Lots of legs and eyes
Some fun pics of backyard creepy crawlies. I had gone out to the backyard to do some yardwork and found these two sizeable spiders had each started webs on our…
“What’s bugging you?”
Grasshoppers! That is what is bugging me! With the unusually dry weather here on the Colorado Front Range, we have been seeing a lot of these buggers. While doing some…
You may not appreciate my insect puns but katydid
:-D Sorry, couldn’t resist. Taken a couple weeks ago after what had been a pretty cruddy photo excursion. I came home and was starting my yardwork when I spotted this…
Dragonfly takes a break in the backyard
These little guys have really taken to liking our backyard and we don’t mind given that they do a nice job controlling nuisance insects. This past weekend I tried to…
Big, busy bumblebee in the backyard flower garden
With all the rain we have been having here along the Colorado Front Range, everything is growing like gangbusters, including the flowers in my wife’s National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife…
American pika on the alpine tundra – and a bonus creature
Going back to July for this pic I haven't shared previously. Visits to high altitude always include trying to get pictures of these miniature residents. They are so cute and…