I took a little shortcut that I didn’t even know had flowers.
Not only did I find lantana but I was pleasantly surprised to find a Zebra Longwing Butterfly.
August 26, 2020
Charelston, SC
Zebra Longwing Butterfly
Tag Archives: Insect
Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Over Time
I first saw this Black and Yellow Garden Spider on August 16th. I actually noticed the zig-zag stabilimentum first.
His web was hanging out over a pond, suspended between some shrubs and grass.
I passed the same spot about 45 minutes after the first image; it had clouded over changing the look of the water but the spider hadn’t moved.
On September 6th the spider in the same spot, and this time with a dragonfly for lunch.
The last time I visited this location, September 13, the spider was still there. His web was showing some signs of wear, and he had something wrapped up in a sack.
Dragonfly, Poser
A dragonfly perched on a bare branch that was hanging out over a pond. I liked the blue-grey color of the water in the background and hint of color of a flower on the left branch.
The Buttonbush Flower
I’ve had a few posts recently featuring butterflies on a Buttonbush flower head. Here are a few images of just the flower cluster. And yes, it looks a bit like all those virus graphics we’ve been seeing.
The orbs visible in the background are flower heads that have dropped all the individual flowers and are drying out.
And I couldn’t resist another image with a Swallowtail butterfly working over a cluster that is past its prime.
More Creatures in the Green
I passed by a number of creatures moving about in the greenery on a recent walk. First a Carolina Anole balancing on a frond.
Then a grasshopper checking out a dried cattail reed.
And a Tree Frog, just hanging on.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly, striking a pose in the vegetation at the edge of a pond.
I Spy In The Green
… a Tree Frog and a Grasshopper, and a lot of green.
The Tree Frog appeared to spy me, too, but he didn’t much care about me or the grasshopper.
The grasshopper ignored us both, too.
Orange Dragonfly, At a Point
An orange dragonfly chose a bent reed as his perch, lining up nicely for a symmetrical image.
Bee On Morning Glory
A bee disappeared into the center of this wild Morning Glory and I waited at the ready for him to come out.
And waited.
Finally, I was starting to think that maybe I’d missed him and he awkwardly backed out.
And slowly took off casting a shadow on the bloom.
More From the Buttonbush
The same bush but a different day than when I saw the Black Swallowtail Upside Down there were two Yellow Swallowtails vying for the same feeding spot.
Carefully working around each flower orb, they never hold still for long.
Finally, having the spot to himself this butterfly spread full winged.
Lastly, an image showing off more of the flowers than the butterfly.
August 4, 2020
