It is still winter, but on this sunny day when it was nearly 70 degrees (21 C), a single Cloudless Sulphur butterfly visited a patch of fading daffodils.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
February 21, 2024
Shades of Yellow
Category Archives: Insects
Bee In Red Camellia
This hefty red Camellia was at a nice height for me to spot a bee on a pollen gathering mission.
The sun created some interesting shadows…
…while the bee checked every side of the tightly bunched filaments.
The bee climbed his way out of the flower before taking off.
Another bee quickly took the prime spot in this bloom.
February 2, 2024
Pot of Gold
And not a rainbow in sight!
February 2, 2024
The Bee Had Company
And he didn’t like it.
As a trio of ants worked their way around the Camellia’s center the bee fidgeted away from them, finally taking off for quieter pastures.
I don’t know what the ants were up to, they just seemed to be marching around.
February 2, 2024
Silent Sunday: Resting Bee
February 2, 2024
Zebra Longwing Butterfly in December
A Zebra Longwing Butterfly was flitting ahead of me beside a flower garden that appeared devoid of flowers. This one red bloom finally caught the butterfly’s attention.
We’ve had several nights below freezing so I was quite surprised to see a butterfly at all.
Except for that one small tear in his wing he looked in good shape but there weren’t many flowers in the immediate area for him to feast on.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
December 24, 2023
A Bee, A Bug and a Flower
A single Morning Glory blossom was open along the causeway on a recent cold morning.
A Spotted Cucumber Beetle and a Bee worked it over, inside and out.
I don’t know if this beetle ate the holes in the flower or if something else already had a snack.
The beetle wasn’t one bit bothered being followed around.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
November 19, 2023
Condensed from Wikipedia: Diabrotica undecimpunctata, the spotted cucumber beetle or southern corn rootworm, is a species of cucumber beetle that is native to North America. The species can be a major agricultural pest insect in North America, causing damage to crops in the larval and adult stages of their life cycle. These beetles consume over fifty different types of crops and wild plants, including corn, peanuts, beans, apples, cherries, clovers, lettuce, and potatoes.
Monarch Butterflies
Botany Bay Wildlife Management Area, SC
October 19, 2023
Dragonfly, Two Views
Sometimes dragonflies stay put and give the photographer multiple opportunities.
I walked past this one and on looking back found a more appealing background.
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
September 20, 2023
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly
A Gulf Fritillary feeding on statice at the edge of a marsh.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
September 2, 2023