I saw this little brown skipper on some honeysuckle vines, while I was out walking the dog. It was shy, so it was hard to get a photo. Every time I got close, it flitted off to a new spot.
Little Skipper
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Baby Deer
The babies were out. Mom was nearby, snacking on shrubby things in the thicket.
Deer
They were up near my patio, until the dog yelled at them. This is actually two of this year’s babies and one of last year’s babies. Mom was hanging out next to the thicket, supervising.
Skippers and Ironweed
The little orange skippers are swarming the ironweed. They’re everywhere.
A Visitor
I had a monarch butterfly visiting my firstborn zinnia this morning.
A N G O R Y
I found this fighty little guy in my house. How dare I relocate him outside.
Another Fren
I’ve lived her nearly 17 years, and every summer a been a funnel web weaver has set up house in this same spot in the frame of my patio window. It’s right under the patio light, so it’s a perfect spot.
It’s been raining on and off all day, so the web is bedazzled with raindrops.
Thirty Seconds of Bliss
This is probably the last day for heavy bee activity. The weather has been weird, so the sumac flowering has been staggered, drawing out the bee activity longer than normal.
You can hear them humming. It’s hypnotic.
Honeybees
The girls are still working hard.
And this is why it’s called flame-leaf sumac.
Today in Bee News
The girls are still at it.
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