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“Letcher Basin Prairie” by Mary Jo Adams
Image ID: 6772
Plant(s): Gray-headed coneflower, monarda, wild rye, Big Bluestem
Photo Story: This is an approximately 10 yr. old re-created prairie, planted along the Mackinaw River in Central Illinois. Corn and soybeans were planted here previously for many, many years.
Equipment: Canon EOS M6 with 18-150mm image stabilization lens
Title: Letcher Basin Prairie
Photographer: Mary Jo Adams
Location: ParkLands Letcher Basin Preserve, Woodford County, Illinois
Chapter: Illinois Prairie
“Colors By Nature” by Christie Ricketts
Image ID: 6773
Plant(s): Great Blue Lobelia, Cardinal Flower, Sweet Black Eyed Susan, Sneezeweed, Swamp Weed, Prairie Milkweed
Photo Story: Originally I didn’t plant these flowers as they appear in the picture. After three years, however, the flowers have decided to plan their own garden.
Equipment: Motorola E5 Smart Phone
Title: Colors By Nature
Photographer: Christie Ricketts
Location: A garden plot by my driveway
Chapter: Illinois Prairie
“Bee on Leadplant” by Mary Jo Adams
Image ID: 6774
Plant(s): Bumblebee on Leadplant
Photo Story: This remnant prairie is one of the only remaining original prairie spots in McLean County (Central Illinois) and has wonderful diversity of plants, including pollinators.
Equipment: Canon EOS M6 with 18-150 mm lens
Title: Bee on Leadplant
Photographer: Mary Jo Adams
Location: Weston Cemetary Prairie, Chenoa, Illinois
Chapter: Illinois Prairie
“Iced Chokeberry” by Karen Ruffner
Image ID: 6775
Plant(s): Rime Ice on Chokeberries
Photo Story: Winter wonderland
Equipment: I phone
Title: Iced Chokeberry
Photographer: Karen Ruffner
Location: Our house
Chapter: Rock River Valley
“Bluebells and Woodland Phlox” by Ed Buchs
Image ID: 6777
Plant(s): Woodland Phlox – Phlox divaricata
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia Virginia
Photo Story: Spring ephemerals around may yard. Morning photo with humidity in the air and nice light from early morning sunlight.
Equipment: Canon 80d SLR Camera Tamron Lens
Title: Bluebells and Woodland Phlox
Photographer: Ed Buchs
Location: Walworth County – Bloomfield township
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Half Black Bumblebee on Purple Prairie Clover” by Ed Buchs
Image ID: 6778
Plant(s): Half Black Bumblebee – Bombus Vagans
Purple Prairie Clover – Dalea purpurea
Photo Story: Bumble bee visiting flowers in my native gardens.
Equipment: Canon 80d. Tamron 18-400 lens
Title: Half Black Bumblebee on Purple Prairie Clover
Photographer: Ed Buchs
Location: Walworth County – Bloomfield township
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Pearl Crescent in the Birchwood Park shoreline habitat” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6780
Plant(s): Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos (via iNaturalist)
Photo Story: I have been encouraging the Darien Park District to convert park lands to native habitat. This Park is near my home and we bike through it many times during the year. I complained about the shoreline area many times and they listened. I was so excited when the volunteer trees on the shoreline of the retention there was razed and native habitat seeded. This is year two for the habitat and it’s included many sightings of native pollinators including this beautiful pearl crescent. I have shared my delight and photos with our Park District and the community via Facebook and our garden club’s newsletter. This is only one of four park district properties that are converted into habitat. If you plant it they will come…
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy S5 cell phone
Title: Pearl Crescent in the Birchwood Park shoreline habitat
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Birchwood Park Darien, IL
Chapter: West Cook
“Solomons Plume in my yard at home” by Ed Buchs
Image ID: 6781
Plant(s): Solomons Plume – Maianthemum racemosum
Penn Sedge – Carex pensylvanica
Photo Story: Seen walking through my yard in early spring.
