“Indian pipe under pines” by David Carson

Plant(s): Indian pipe and white pines.
Photo Story: Clearing invasive plants from the stand of white pines in our side yard made way for these indian pipes to flourish.
Equipment: Nikon D5000 with 300 mm telephoto
Photo ID: 33010

“Majestic Live Oak” by David Carson

Plant(s): Live Oak
Photo Story: Found this magnificent specimen on a trail in the outer banks.
Equipment: Nikon D5000 18-55 mm lens
Photo ID: 33011

“Jewelweed Adorned Waterfall” by David Carson

Plant(s): jewelweed
Photo Story: On the trail at Shenandoah NP, jewelweed found the perfect spot.
Equipment: Nikon D5000 standard lens
Photo ID: 33012

“Janet-Chen-Golden-sand-digger-on-mountain-mint – 2023.jpg” by Janet Chen

Plant(s): Mountain mint (Pycantheum) with Great Golden Sand Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
Photo Story: I was visiting the gardens of Jessecology on a Wild Ones garden tour on Saturday August 19th. The gardens were alive with insects – this particular species was a new one for me. Great Golden Digger Wasps look like creatures from a sci-fi movie, and behave like them too. They paralyze their prey and move them to hidden, underground chambers. There they deposit an egg on their catch and seal the chamber. Upon hatching, the young devour the still living prey.
Equipment: Apple iPhone 14
Photo ID: 33013

“Path though yard at home” by Ed Buchs

Plant(s): Primary Plants: Pennsylvania Sedge/ Carex pensylvanica, Solomons Plume/Maianthemum racemosum, Virginia Creeper/Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Tall Agrimony/Agrimonia Gryposepala
Trees include: Red Oak/Quercus rubra, Shag Bark Hickory/Carya ovata, Hackberry/Celtis occidentalis, Black Walnut/Juglans nigra
Photo Story: The picture shows a path through our yard of diverse trees and plants. The arching solomons plume plants with the sedge and virginia creeper make an enjoyable and interesting area to walk through.

This is an early summer picture. The are changes quickly after the spring season of Dutchman’s breeches, woodland anemone.
Equipment: Canon R6
Tamron 18-400 Lens
Capture One Software to process RAW photo
Photo ID: 33016

“Poppin and Pollen” by Krista Rakovan

Plant(s): Xylocopa virginica (Eastern Carpenter Bee) on Passiflora incarnata (Maypop)
Photo Story: I work at a native plant nursery and the Maypops had just started blooming a few days earlier. My manager said that it appeared like the bees were getting drunk, they seemed so happy on the flowers. And I got this shot of a bee just loving it.
Equipment: iPhone 11
Photo ID: 33018

“Bharti-Katbamna-Hovering-Calligraphers-On-Bellflower-2023” by Bharti Katbamna

Plant(s): Tall Bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum), Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus germinatus)
Photo Story: This is another majestic image during a beautiful July afternoon showing numerous hoverers busily pollinating bellflowers!
Equipment: Nikon D3200
Photo ID: 33020

“Pollinating Asters” by Elizabeth Tamagni

Plant(s): Sticky Aster (Machaeranthera bigelovii) and Painted lady butterfly.
Photo Story: Late summer days in the garden are filled with pollinators.
Equipment: Nikon D5100
Photo ID: 33022

“Blanketflower in Sushine.” by Elizabeth Tamagni

Plant(s): Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata).
Photo Story: Evenings give the perfect light to capture the details of this flower.
Equipment: Nikon D5100
Photo ID: 33024

“Rocky Mountain Maple raindrops” by Elizabeth Tamagni

Plant(s): Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum)
Photo Story: After a summer shower, the leaves shine with raindrops.
Equipment: Nikon D5100
Photo ID: 33025

