Park. On a recent outing dragonflies and damselflies seemed to be everywhere and was made all the more exciting when a dragonfly that my wife spotted turned out to be the first recorded sighting in central Ohio!
Double-striped Bluet, (Donna).
Smaller than a Halloween Pennant a beautiful Calico Pennant poses for the camera.
Damselflies often are seen flying among the leaves of low lying bushes making them easy prey for the orb weaver spider.
Female Blue-ringed Dancer
Damselflies can be friendly.
Powdered Dancer
Blue-fronted Dancer.
Male Ebony Jewelwing, (Donna).
Halloween Pennant
Mating Halloween Pennants.
Female Widow Skimmer
A male Widow Skimmer dining on what appears to be a damselfly.
Male Eastern Pondhawk
One of the larger but very common dragonflies this female Eastern Pondhawk dines on a small insect, (Donna).
Fawn Darner
The Swift Setwing is one of the larger dragonflies and this sighting was the first recorded in central Ohio. Over the past few years it has slowly been working it’s way north perhaps due to such factors as global warming, (Donna)
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And as if the dragonflies weren’t enough during the past few weeks we’ve been treated to sightings of an amazing variety of other insects. So much so, that at times it was a bit overwhelming!
The medium size Eastern Comma Butterfly.
Eastern Comma another view, (Donna).
The medium size Great Spangled Fritillary, (Donna).
Another view of the Great Spangled Fritillary.
Virginia Ctenucha Moth
Red Admiral.
On a warm day the medium size Hackberry Emperor often lands on exposed skin to take advantage of the goodies in ones perspiration.
The beautiful marking on the underside of the Hackberry Emperor’s wings.
Monarch Butterfly.
A Monarch Butterfly shows the underside of it’s wings.
As far as we can remember this is the first time we’ve seen a Delaware Skipper, (Donna).
A very rare view of the top side of the very small female Eastern-tailed Blue Butterflies wings, (Donna).
A very common medium sized Orange Sulfur Butterfly.
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Sometimes it’s hard to believe your eyes, such was the case a number of years ago when we saw our first hummingbird moth. We continue to be amazed.
Snowberry Clearwing Moth, Donna
Another view, (Donna).
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Pearl Crescent, a common, beautiful but smaller butterfly, (Donna).
Duskywing, a fast flying smaller butterfly.
The Silver Spotted Skipper butterfly is one of the larger skippers that at times we’ve observed to have an rather fearless attitude toward other flying insects. (Donna).
A Hoverfly pollenates on a Black-eyed Susan.
A very small long legged fly taxes the closeup capability of a Tamron 18-400 mm zoom.
Recently not far from our house we were thrilled to see Michigan Lilies in bloom
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It’s always hard to know when to stop as there are always more pictures that could be part of the post based on their merit. However, realizing that the photographer is usually more excited about pictures taken than those looking at them I’ve decided to show some compassion and stop here. At the very least I hope this post inspire nature lovers to get out and take a closer look and find that which enchants.
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Hey wait, what about me!
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Category: Birding in Ohio, butterflies, Central Ohio Nature, Central Ohio Parks, Columbus, Griggs Reservoir Park, Kiwanis Riverway Park, Nature Photography, O'Shaughnessy Nature Preserve, Ohio Nature, Prairie Oaks Metro Park, Wildflowers Tagged: Blue-fronted Dancer, Blue-ringed Dancer, Brown Thrasher, Butterfly Weed, Calico Pennant, Canon 60D Tamrom 18-400, Delaware Skipper, Double-striped Bluet, Duskywing, Eastern Comma, Eastern Pondhawk, Eastern-tailed Blue, Ebony Jewelwing, Fawn Darner, Great Spangled Fritillary, Hackberry Emperor, Halloween Pennant, Indigo Bunting, Michigan Lily, Monarch Butterfly, Orange Sulfur, Panasonic FZ200, Panasonic Lumix G7 Leica 100-400mm, Pearl Crescent, Powdered Dancer, Prothonotary Warbler, Red Admiral, Silver Spotted Skipper, Snowberry Clearwing Moth, Swift Setwing, Virginia Ctenucha, Widow Skimmer
Posted on October 8, 2017
Most of the time it’s nice to have a central theme. However, for the most part, this post just meanders through early autumn and celebrates the time of year in some of our central Ohio parks. I continue to enjoy shooting a portion of my photos with a Sony A7, adapter, and legacy Canon FD lenses. It’s nice to have so much control over depth of field. My wife is ever on the lookout for things small, be it insects or details that charm in the fall foliage.