Equipment: Canon 80d. Tamron 18-400 lens
Title: Solomons Plume in my yard at home
Photographer: Ed Buchs
Location: Walworth County – Bloomfield Township
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Eastern Amberwing on spent bloom in native shoreline planting” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6782
Plant(s): Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
Photo Story: This park is home to a small retention pond and there are dragonflies and damselflies all summer long zipping along the shallow water and in the native plantings on the shoreline. This Eastern Amberwing was quietly hunting as they do just enough for me to get a good photo. I love watching the dragonfly action at this nearby park.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Eastern Amberwing on spent bloom in native shoreline planting
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Birchwood Park Darien, IL
Chapter: West Cook
“Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audax” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6783
Plant(s): Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audax
Photo Story: I found this Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audax hanging out among the cup plants and other natives in my backyard rain garden looking for breakfast, lunch or dinner. He could have his pick of insects that are abundant in my native landscape.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cellphone
Title: Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audax
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: My backyard rain garden
Chapter: West Cook
“cardinal flower” by alba Tirado
Image ID: 6784
Plant(s): Lobelia cardinalis
Photo Story: Evening sun shining perfecly looked like it was lit up
Equipment: Phone camera
Title: cardinal flower
Photographer: alba Tirado
Location: my yard
Chapter: Chesapeake
“Spring Fruit Tree Flowers” by Gabriella Lindholm
Image ID: 6786
Plant(s): Redbud
Photo Story: I was enjoying the pollinators in early spring on the redbud tree
Equipment: Nikon d3500
Title: Spring Fruit Tree Flowers
Photographer: Gabriella Lindholm
Location: in my backyard
Chapter: Greater Kane County
“Evening Sunlight on Christmas Fern” by Abby Rexer
Image ID: 6791
Plant(s): Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata).
Photo Story: The early spring sun adds a golden color to the bright green fern, and the purple iris in the background add extra color.
Equipment: Canon EOS 2000D
Title: Evening Sunlight on Christmas Fern
Photographer: Abby Rexer
Location: In the native landscape of my backyard.
Chapter: Middle Tennessee
“Early Spring Bloodroot” by Abby Rexer
Image ID: 6792
Plant(s): Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis.
Photo Story: This bloodroot is planted in the native landscape of our backyard. I love all of the colors of the plant: the red stem, green leaves, white petals, and yellow center.
Equipment: Canon EOS 2000D; Pixelmator was used to shrink the file size.
Title: Early Spring Bloodroot
Photographer: Abby Rexer
Location: In the native landscape of my backyard.
Chapter: Middle Tennessee
“Fritillary Butterfly enjoying a summer day” by Jean LeRoy
Image ID: 6793
Plant(s): Fritillary Butterfly enjoying a summer day On an echinacea purpurea.
Photo Story: Enjoying a warm summer day, I came across many butterflies in my woodland prairie. I was able to capture this photo of an unusual fritillary butterfly.
Equipment: I phone
Title: Fritillary Butterfly enjoying a summer day
Photographer: Jean LeRoy
Location: Backyard woodland prairie
Chapter: Greater Kane County
“Purple Prairie Clover with Pollinators at Home” by Ed Buchs
Image ID: 6794
Plant(s): Purple Prairie Clover – Dalea purpurea
Cellophane Bee – Colletes
Leaf Cutter Bee – Megachile
Photo Story: Watching my native garden in early July I spotted these two native bees pollinating Purple Prairie Clover.
Equipment: Canon 80d. Canon 100mm lens.
Title: Purple Prairie Clover with Pollinators at Home
Photographer: Ed Buchs
Location: Bloomfield Township – Walworth County, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“The Launch” by C Randolph Ross
Image ID: 6795
Plant(s): Monarch Butterfly, Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Purpurea), Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) – according to the USDA range maps, both plants are native to New York State.
Photo Story: A Monarch caught in the take-off from feeding on one Echinacea (Coneflower), proceeding to the next.
