A Praying Mantis perched on the edge of a Morning Glory bloom
A slightly different angle with the 100mm Macro lens.
August 8, 2022
Praying Mantis on Morning Glory
Category Archives: Insects
Dragonfly – Vegetation Trio
Three dragonflies resting on three different vegetation choices at the edge of a pond.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 10, 2022
Black and Yellow Garden Spider
It is August and the Black and Yellow Garden Spiders are out.
The web was in the scrub at the steep edge of a pond, not very inviting, or safe, for the photographer to get the other side.
However, a did get a different angle of the vegetation growing on the slope for a completely different background look.
A close up of the zig-zag stabilimentum — pretty fascinating.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 10, 2022
Black Swallowtail All In
I tried to wait him out for a full body shot, but a swarm of mosquitoes moved me on while the Black Swallowtail remained content inside the giant hibiscus bloom.
Eye of the Needle
This metal stake is the remnant of a fence at Magnolia Cemetery. In full sun with the temperature close to 90 F (32 C) the dragonfly kept coming back to it.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
August 7, 2022
Great Blue Skimmer, Silhouette
Great Blue Skimmer, trees and a bit of sky reflecting in pond behind
August 4, 2022
Canon 100mm Macro
Tattered Dragonfly
The garden beds along the banks of the Ashely River at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens almost always are worth a wander by for some insect activity.
Late yesterday afternoon this rather bedraggled dragonfly perched for a few photos.
The flowers, possibly some kind of salvia, had its own problems having been chewed on or maybe unable to withstand this summer’s heat.
From another angle you can really see how much of the wings are missing. Flight didn’t seem to be a problem.
Canon 100mm Macro Lens
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
August 4, 2022
Clouded Skipper Butterfly on Cone Flower
This Skipper, possibly a Clouded Skipper Butterfly, visited my patio flowers earlier this week.
July 18, 2022
Praying Mantis on Cone Flower
Another Praying Mantis in the back yard, this time on a festive Cone Flower.
He was busy looking around the blossom.
July 18, 2022
Katydid, Upside Down on Blossom
Katydid snacking on a flower
