Saturday, August 26, 2017

My Nature ID Rocks

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Nature ID Rock #1 - Painted Bunting

Front
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Nature ID Rock #2 - Northern Cardinal  (Male)


Nature ID #3 - Pileated Woodpecker (Not Ivory Bill)


Nature ID Rock #4 - Coming Soon!


Nature ID #5 - Coming Soon!




Sunday, August 13, 2017

Unidentified Bugs

Not Positively Identified

Some kinda moth on Saltmarsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica)  (ID courtesy of Jim Stahl)(Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA)

Positively Identified

Black Horse Fly (Tabanus atratus) (ID courtesy of Jim Stahl)

Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilla) male. (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)


Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilla) male. (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) female (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) male (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) male. (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) male (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)

Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) female (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)






Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) immature female (Fellsmere, Goodwin WMA) (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)

Golden-winged Skimmer (Libellula auripennis) femalec Playlinda Beach. (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)

Seaside Dragonlet, Female. Playalinda Beach.  (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)


Seaside Dragonlet, Male. Playalinda Beach. (ID Courtesy of Jim Eager)


Sunday, August 6, 2017

Bastard False Indigobush

I found this at Goodwin Wildlife Management Area. Thanks to Jim Stahl, I now know these are Amorpha fruticosa, commonly known as Bastard False Indigobush

The underside is a duller green than the top (first picture). The tops are shiny.




Friday, August 4, 2017

Steampunk Spider

I made this a while back. It was a reject from the series that I did for the ELC. Maybe just be being a goof but I thought it was funny that I made her brass goggles have 8 lenses.