A Gulf Fritillary feeding on statice at the edge of a marsh.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
September 2, 2023
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
Category Archives: Insects
Swallowtail on Statice
I’ve referred to this type of butterfly as a Black Swallowtail before, but have learned it is probably a Palamedes Swallowtail.
Either way, this one put on a nice show for me while he was getting some sustenance from statice growing at the edge of a pond.
I was able to shift a little and get a different background that was all vegetation.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, Green Pond, SC
August 27, 2023
Dragonfly on Dried Reed
Possibly a Roseate Skimmer, it was hot and not even the dragonflies were moving around much.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
August 21, 2023
Yellow Swallowtail on Lantana
A stand of Lantana was thriving in a shady spot next to a small pond.
This Swallowtail was all over the flowers.
Why fly when you can walk?
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
August 20, 2023
Small Dragonfly
I was taking advantage of the shade of this tree on a recent hot morning when I spotted this very small dragonfly.
No bigger than a quarter {0.955 inch (24.26 mm)}, he was content to hang out in the shade, too.
Ashley River Park, Summerville, SC
August 1, 2023
Blue Damselfly On Boardwalk
A few of these snazzy looking damselflies, possibly one of the many Bluets, were buzzing the boardwalk at Beidler Forrest. Many of them landed on the walkway but this one paused on the railing, giving me an easy view.
Audubon Beidler Forrest, Harleyville, SC
July 9, 2023
Dragonfly Against the Blue
This post has been hanging out in my drafts, waiting for something I’ve long forgotten.
July 2018
ACE Basin
Dragonfly On Sawtooth Leaf
Wordless Wednesday: Dragonfly on Salvia
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
June 16, 2023
Dragonfly On Patrol
It had been a slow morning for photographing wildlife so I stopped for this young Alligator. I didn’t see the dragonfly until I was looking at the images on my computer.
After the first image I moved along for a different angle of the Alligator, still not seeing the dragonfly. He was following a tight flight path, with just two seconds between the next and final images.
The Alligator is probably 2 to 3 years old, based on his size and camouflage coloration.
Magnolia Plantation & Garden, Charleston, SC
June 16, 2023