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Monarchs continue to work their way south while a few late summer buckeyes, having made their way to central Ohio, enchant. Painted Ladies and Viceroys also continue to be seen. Are Painted Ladies more beautiful with wings closed or open?
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There still may be time before the first hard frost results in an abrupt end to most of the current insect activity. Katydids and crickets that so willingly provide the late summer soundtrack for our outdoor adventures will fall silent. The purpose of their time here will emerge next spring and take up the charge as the dance of death and life continues. Meanwhile as autumn moves on we continue to enjoy their life.
Black and Yellow Garden Spider, the bee managed to allude the spiders web, Griggs Reservoir Park, (Donna).
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Recently we were fascinated by an immature Red-tailed Hawk that posed to have it’s picture taken and then decided to fly into a nearby tree in an attempt to extract a meal from a squirrels nest. It did succeed in arousing the occupants but standing on top of the nest it was no match for them as they circled and sprang from branch to branch until they were out of harms way.
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With the days now much shorter, other creatures seem to sense that colder weather is just around the corner as they enjoy the morning sun or in the case of the squirrels and chipmunks busy themselves collecting stores for winter.
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Asters and other late summer flowers now compete with leaves for the seasons beauty.
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We often journey into nature equipped with expectations, perhaps it’s seeing a certain bird, insect, or wildflower, but the key to the magic may be to let go, allowing each day, each season, to speak in it’s own voice.
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Category: Birding in Ohio, butterflies, Central Ohio Nature, Central Ohio Parks, Columbus, Griggs Reservoir Park, Nature Photography, Ohio Insects, Ohio Nature, Scioto River, Wildflowers Tagged: Buckeye, Canon 60D with Sigma 18-300mm, Canon 80D Sigma 150-600mm lens, Canon SX260, Chipmunk, Eastern Pondhawk, Eastern-tailed Blue, Evening Primrose, Groundhog, Long Horned Beetle, Milkweed, Nodding-bur Marigold, Painted Lady, Painted Turtle, Panasonic FZ200, Panasonic Lumix G7 100-400mm, Red Squirrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Scarlet and Green Leaf Hopper, Sony A7 28mm Canon FD, Viceroy, Widow Skimmer
Posted on July 7, 2017
We continue to see Great Egrets, Great Blue Herons, and other birds in the parks near our home. However, this post celebrates the wildflowers, butterflies, and other insects seen recently.
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When presented with two equally good photos, one of a bird and the other of a insect I usually find myself more attracted to the bird. It’s not to hard figure out why, a bird’s eye more closely resembles our own, they are vocal much like ourselves, and often seem to have better parenting skills than we do. The world of insects is not as easy to understand, and when it is, it can be annoying, destructive and sometimes even painful. When I was young, undoubtedly because I was much closer to the ground and spent a considerable amount of time outside, I had a greater curiosity about “bugs”. Now, years later, retired with more leisure time, my interest has been rekindled as I take a closer look at the plants and flowers that, to a large extent, comprise the insect’s world.
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The flowers of early summer seem to do most of their celebrating in meadows and along roadsides. Some like Bee Balm and Jewelweed venture into the woods if sun light is available and Lazard’s Tail is never far from the water.
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With coneflowers and milkweed in full bloom, insects seem to be everywhere. Many leaves, pristine and virgin a month ago, now soldier on with portions missing giving further evidence of the insect’s industry. Spiders and assassin bugs wait in ambush.
A Female Eastern Pondhawk keeps an Eyed Brown Butterfly company, O’Shaughnessy Nature Preserve, (Donna).
