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Recent Posts Tagged With 'butterflies'
Common yet still Beautiful
Megan and I can count on seeing a pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharo) in just about every hike we go on, including the weedy field in Kenney Park. I've always noticed the greenish metallicness on this s...
Sharon Woods Metropark
Yesterday afternoon, Megan and I went to Sharon Woods Metropark in Westerville. We arrived in the parking area near Schrock Lake, and Megan asked if there would be any "fake fishing" going on. She i...
The Silver-spotted Skipper
A few days ago I noticed a neat butterfly hanging around our backyard, attracted to our basil plants and our sedum. This little flying creature was a silver-spotted skipper (Epargyreus clarus). This...
North Bass Island
I definitely have one of the greatest jobs available in the State of Ohio. I have had the opportunity to travel this summer to North Bass Island, in Lake Erie, three times this year. With my co-work...
Apple Pickn'
Megan and I headed to the Legend Hills Orchard near Utica Ohio in Knox County Sunday to pick apples. Since then, we've made fresh apple sauce and even a nice pie from our quarry. Here I am, lo...
Buzzards Roost
Today, the Ohio Heritage Naturalists ventured to Buzzards Roost, a county park managed by the Ross County Park District.First up is a northern dusky salamander, Desmognathus fuscus, which members of o...
Whetstone Park and Prairie
After visiting the art show at Whetstone park on this super humid day, Megan and I ventured down to the Whetstone prairie, a project organized by a group called Columbus Wild Ones.Although the plants ...
Insects from Kingsville
Quite a few nice insects were flying in Kingsville on Saturday. Ones that I was able to capture with a camera include a pearl crescent, what I think may be an eastern tailed blue without the tails, a...
Wait, I want to be in the picture too.
You know how you'll come back from vacation and you'll have a few shots where some strange little kids jump into the background of the picture and make faces? Well, the same thing happens at Kenney P...
The Tawny Emperor
Yesterday afternoon, when I returned from work, I was sort of chilling in my bedroom and I looked out the window and noticed a brown butterfly clinging to the screen. I really don't know butterflies ...