Aug
27
Gone To Seed
Filed Under Summer 2010, Wildflowers
The thistles I photographed last week are exploding in seed today.
Archive for the ‘Wildflowers’ Category
Aug
26
Seaside Goldenrod
Filed Under Summer 2010, Wildflowers
In additon to the quickly shortening daylight hours, many signs are indicating the shut down of summer and the approach of fall. Seaside Goldenrod is starting to bloom in the dunes here in Delaware. This one was found waving in a gentle breeze tonight in Cape Henlopen State Park.
Aug
23
August Bloom
Filed Under Macro, Summer 2010, Wildflowers
I photographed this flower Saturday morning. At first I thought it might be in the thistle family, but now I don’t think so. Anyway, it caught my eye in the dewy sunrise.
Jan
24
Spring Dreaming
Filed Under Wildflowers, Winter 2010
It is another gray winter day here in Delaware today. I was thinking of spring, so I dug out a photograph of some May coreopsis. As brown as the vegetation is this time of year, I thought it might be nice for those of us who enjoy more vibrant colors to be reminded of what will be soon.
Oct
6
Beauty on the Edge of the Marsh
Filed Under Fall 2009, Wildflowers
I detoured to a Delaware Bay marsh on the way to work this morning. It was a nice sunrise, 48 degrees out but with the bright clear sky it would warm to about 70. I scouted for birds in the marsh, and finding none I looked a little closer at what was around me. Refocusing allowed me to find these beautiful fall blooming wildflowers growing along the marsh’s edge.
Jul
14
Stacked Up Over Buttonbush
Filed Under Summer 2009, Wildflowers, insects
This Buttonbush blossom is very attractive to honey bees. One works the flower while the other hovers, waiting to land.
Jun
17
Last One Standing
Filed Under Spring 2009, Wildflowers
A lonely Coreopsis is one of the last standing in what was a sea of yellow two weeks ago.
May
27
Coreopsis Captured
Filed Under Spring 2009, Wildflowers
Spring in Delaware has been fairly cool and wet this year. A friend has a field of Coreopsis that has just come in to bloom. He says this is a little later than usual, but it is on time for me. Gold Finches are beginning to gather to feed on the Coreopsis seeds that will be ready soon. I have that in mind for a fun sunset shoot soon.
Aug
20
Hatteras Hibiscus
Filed Under Wildflowers, summer
Dawn patrols last week in Cape Hatteras National Seashore found local flora and fauna waking up to the seashore sunrise. The Hatteras Lighthouse sits behind Swamp Rose-Mallow in the top photgraph while Morning Glories (I think, corrections welcome) are seen in the bottom two.
Jul
25
Attractive Wildflowers
Filed Under Wildflowers, summer
Wildflowers attract a wide variety of insects. Bees are frequent visitors and are seen commonly but the insect found in the second photo is one I don’t recall ever seeing before. Does anyone know what it is?
Jane suggested a certain moth, but in searching for her suggestion I found a picture of an Ailanthus Webworm Moth which I think is what I photographed. Thanks, Jane, for the tip.