Equipment: Fujifilm X-T20 with XC 50-230mm lens (at 230mm), 1/1000
Title: The Launch
Photographer: C Randolph Ross
Location: Cortland, NY
Chapter: Habitat Gardening in Central New York
“Photo bombed by Bombus and side kick” by Janice Turner
Image ID: 6796
Plant(s): Woodland sunflower, Helianthus divircatus Bumble bee and unknow insect
Photo Story: I was taking a photo of the woodland sunflower when the bee landed on the flower. Later I noticed the other insect.
I am resubmitting this because the first may not be in high definition.
Equipment: Iphone
Title: Photo bombed by Bombus and side kick
Photographer: Janice Turner
Location: Ridge Top Prairie, a nature preserve of ParkLands Foundation
Chapter: Illinois Prairie
“Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird at the Eagle Nature Trail” by Dawn-Marie Staccia
Image ID: 6797
Plant(s): Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Photo Story: I am the volunteer photographer at the Eagle Nature Trail. I have spent nearly 40 hrs. during the summer months trying to get the best hummingbird photo. I was walking down the boardwalk and came upon two hummingbirds fighting. They ignored me. One landed on a branch, and voila – I captured the moment! 🙂
Equipment: Canon EOS 80D 150-600mm lens
Title: Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird at the Eagle Nature Trail
Photographer: Dawn-Marie Staccia
Location: Eagle Nature Trail, Eagle, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Hummingbird in the Prairie” by Dawn-Marie Staccia
Image ID: 6798
Plant(s): Immature Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Photo Story: As I was looking at my prairie, admiring all of the beautiful flowers, and watching for hummingbirds, I spotted this immature male hummingbird. It was in the late afternoon on a beautiful summer day. He floated down to the plant stem, and just looked at me as if to say, I’m here posing for you! I got the perfect shot!
Equipment: Canon EOS 80D 150-600mm lens
Title: Hummingbird in the Prairie
Photographer: Dawn-Marie Staccia
Location: My prairie in Eagle, Wisconsin
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Monarch Hug” by Barbara Ryan
Image ID: 6799
Plant(s): Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium dubium)
Photo Story: This Monarch Butterfly appears to be giving the Joe Pye Weed a hug!
Equipment: I-phone camera
Title: Monarch Hug
Photographer: Barbara Ryan
Location: McLean, Virginia
Chapter: Blue Ridge
“Coneflowers and Cranes” by Dawn-Marie Staccia
Image ID: 6800
Plant(s): Native Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) and Sandhill Cranes
Photo Story: I went to visit a friend of mine near my house to take photos of her native purple coneflowers that were in bloom. When I arrived, there was a pair of sandhill cranes and a chick in her prairie. While I was taking photos of her coneflowers, the cranes nonchalantly walked in front of the camera. There was my shot – coneflowers and cranes.
Equipment: Canon EOS 80D 150-600mm lens
Title: Coneflowers and Cranes
Photographer: Dawn-Marie Staccia
Location: Friends prairie, in Eagle, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Monarch Restoration Garden, North Prairie, WI” by Dawn-Marie Staccia
Image ID: 6802
Plant(s): A variety of native plants: Marsh milkweed, liatris spicata, early and showy sunflowers, sky blue asters, cardinal flower, great blue lobelia, purple coneflower to name a few.
Photo Story: I am the co-chair of the Monarch Restoration for Wild Ones. A citizen from the Village of North Prairie came to me to talk about starting a garden for monarchs and pollinators. The previous year, the Village of North Prairie park people, cut down a large group of milkweeds in July – the peak time for the monarch butterfly. This citizen did not want to see that happen again – she wanted to help the monarchs and all pollinators. With the help from the Village of North Prairie, and myself, and the citizen with a small group of volunteers, we planted a monarch restoration garden in the Village of North Prairie’s park. We have 1,000 sq ft for the native plants (see photo) and also 1,000 sq ft that will be planted with seed in the fall as a regular prairie.
