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A Pair of Ladies

Early in May, after a morning spent photographing forest birds in the Mark Twain National Forest, I was thinking of calling it a day and heading home. Then it occurred to me—the Yellow Lady’s Slippers (Cypripedium parviflorum) should be in bloom. And I knew just where to find them, less than a five minute drive from […]

July 15th, 2015 | Category: Insects, Moths, Photography, Plants, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Caterpillars of the Fall

Today is the 15th straight day of absolutely beautiful weather here in the Ozarks.  With nearly cloudless skies, temperatures have been climbing up around to 80° during the day and dropping to 50° or so at night.  The next two days look to break the string with a chance of rain each day and cooler temperatures […]

October 10th, 2011 | Category: Butterflies, Insects, Moths | 2 comments

What Lurks in the Night? II

Some more denizens of the night that came to the black light and stayed until daylight, starting with the moths:

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April 15th, 2010 | Category: Beetles, Flies, Insects, Moths, Wasps | Leave a comment

What Lurks in the Night?

It was very warm tonight, into the 70s, which well above normal for April in the Ozarks. It had the insects out though so I decided to hang the black light and leave it out over night. These were still present this morning and I’ve labeled all of them that I have managed to […]

April 13th, 2010 | Category: Beetles, Insects, Moths | Leave a comment