Thursday

Dragonfly! Brilliant green & blue Pondhawk specimen.


Need to exercise?
You can surely get a good workout
chasing these guys!
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) - ID via bugguide.net
Male Insect Resident of Richmond, Virginia - Chesterfield County
Backyard Nature Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Wednesday

High 90's are expected today in Richmond. Lack of rainfall has my backyard exhibiting colors of Autumn!


Brilliant Oranges Are Dominating
Summer Shades Of Green
We desperately need RAIN here in Richmond, Virginia! Hope you have your rain barrels ready to catch those precious drops of water ;0)
Tree Nature Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Tuesday

Robberfly..... waiting for prey on a cantaloupe leaf.


Robberfly - Hanging Thief
Diogmites neoternatus
(ID via Bugguide.net..... thanks again!)
I hope to get more pictures of these as would love to capture one feeding ;0)
A gray robberfly eating an insect landed on my forearm yesterday and of course my camera was not with me..... bummer! I walked about 50 feet to the porch where I attempted to coax it onto the railing..... then I could go get my rebel..... that's when it flew away ;0(
richmond virginia - chesterfield county
Nature Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Leaning Leaffooted Bug on our native Sweet Bay Magnolia Tree.


Leaf-footed Bug
Magnolia virginiana L. - A Native Tree Of Virginia
canon rebel xt / sigma 150 / macro / uncropped image / partial shade / backyard woodland insect nature / richmond virginia
Nature Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Monday

How can a lowly weed be viewed as beautiful?



Buy a macro lens and find out!!!!!


This image was taken with a Sigma 150 lens
on my Canon Rebel XT camera ;0)

Nature Photograph by Carolyn Hietala

Saturday

Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk crying "feed me, feed me!"


Young Red-shouldered Hawk calling in hunger while impatiently waiting on a dead Tulip Poplar Tree limb for Mom and Dad to bring food..... and this image also shows one BIG dragonfly captured in flight (tree is about 60 feet tall - click on image to enlarge)
canon rebel xt / sigma 150 - full setting / backyard insect bird raptor nature / richmond virginia - chesterfield county
Nature Photograph by Carolyn Hietala
 
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