“Perfect Landing” by January Kiefer

Plant(s): Monarch on swamp milkweed
Photo Story: I’m not sure what you mean by “photo story.” I am over 18! My name is January Kiefer (you may also have me listed as Janet Kiefer as I go by both names. My preferred name is January.)
Equipment: iphone
Photo ID: 33028

“We Can Share” by January Kiefer

Plant(s): bees on swamp milkweed
Photo Story: Over 18, I am a member and I took the picture. January (Janet) Kiefer
Equipment: iphone
Photo ID: 33029

“Hello Purple Poppy Mallow” by January Kiefer

Plant(s): purple poppy mallow
Photo Story: I, January (Janet) Kiefer, am over 18, am a member and took the photo
Equipment: iphone
Photo ID: 33030

“Button!” by January Kiefer

Plant(s): on my wonderful button bush. All of the photos I have submitted have been of bushes and flowers I have planted in my garden over the past five years.
Photo Story: I, January (Janet) Kiefer, am over 18, am a member and took this picture.
Equipment: iphone
Photo ID: 33031

“Purple Poppy Mallow Patch” by January Kiefer

Plant(s): purple poppy mallow and other native flowers, spice bush and button bush
Photo Story: I, January (Janet) Kiefer, am over 18, am a member and took this photo
Equipment: iphone
Photo ID: 33032

“National Railroad Museum Native Garden” by Sue Barrie

Plant(s): Butterfly Weed, Bee Balm, Big Bluestem, Aster, Wild Petunia, Ox Eye Sunflower, Blue Vervain
Photo Story: Our Green Bay chapter of Wild Ones planted this native garden at the entrance to the National Railroad Museum in June of 2008. This photo is a portion of the garden. Thanks to numerous Wild Ones volunteers and support from Stone Silo Prairie Gardens, this garden continues to be maintained and is the longest community project for our chapter.
Equipment: Apple iPhone 13 mini.
Photo ID: 33033

“Monarch Enjoying the Milkweek” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Monarch Butterfly – Danaus plexippus, Common Milkweed – Asclepias
Photo Story: While on vacation at Lee Lake with my family. I took an early morning walk with my daughter along the small road that circles the lake. I had my camera along and was hoping to spot some deer. As we were walking I noticed that the road was lined with a lot of milkweed. It didn’t take long to spot several butterflies enjoying the milkweed blooms.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33035

“Goldfinches Feasting on Coneflowers” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Goldfinch – Spinus tristis, Cone flower – Echinacea purpurea
Photo Story: I have always loved Cone Flowers. I live in a wooded area and don’t have a lot of sun in my yard. I do have a small strip of my back yard that gave me enough sun to plant an area full of cone flowers. Much to my delight, late in the summer the Gold Finch come and feast on the flowers.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33036

“Trout Lilly Announces Spring in the Forest” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Trout Lilly – Erythronium americanum
Photo Story: I live near a wooded area and enjoy long walks in the woods. Each spring the forest floor blooms with a wide variety of wild flowers. The Trout Lily is among my favorites.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33037

“Abundance of Flowers on the Prairie” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Culvers Root – Veronicastrum virginicum, Ox Eye Sunflower – Heliopsis helianthoides
Photo Story: I was visiting my sisters in Illinois. One of them lives in a development that encourages native plants and flowers. The development is has several pathways that run through the prairie. We went out early one morning to enjoy the abundance of flowers in full bloom.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33038

“Rabbits Enjoying Morning on the Prairie” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Queen Anne’s Lace – Daucus carota, Milkweed – Asclepias, Various Prairie Grasses, Rabbit – Oryctolagus cuniculus
Photo Story: I was visiting my sisters in Illinois. One of them lives in a development that encourages native plants and flowers. The development has several pathways that run through the prairie. We went out early one morning to enjoy the abundance of flowers in full bloom.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33039

“Pathway Through the Flowers” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Queen Anne’s Lace, Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa,Virginia Spiderwort – Tradescantia virginiana
Photo Story: I was visiting my sisters in Illinois. One of them lives in a development that encourages native plants and flowers. The development has several pathways that run through the prairie. We went out early one morning to enjoy the abundance of flowers in full bloom.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33040

