Another entry for #butterflyweek A giant swallowtail visiting a Bidens flower. #pollinators #bugsky #nature #butterflies 🦋 #insects #ECK

Horace's duskywing for #butterflyweek 🦋 #bugsky #insects #butterflies #nature #wildlife #ECK

For #worldsnakeday a juvenile red corn snake in North Florida. 🐍 #herps #reptiles #snakes #nature #wildlife

From today, a Gulf Fritillary visiting a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). I never realized how much like an eye the markings resemble. Maybe enough for a predator to hesitate. #butterflyweek #pollinators #bugsky #nature #flowers #butterflies #ECK #insects

For #butterflyweek a pipevine swallowtail coming in for a landing on a Bidens flower. These are tough to miss when they're flying. #pollinators #bugsky #butterflies #nature #insects #ECK

I am mesmerized with the symmetry of the forming buds of what I believe is a Nuttall's thistle. The open flowers are pretty amazing too, but not a flower you would care to pick. #nativeplants #wildflowers #symmetry #nature #ECK #thistles #Florida

Largeflower Rosegentian found in a moist area of North Florida I had access to. It was always a wonderful moment to see them in bloom, #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #stunday #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowers

For #flyday a wet bee trying to dry off #bee #bugsky #pollinators #insects #nature #ECK #wildlife

Spicebush swallowtail perched on a pentas flower. 🦋 #nature #butterflies #ECK #wildlife #bugsky #insects #Florida #Swallowtails

The native plant, halberd-leaf rosemallow has been blooming for a few weeks now. Obviously a member of the hibiscus family. #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowers 🌺

For todays' #BirdOfTheDay Black-bellied whistling ducks in my backyard, a pair of very noisy #Quackers #nature #wildlife #birds #ECK #Birdphotography

Blooming now, a morning glory called Grandpa Ott. I bought seeds over a decade ago and it shows up every summer in a new spot, and I'm glad it does. No editing has been done to this photo taken with a cell phone. #morningglory #flowers #nature #ECK #bloomscrolling 🌼

Prior to planting native plants in my yard, I never realized how important wasps were as pollinators. My contribution to World Pollinator Week is a scoliid wasp that was visiting a cutleaf coneflower. #pollinatorweek #nature #wildlife #nativeplants #wildflowess #bugsky #insects #ECK #wasps

A spreading volunteer in my yard for the last several years has been the helmet skullcap. I always flag them as soon as I notice them sprouting so they won't be mowed. #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #ECK #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature

Phaon crescent butterflies. #twosday #butterflies #nature #bugsky #wildlife #insects 🦋

Aphids lined up on the stem of a white swamp milkweed seed pod. #bugsky #insects #nature #wildlife #milkweed #ECK #macro

A pearl crescent visiting an inflorescence of the native wildflower, blackroot. #wildflowers #nativeplants #butterflies #bugsky #insects #invertebrates #ECK #nature #wildlife

I've been babysitting a Vanda orchid for a neighbor since last fall. It spent part of the winter in my garage which I think traumatized it. Since it's been raining lately , it decided to show off a few blossoms. #vanda #orchids #bloomscrolling #ECK #flowers

Southern broken-dash skipper. 🦋 #butterfly #nature #wildlife #bugsky #invertebrates #insects

Showy milkwort, I plant I found in moist, but not wet, open areas. It has an odd flower shape and I had difficulty photographing it due to my camera inexperience. #nature #wildflowers #nativeplants #ECK #bloomscrolling #flowersonbluesky Attracts #bees as its pollinator.

Found in a disturbed site years ago, hop clover, a nonnative plant. #nature #flowersonbluesky #SundayYellow #yellow #bloomscrolling #ECK #blooms

The native wildflower, spurred butterfly-pea is back, self-seeding every year. #wildflower #nativeplant #nature #ECK #vine #pollinators The flowers provide food for bumble bees and its leaves host long-tailed skipper caterpillars.

For #flyday a bristle fly on a climbing aster flower. #nature #bugsky #inverts #insects #pollinators #wildflowers #ECK 🪰 #wildflowers

A red-spotted purple butterfly displaying on a forest floor. Coloring suggests in is a mimic of the distasteful pipevine swallowtail. 🦋 #butterflies #bugsky #ECK #mimicry #insects #nature #wildlife #inverts

I used to see this screech owl almost daily until the dead tree it was living in was blown over. I never saw it again, but I'm sure it was still seeing me. #birdoftheday #lookingatyou #birdphotography #owl #nature #wildlife #ECK #birds