Paddling is a great way to see all kinds of wildlife, including dragonflies. Getting a picture of one is another matter. O’Shaughnessy Nature Preserve, Eversole Run.
It’s easy to be thankful you’re not a small flying insect when you stare down a Female Widow Skimmer, Kiwanis Riverway Park.
Bumble Bee on milkweed blossom. It’s amazing how many insects make a living off this plant, Griggs Reservoir Park.
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After the many years since my youth, when they were an almost integral part of each summer day, I’m again starting to “warm up” to the bugs. We don’t always understand each other and need to work on our communication skills, but I think there’s hope. However, one area that continues to be a challenge is their eyes. I’m okay until I take a picture and blow it up. That’s when I find my brain being stretched a bit, partly in awe, if I was a lot smaller it would be fear, but in any case all of the sudden these guys seem very different almost alien bringing back thoughts of 1950’s Sci-fi movies. Fortunately that’s when I catch myself, realizing that most of them bare me no ill intent.
Sunglasses anyone?
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Posted on June 21, 2017
We often see Cliff Swallows when paddling central Ohio’s reservoirs. While seeing them is not rare, getting a good picture of one is. During a recent outing on Griggs Reservoir we had the opportunity to use the canoe to our advantage. We positioned ourselves so that, sitting motionless, a light breeze propelled the canoe toward swallow nests located on the bridge support structure. By being very still we were able to get much closer than we had previously. Once the paddles were picked up to reposition the boat, the birds flew.
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During our trip, which covered the length of the reservoir, there were plenty of things to see. This was a good thing because I was testing a new Sigma 18-300mm lens. The hope is that the lens, mounted on my DSLR, will do most of what my Panasonic FZ200 does, landscapes, close-ups of insects, and to some extent birds, but with more creative control and exposure latitude while still having the convenance of not having to switch lenses. In harsh light DSLR APS-C sensors tend to do better with highlights and shadows (exposure latitude) when compared to the much smaller sensor used in the FZ200. The Sigma lens is a story of compromises given that it goes from extreme wide angle to telephoto. It’s not a macro lens but will take reasonable pictures of “bugs” while at the same time doing a decent job with landscapes and birds that aren’t to far away. Overall I’m satisfied with it’s performance realizing it will never compete with fixed focal length lenses for ultimate sharpness. For those not familiar with sensor sizes see the chart below. I’ve also included the type of camera used for each picture should the reader be curious.
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It’s the insect time of the year along the reservoir ensuring that there are plenty of fascinating subjects.
Widow Skimmer (F) not fully developed, Griggs Reservoir, Panasonic G7 Leica 100-400mm lens, (Donna).
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Reptiles and amphibian greeted us during our journey.
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Other things also watched our passing.
White-tailed deer along the shore of Griggs Reservoir, Panasonic G7 Leica 100-400mm lens, cropped, (Donna).
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At the very north end of the reservoir, Kiwanis Riverway Park, we pulled the boat out for a snack break and spent some time checking out the area birds. Hopefully a few more challenging subjects for the Sigma lens would be found.
Great Egret and Cormorant north end of Griggs Reservoir, Griggs Reservoir, Canon 60D with Sigma 18-300mm lens, (cropped).
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The below picture is interesting because this Wood Duck duckling, along with three of it’s siblings, was reacting to the presence of our canoe. We never chase birds but these guys shot out of the shoreline brush and took off across the water. Sadly, as we watched them head for another hiding spot, one duckling suddenly disappeared not to be seen again. The victim of a Large Mouth Bass or Snapping Turtle perhaps?
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Recent wildflowers seen.
Along the water’s edge the flowers of the Button Bush have just started to bloom, Griggs Reservoir, Panasonic ZS 50.
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Often we find ourselves enchanted by a new view of something seen before. Such was the case with our close up encounter with the Cliff Swallows. Their nest building and graceful flight, what amazing birds! On the same day the celebration may be interrupted by an occurrence, like the sudden disappearance of a duckling, that is hard to watch.
