Monday, August 30, 2021


 Red Admiral butterfly on our prairie.

Sunday, August 29, 2021



 Male(top) and Female Green Darner Dragonflies.  We have seen large groups of these migrating south in the last few days.

Friday, August 27, 2021

 MISSISSIPPI BACKWATERS


 Cardinal Flower.


 Great Blue Heron.



 Painted Turtle family.

Friday, August 20, 2021


 American Toad(3").  Good sized but Toadzilla is living under our deck-hope to get that photo soon.

Wednesday, August 18, 2021


 Meadow Fritillary on Purple Cone Flower.


 Soldier Beetles on Common Yellow Goldenrod.



 Common Yellow Bumble Bee with yellow pollen sacs on top photo, and Tri-colored Bumble Bee below. Notice that the Tri-color has some orange color.

Friday, August 13, 2021



 A Hummer at the Zinnias brightened our Thursday.

Monday, August 9, 2021


 Male Ruby-throated Humming Bird in our Crab Apple.

Friday, August 6, 2021


 Sunset Aug 6, 2021.

Thursday, August 5, 2021


 Wild Nodding Onion.


 Bumble Bee on Cup Plant flower.

Monday, August 2, 2021

 MISSISSIPI BACKWATERS SUNDAY AUG 1, 2021.



 Male Pondhawk(blue), and female Pondhawk dragonflies.


 Leopard frog.


 Kingbird.


 Cabbage butterfly on a flower we do not know.


 Eastern Comma butterfly.


 Silver-spotted Skipper on Vervain.


 Had to move this Painted Turtle that was stuck on a cement bridge in the backwaters.


 Great Egret