Florida native Scarlet rosemallow with their huge 8" diameter blossoms are in bloom right now. #wildflowers #redwed #ECK #nativeplants #nature #hibiscus #bloomscrolling #bloomsky #wetland

Beardtongues were in bloom this past week. #nativeplants #wildflowers #nature #ECK #bloomscrolling #Florida

Starting to see more insects after a few days of rain. Making appearances yesterday were likely flatid plant hoppers on a Virginia creeper stem. #bugsky #nature #ECK #insectThursday #inverts #insects #wildlife

Common yellow woodsorrel, a #nativeplant in #Florida #nature #yellow #bloomscrolling #ECK #wildflowers An oxalis species that is edible

Flower scarab beetles multitasking on a viburnum flower. #bugsky #beetles #invertebrates #insects #nature #photography #wildlife #Florida

Maple-leaf viburnums are in bloom and getting attention from a lot of pollinators. Naturally, the pollinators are drawing the attention of predators. This is an assassin bug looking for a meal. #bugsky #insects #bugs #ECK #nature #predators #ecology

Swamp dogwood found in the wild adjacent to a stream. A wetland shrub/small tree. #dogwood #nature #nativeplant #ECK #flowers #Florida #wetland

It's #worldbeeday. #bugsky #insect #ECK #nature #naturephotography #flowers 🐝 #bee

A little late, but Virginia iris blooms are showing up. #native plants #wildflowers #irises #flowers #ECK #bloomscrolling #nature

I noticed a group of ceraunus blues fluttering around some plants in my lawn. When I approached them, they left, but after sitting down for minutes with my camera ready, I was rewarded. #butterflies #nature #bugsky 🦋 #ECK #insects

A leaf-footed bug. Something you don't really want to see on your developing grape tomatoes. It looks like it brought the kids along. #bugsky #insects #nature #macro #ECK #Florida #photography 🐛 🍅

Pitted stripeseed flowers with what I think is a sweat bee in attendance. A perennial #nativeplant found in sandy soils. #wildflowers #bloomscrolling #ECK #bees #bugsky I welcome a positive ID of the #insect #Florida #yellow

From this morning: a wood-boring beetle seen on the trim of my house. My best guess is the sculptured pine borer. Its larvae bore through trees and leave tell tale tunnels. To me, the photos look like they could be drawings. #nature #bugsky #insects #beetles #ECK #Florida 🪲

Skipper butterfly feeding on swamp milkweed #butterflies #nature #bugsky #ECK #milkweed #bloomscrolling #flowers #insects 🦋 Note the creature peering over the top-left flower

Polyphemus moth seemingly looking at you. #mothmonday #nature #bugsky #insects #ECK #wildlife #insects #moths

I hope these southern toads are expecting some wet weather. We have been experiencing an extreme drought. 🦎🐸 #nature #herps #toads #nature #ECK 🌎 #florida 💧

Sunshine mimosa are in bloom today. A perennial #nativeplant that makes an excellent groundcover. It has compound leaves that are sensitive to touch. #wildflower #ECK #nature #pink #flower🌿🌼☀️ Like many members of the pea family, it is a nitrogen fixer. #bloomscrolling

A contribution to #invertefest A metallic bee photo from a few years ago #nature #bugsky #invertebrates #bees #ECK #insects #macro

When I first saw these at a distance, I was hopeful I had some monarch caterpillars. Instead I have a gang of swamp milkweed beetle instars chowing down on my swamp milkweed. #invertefest #bugsky 🌎 #insects #ECK #nature #wildlife #milkweed

Katydid with leaf-like patterns on wings. #invertefest #bugsky #nature #wildlife #insects #ECK

For #butterflyweek a great purple hairstreak feeding on goldenrod. These have a very interesting life history being dependent on mistletoe. #stunday 🦋 #nature #wildlife #ECK #bugsky #insects #butterfly #hairstreak 🌼

Anterior view of a gray hairstreak #butterfly showing tail "ornaments" that it uses for distraction of predators. For Rina's #butterflyweek #nature #wildlife #insects #bugsky 🌎 🦋 #ECK

Long-Tailed Skippers are common to North Florida. Their caterpillars feed on wisteria and butterfly pea leaves. They also can be considered a pest of bean crops. #butterflyweek #nature #flyday #bugsky #insects #invertebrates #wildlife 🌎🦋

You know cold weather is over when you start to see these guys everywhere. Green anole relaxing on a leaf in my yard today. #nature 🦎 #Reptiles #lizards #wildlife #green

Painted lady perched on Spanish needles (Bidens alba), a flower that I found to be a #butterfly magnet. #Butterflyweek #flyday #nature #ECK #insects 🌎🦋 💮 🌿