“A Field of Yellow Flowers” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Yellow Coneflower-Echinacea paradoxa, Rattlesnake Master – Eryngium yuccifolium, Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta
Photo Story: I frequently walk the trails through the woods around Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis usually looking for birds to photograph. Today I noticed this amazing field of mostly yellow flowers. I had to stop and photograph it. I also noticed this white flower that I later learned had a very unusual name, Rattlesnake Master.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33041

“Tiptoe” by Kristin Wilson

Plant(s): Spring Beauty and Spring Beauty Minor Bee – Claytonia virginica and Andrena erigeniae
Photo Story: The spring beauty miner bee is solitary and ground nesting. They’re in a committed relationship with the spring-flowering wildflower, spring beauty. The pollen is powdery pink so the larvae are nurtured by pink sweetness.
Equipment: Nikon D850 f/16; 1/500sec; 105 mm
Photo ID: 33045

“Lobelia Bee Butt” by Jennifer Geist

Plant(s): Blue Cardinal Flower (Lobelia siphilitica), Bumblebee (Bombus sp)
Photo Story: The blue cardinal flower is always abuzz! Mostly with various bumblebees, their legs loaded with pollen. I find their bee butts so cute! It’s also a favorite of hummingbirds, though I am never fast enough with either my phone or camera to get a good snap of them.
Equipment: Nikon D90, 70mm-200mm lens
Photo ID: 33052

“Fading Blazing Star Fireworks” by Jennifer Geist

Plant(s): Eastern Blazing Star (Liatris scariosa)
Photo Story: It is WILD how vibrant these flowers are. I love watching them slowly unfurl, from the tightly bound, barely peeking-out fuchsia spikes to the lighter but still bright purple fully bloomed fuzzy heads, to finally the browning spikes as they move toward senescence—all on one stalk.
Equipment: Nikon D90, 55mm-200mm lens
Photo ID: 33053

“Delicate Swamp Milkweed” by Jennifer Geist

Plant(s): Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Photo Story: Swamp milkweed is one of my favorite flowers: unassuming from a distance, but delicately intricate and beautiful up close.

My phone doesn’t have the best of cameras, but the best camera is the one you have with you. 🙂
Equipment: Asus Zenfone 8
Photo ID: 33054

“Purple Beardtongue Faces” by Jennifer Geist

Plant(s): Purple Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea) plus some Rose Verbena (Glandularia canadensis) in the bottom left
Photo Story: This is my first year with purple beardtongue, and I was WOWed with how vibrant its blooms are. The shape is also lovely, like a happy, smiling face. I didn’t get any photos of bumblebees hanging out of them this spring, but hopefully next year!

My phone doesn’t have the best of cameras, but the best camera is the one you have with you. 🙂
Equipment: Asus Zenfone 8
Photo ID: 33055

“Monarch Respite” by Jennifer Geist

Plant(s): Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), Sweet Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
Photo Story: One of my “stretch goals” with native plant gardening, in addition to all the other pollinator and avian benefits, has been specifically to attract monarch butterflies. We went from never seeing any monarchs to seeing multiple every day since we planted swamp milkweed and butterfly weed last fall! I’ve seen some laying eggs, but no caterpillars yet; the wasps must be getting them first. But it is still nice to provide both the nectar source the adults need as well as the foliage the caterpillars need to survive, to hopefully help in one small way to keep them from the brink of extinction.
Equipment: Nikon D90, 55-200mm lens
Photo ID: 33056

“Swallowtail Splendor” by Nathalie Shanstrom

Plant(s): Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, on Butterflyweed, Asclepias tuberosa
Photo Story: After admiring the caterpillars, the adults came to feast on our Butterflyweed!
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 22 cell phone
Photo ID: 33059