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Category: Birding in Ohio, canoeing in central ohio, Central Ohio Nature, Central Ohio Parks, Columbus, Griggs Reservoir, Griggs Reservoir Park, Ohio Nature, Wildflowers Tagged: Black-eyed Susan, bullfrog, Butterfly Weed, Button Bush, Canon 60D with Sigma 18-300mm, Cliff Swallow, Coneflower, Day Lily, Double-crested Cormorant, Eastern Amberwing, Eastern Forktail, Eastern Pondhawk, Familiar Bluet, Fragile Forktail, Great Egret, Map Turtle, Milkweed Beetle, Moth Mullein, Northern Flicker, Panasonic FZ200, Panasonic Lumix G7 100-400mm, Panasonic ZS50, Red Winged Blackbird, Spiderwort, Tree Swallow, Trumpet Creeper, Water Willow, White-tailed Deer, Widow Skimmer, Wild Rose, Wood Duck
Posted on March 23, 2017
Most of our photographic energy when paddling or hiking in Florida is directed at the birds, however it’s hard not to see other things when you’re out exploring. For any of you that have travelled to Miami or Naples or any of the other developed areas these pictures will not remind you of that Florida. In our quest to explore ad be in nature we try to avoid such places and look for the natural beauty. While it is still a place of much beauty, when driving through the many developed areas one cannot help but feel Florida is being “loved” to death.
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For those that are curious, our stay in Florida consisted of time spent at Myakka River SP; great hiking, big gators, and great wildlife photography, Lake Kissimmee SP; great hiking, paddling, fishing, and wildlife, the Chassahowzitka River Campground; great paddling, fishing, and wildlife, and Ochlockonee River SP; great hiking, paddling, and wildlife.
Click on images for a better view.
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The first place we visited was Myakka River State Park. In addition to many species of birds it’s home a lot of very large Alligators!
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Rumor has it that the alligators enjoy a turtle now and then. Hopefully this fella will live to a ripe old age.
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Whether in Myakka or otherwise there were always butterflies and other insects to facinate.
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One of the more interesting places in Myakka River SP is the Deep Hole.
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After Myakka we made our way about 90 miles tp Lake Kissimmee SP in the center of the state and then on to the Chassahowitzka River area and then Chassahowitzka River SP in the panhandle.
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My wife was better about documenting the flowers.
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We also ran across a number of snakes and other reptiles during our adventures.
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. . . and then some other creatures.
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Below are some birds pics that missed the previous Florida post.
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This year proved to be especially good for seeing River Otters while we paddled various rivers.
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Views from the canoe, an incomplete photo record of places paddled.
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Those of you that follow this blog know I like to occasionally like to put a line in the water. Florida didn’t disappoint.
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That about wraps up Florida for this year. Whether on foot, in a canoe or kayak it’s a great place to enjoy nature. Thanks for stopping by.
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Should you wish, prints from various posts may be purchased at Purchase a Photo. and Donna’s 2017 Birds of Griggs Park calendar is available at Calendar.
Category: canoeing, Central Ohio Nature, Chassahowitzka River, fishing, Florida, Lake Kissimmee SP, Ochlockonee River SP, photography, Wildflowers Tagged: Alligator, Anole, Armadillo, Banded Water Snake, Black Swallowtail, Bobcat, British Soldier Lichen, Canon 60D with Sigma 150-500mm, Eastern Pondhawk, Eastern Racer, Fiddler Crab, Florida Scrub Roseling, Golden Club, Gulf Fritillary, Largemouth Bass, Limpkins, Live Oak, Long-tailed Skipper, Ornate Pennant, Osprey, Palamedes Swallowtail, Panasonic FZ200, Peacock Butterfly, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Rain Lilie, Red-banded Hairstreak, Red-shouldered Hawk, Redbelly Cooter, River Otter, Roseate Skimmer, Spider Lilie, St John's Wort, Sundew, White Pelican, White Squirrel, Zebra Swallowtail
Posted on August 27, 2016
Well not exactly the Black Lagoon (recalling a movie from childhood), but while I was in Michigan fishing my wife continued to explore the areas around our home in central Ohio. One morning between heavy rain storms she observed some rather interesting behavior by the local crayfish population in Griggs Reservoir as they gathered along the shore and then partially crawled out of the water. We spent some time researching crayfish (did you know there are 20 species in Ohio?), trying to understand this behavior but to no avail. Our only guess is it had something to do with the recent heavy rains.
