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Riparian buffer in Washington, D.C.

A Chinese mantis devours a monarch butterfly on a coastal plain joe-pye weed plant blooming along the Anacostia River on Kingman Island in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15, 2019. The Anacostia Watershed Society established a riparian buffer along a stretch of the river, consisting of native plants such as partidge pea, with yellow flowers, and joe-pye weed, blooming in purple. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

 

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Uploaded on August 16, 2019
Taken on August 15, 2019