Actually two small green bugs, assuming that is two sets of antennae. I was looking for tree frogs but this just wasn’t their day to bask in a flower bloom.
A Small Green Bug in Calla Lily Bloom
Category Archives: Flowers
Swamp Wildflowers, Pitcher Plant 2
This bloom was a different color than the other Pitcher Plant flowers I saw at Okefenokee Swamp. There are seven species found in Georgia and a bit of research reveals Pitcher Plants are a pretty big topic.
April 28, 2021
Silent Sunday: Pink Rose
Swamp Wildflowers, Pitcher Plant
Pitcher Plants grow throughout the Okefenokee Swamp, a perfect wetland habitat to host these carnivorous wonders.
I saw a lot of them growing entangled with other wet feet loving plants.
The actual Pitchers grow along side the flowers, although some of the flowers seem to have gone by or were further distanced.
A few had popped up more in the open.
As this area is also home to Alligators and Snakes set up options to take a photo are limited.
April 28, 2021
Iris Blooms, Feeling Artsy
These blooms were huge, easily 9 or 10 inches (22 -25 CM) across, and just gorgeous.
The color striations and dash of yellow invite you to look some more.
There was a light sheen of dew on the petals before the sun made it to this garden patch.
May 20, 2021
Swamp Wildflowers, Iris
Another swamp beauty…
Cloudless Sulphur on Yellow Cactus Flower
These yellow cactus flowers in full bloom had a few Cloudless Sulphur Butterflies flitting around them.
And they do flit, with speed.
The overgrown vegetation around the cactus kept me from getting a better angle. The possibility of snakes was top of my mind.
The flowers on their own were outstanding.
Hole Punched Petals
I don’t know if the katydid was eating the Water Lily petals or was looking for the bug that did. Leaves and grass are their primary food source, but they will eat small bugs.
I didn’t realize this was the same flower a half hour later when I passed back by with the same attraction for it. The katydid had moved down to the lower petals with his knees showing, just left of center.
Swamp Wildflowers, Orchid
Just by luck there ware a wide variety of wildflowers in bloom on our day at Okefenokee Swamp, including this orchid.
Possible ID: Calopogon barbatus. Bearded Grasspink
April 28, 2021
Yellow Iris with White Bridge
Iris are another flower that has performed spectacularly this spring.
The pond was covered in floating debris, including late falling leaves and oak tassels.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
April 8, 2021