The Griggs Reservoir crayfish seemed to be waiting in line to peer above the water’s service, (Donna).
One rather large specimen takes his time looking around, (Donna).
It became a group activity.
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Upon my return we spent time paddling Griggs Reservoir as well as exploring Prairie Oaks Metro Park looking for late summer dragonflies and butterflies. At Prairie Oaks we arrived about 20 seconds to late, according to our hiking companions, to witness a garden spider making quick work of a dragonfly that it had captured in it’s web. That spider was fast!
Unfortunate dragonfly, Prairie Oaks
Black and Yellow Garden Spider.
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. . . and continuing with the same theme, just a few days earlier my wife caught this robber fly enjoying lunch at the expense of a careless bee.
Robber Fly, Griggs Park, (Donna).
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Also courtesy of my wife sharp eye, one last series of photos dealing with things eating other things.
Double-crested Cormorant attempts to eat a Crappie on Griggs Reservoir, (Donna).
Ultimately, the Crappie being just a little too big to swallow, swam away, (Donna).
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We don’t usually consider ourselves a food source so it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that if a creature is not in the process of being eaten, it is usually searching for or waiting to ambush it’s next meal, or if successful, eating it. Spending time in nature guarantees one will witness such things from time to time. In the last few days not everything seen has been in the process of eating or engaged in some unusual hard to explain behavior. Some things were just posing for the camera.
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There were butterflies, some of which like the Summer Azure and Eastern Tailed Blue are very small.
Red-spotted Purple, Griggs Park.
Buckeye, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Viceroys, Prairie Oaks Metro Park.
Summer Azure, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Meadow Fritillary, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Eastern Tailed Blue, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Monarch, Prairie Oaks Metro Park, (Donna).
Juvenal’s Duskywing (F), Griggs Reservoir.
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Dragonflies.
Eastern Amberwing, Prairie Oaks, (Donna).
Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Griggs Reservoir.
Common Whitetail, Prairie Oaks Metro Park.
Eastern Pondhawk (F), Prairie Oaks Metro Park.
Calico Pennant, Prairie Oaks Metro Park, (Donna).
Powdered Dancer (Blue form), Griggs Reservoir, (Donna).
Ebony Jewelwing, Prairie Oaks Metro Park, (Donna).
Eastern Pondhawk, Griggs Reservoir
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Moths, they come in an amazing array of shapes and sizes.
Snowberry Clearwing Moth, Prairie Oaks Metro Park, (Donna).
Chickweed Geometer Moth, Griggs Park, (Donna).
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and other things.
Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Common Dogwood Sawfly Caterpillar, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Bumblebee on False Dragonhead, north end of Griggs Reservoir.
Arrowroot, north end of Griggs Reservoir.
Map Turtle with friend, Griggs reservoir, (Donna).
Loaded with pollen, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Solitary Sand Wasp, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Monarch Butterfly caterpillar, Griggs Park, (Donna).
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Oh yes, we have been seeing birds and a few posed for a picture.
Northern Flicker, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Eastern Phoebe, Griggs Park, (Donna).
Hairy Woodpeckers, north end of Griggs Reservoir.
Mallards creating reflection art, Griggs Reservoir.
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Once again we find ourselves amazed at what is seen right under our nose in central Ohio. Should you be curious about such things, but not inclined to try your hand at photography, get a pair of binoculars, preferably a pair with close focus capability, and a new world will be opened to you! Thanks for stopping by.
North end of Griggs Reservoir from the canoe, (Donna).
