I finally found one!

I finally found one!

ByMary

What did I find you are asking. I have been hoping to find a nest of a Dickcissel for years and yesterday was my day! I had hope to see their blue eggs, but finding the nestlings is pretty neato too! Gracie and I were starting out on the afternoon walk when I heard the…

Humpbacked

Humpbacked

ByMary

It was a windless day and I only got sprinkled on once. There were several cool finds today. Article: Maria Sibylla Merian’s Legacy and Editions of Her Metamorphosis Keep looking!

Did you see it?

Did you see it?

ByMary

Hope you didn’t sleep thru the sunrise this morning. For May, we got 5.29″. June is trying its best to catch up to May. I am sure many of you have got much more. Here is an article for the computer geeks that are also into the other sciences: Old-school computing: when your lab PC…

Camo!

Camo!

ByMary

The Synchlora genus of moths belongs in the family of Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) which are commonly called inchworms. The Synchlora genus has the remarkable habit of adorning themselves with bits of flowers for camouflage. I found this one on grass but the Lyre-leaf sage is very thick here. That is what I suspect it used for camouflage….

Playas

Playas

ByMary

This is the last of the photos from the May 27th outing. We had stayed in the woods on the side of hill below the limestone barrens for the first half of the outing. There was a breeze that day, so it was pleasant even out in the sun on the barrens which was the…

Three bugs

Three bugs

ByMary

Welcome to the new hosting site for my blog. I am looking forward to the new capabilities here! I hope you like the new format. Now I just need to learn to how to use it. 🙂 Two-lined Spittlebugs (Prosapia bicincta) mating!         Wheelbug nymph – (Arilus cristatus) on Yarrow. So this…