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Sulphur butterfly getting some punch from what I believe (not sure) is a Chelone obliqua pink turtle head plant.
Took a bit of artistic freedom to create this symmetry. This is a photo of the same juvenile male Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the same plant (Turtlehead). The bird first landed on the right side of the plant, rested on a leaf while drinking nectar from the flower. Then it flew to the left and did the same with another flower. I joined two opposite halves of two frames, taken 10 seconds apart, to create this symmetrical pose. Downsview Dells Park, Toronto.
Finally saw one close enough to shoot.....bang!
It was kinda small...about 6". Don't know what kind it is.
It's a baby painted turtle. Thanks, Bitzy, for the ID.
We have the flower buffet of tithonia, obedient plant, lantana, zinnia, hostas, borage and salvia. Where do they go? You know the answer.
Oh and, nasturtium, butterfly bush, penstemon, and turtlehead.
You have to wonder if these huge bumblebees ever get stuck ... LOL!
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Legg Park, Meridian Township, Michigan
Shot with single off-camera strobe (Leica SF60/Leica SF C1 trigger) to rigt center of subject. Strobe diffused with MagMod MagSphere, TTL metering
The Monarchs have been moving south (To Niagara) since the start of September, this one fueling up on turtlehead (Chelone obliqua) flowers in our garden.
Went out this Sunday morning in hopes of a nice sunrise. Didn't really have anywhere in mind but didn't have much time either. I found myself at Turtlehead Lake in Palos. Not too much in the way of compositions here as power lines invaded every scene to the east, but the morning colors were nice.
A bee, covered in pollen, quickly backs out of a Turtlehead flower in my garden, and gives itself a shake.
Torbay, NL
Another glitch in the Miketrix from our little hike at Red Rock yesterday...
That's Turtle Head Peak in the background:
www.birdandhike.com/Hike/Red_Rocks/Turtlehead/_Turtlehead...
Spider . . . weaving webs of delight,
Weave me a peaceful world.
Carrying creation in your web,
Waiting to be unfurled!
~Jamie Sans / David Carson
Medicine Cards
Fall colors peak on Turtle Pond with Vermont's Mount Marshfield holding the backdrop down. Can you spot the house in the image? Imagine what kind of seasonal beauties one witnesses there!
Took the pooches up to Turtle Head at Red Rock this morning to enjoy the winter rain & clouds and receive further instructions.
www.birdandhike.com/Hike/Red_Rocks/Turtlehead/_Turtlehead...
Turtle Face for Compo, from 2010:
www.flickr.com/photos/heiney/5310455544/in/album-72157625...
Giant turtle near Grand Cayman Island. This kind of turtle lives around 80 years and weigh up to 600 pounds (273kg).
Tortue géante près de l'île de Grand Cayman. Cette variété de tortue vit environ 80 ans et pèse jusqu'à 600 lbs (273 kg).
This flower is said to be a host plant for a butterfly I have not yet seen - the Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton). www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=chgl2.
Corrections appreciated.
Baltimore checkerspots are one of the rarer butterflies in the area. They live in specific wetland habitats called fens - basically a bog that is alkaline rather than acidic. Their caterpillars can be found feeding on turtlehead plants here, as turtlehead is restricted to growing on that strange welling fen.