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Category: Birding in Ohio, butterflies, Central Ohio Nature, Central Ohio Parks, Columbus, Griggs Reservoir, Moths, nature, nature writing, photography, Wildflowers Tagged: Arrowroot, Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Buckeye, Bumble Bee, Calico Pennant, Canon 60D with Sigma 150-500mm, Chickweed Geometer, Common Dogwood Sawfly Caterpillar, Common Whitetail, Crayfish, Double-crested Comorant, Eastern Amberwing, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Pondhawk, Eastern-tailed Blue, Ebony Jewelwing, Hairy Woodpecker, Juvenal's Duskywing, Mallard Duck, Map Turtle, Meadow Fritillary, Milkweed Tossock Moth Caterpillar, Monarch Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar, Northern Flicker, Panasonic FZ200, Powdered Dancer, Red-spotted Purple, Robber Fly, Snowberry Clearwing, Solitary Sand Wasp, Summer Azure, Twelve-spotted Skimmer, Viceroy
Posted on July 28, 2016
We’ve been busy documenting nature’s summer in central Ohio. If you are fascinated by insects this is your time of year but be prepared to look closely. The summer heat has done little to discourage the wildflowers which in a shout of color announce their presence. The below shots were taken along Griggs Reservoir and Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park. I hope they put you in a summer kind of mood.
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Milk Weed Beetle, Griggs Park, Donna
Wild Lettuce, Griggs Park, Donna
Wild Potato Vine, Griggs Park, Donna
Barely seen, dragonflies hover over a reflection, Griggs Reservoir
Fallen branch and wildflowers, Griggs Park
Gray Headed Cone Flowers, Griggs Park
Cup Plant, Griggs Park
Wild Chicory, Griggs Park
Path to the water, Griggs Park
Thistle, Griggs Park
Pearl Crescent, Griggs Park
Wasp, Griggs Park, Donna
Eastern Pondhawk,(F), Griggs Park, Donna
Wing Stem, Griggs Park, Donna
Goldfinch, Griggs Park, Donna
Hackberry Emperor, Griggs Park, Donna
Fireworks in green, Griggs park, Donna
Biennial Gaura, Griggs Park, Donna
Widow Skimmer (F), Griggs Park, Donna
Least Skipper, Griggs Park, Donna
Rose Pink, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, Donna
Leopard Frog, Battelle Darby Greek Metro Park, Donna
Hummingbird Moth, Battelle Derby Creek Metro Park, Donna
Phlox, Griggs Park, Donna
Catbird, Griggs Park, Donna
Ducklings, Griggs Park, Donna
Fishing, Griggs Reservoir, Donna
Black Swallowtail, Griggs Park, Donna
Hairy Wood Mint, Griggs Park, Donna
Coneflowers, Griggs Park
Peck’s Skipper, Griggs Park
Eastern Wood Pewee, Griggs Park
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Royal Catchfly, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Sunflower, Griggs Park
Royal Catchfly, a closer look.
Looking for Bison, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Bison, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Bluebird, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Kingbird, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Barn Swallow, Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Luna Moth on our house.
Quiet morning, Griggs Reservoir
Great Blue Heron, Griggs Reservoir
Black Crowned Night Heron, Griggs Reservoir
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Hope you enjoyed this summer celebration of nature in central Ohio. Thanks for stopping by.
Category: Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, Central Ohio Nature, Columbus, fishing in central ohio, Griggs Reservoir, kayak fishing, Ohio Nature, photography, Scioto River, Wildflowers Tagged: American Goldfinch, Barn Swallow, Biennial Gaura, Bison, Black Swallowtail, Black-crowned Night Heron, Canon 60D with Sigma 150-500mm, Catbird, Chicory, Coneflower, Cup Plant, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Pondhawk, Eastern Wood Pewee, Gray Headed Cone flowers, Great Blue Heron, Hackberry Emperor, Hairy Wood Mint, Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow, Hummingbird Moth, Least Skipper, Leopard Frog, Luna Moth, Mallard Ducklings, Milk Weed Beetle, Panasonic FZ200, Pearl Crescent, Peck's Skipper, Phlox, Rose Pink, Royal Catchfly, thistle, Widow Skimmer, Wild Lettuce, Wild Potato Vine, Wing Stem, Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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