Equipment: Iphone 5s
Title: Monarch Restoration Garden, North Prairie, WI
Photographer: Dawn-Marie Staccia
Location: Monarch Restoration Garden in North Prairie, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Female Monarch at the Monarch Restoration Garden in North Prairie WI” by Dawn-Marie Staccia
Image ID: 6803
Plant(s): Female Monarch Butterfly, on Swamp Milkweed
Photo Story: This is part II of the Monarch Restoration Garden at the Village of North Prairie Park. I was talking photos of the garden, when a female monarch butterfly appeared and was laying eggs on the marsh milkweed. She was tattered, but still able to lay eggs. I managed to get a photo of her with my iphone. This was a happy sight…. when you plant natives, the pollinators will come….
Equipment: iphone 5s
Title: Female Monarch at the Monarch Restoration Garden in North Prairie WI
Photographer: Dawn-Marie Staccia
Location: North Prairie, WI
Chapter: Kettle Moraine
“Sweet Sip” by Nan Pokerwinski
Image ID: 6804
Plant(s): Banded Hairstreak butterfly (Satyrium calanus) on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Photo Story: Walking down the road near my home, I saw a number of tiny butterflies on this milkweed. I singled out this one and later identified it as a Banded Hairstreak.
Equipment: Nikon Coolpix P610
Title: Sweet Sip
Photographer: Nan Pokerwinski
Location: Croton, Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Meal for Milady” by Nan Pokerwinski
Image ID: 6805
Plant(s): American Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) on purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Photo Story: Butterflies always flock to the native coneflowers in my front flower bed, but this was the first time I’d seen an American Lady there.
Equipment: Nikon Coolpix P610
Title: Meal for Milady
Photographer: Nan Pokerwinski
Location: Croton, Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Cardinal flower along Oswego Canal” by Richard Drosse
Image ID: 6806
Plant(s): Cardinal flower – Lobelia cardinalis
Photo Story: Hiking the towpath along the historical Oswego Canal we found a small group of Cardinal flowers growing along the embankment.
Equipment: Sony Cybershot
Title: Cardinal flower along Oswego Canal
Photographer: Richard Drosse
Location: Great Bear Springs Recreation Area/Historic Oswego Canal
Chapter: Habitat Gardening in Central New York
“Cactus Menagerie” by Nan Pokerwinski
Image ID: 6807
Plant(s): Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia cespitosa) with assorted small insects (snout beetle, ant, unidentified beetle (possibly false Japanese beetle – Strigoderma arboricola) and something that looks like an orthopteran but might not be.
I’m submitting this in the Fauna with Flora category because I’m unsure whether any of these insects are pollinators.
Photo Story: I shot this photo in a patch of prickly pears down the road from my house. I thought I was only taking a picture of the flower, but when I downloaded the image, I found the collection of insects.
Equipment: Nikon Coolpix P610
Title: Cactus Menagerie
Photographer: Nan Pokerwinski
Location: Croton, Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Imposter” by Nan Pokerwinski
Image ID: 6809
Plant(s): False Japanese Beetle (Strigoderma arboricola) on prickly pear cactus (Opuntia cespitosa)
Photo Story: This beetle was visiting flowers in a prickly pear patch down the road from my home. I have been unable to determine whether it is actually a pollinator, so I’m submitting this photo in the Fauna with Flora category.
Equipment: Nikon Coolpix P610
Title: Imposter
Photographer: Nan Pokerwinski
Location: Croton, Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Painted lady in wild ageratum” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6808
Plant(s): Painted lady Vanessa cardui and wild ageratum Conoclinium coelestinum
Photo Story: I love the time of year when wild ageratum is in full bloom. It brings in all types of pollinators especially butterflies including migrating monarchs. I have also observed common buckeyes, painted ladies, red admirals etc. I can sit on our front porch and watch all the action. It also helps that purple is one of my favorite colors!
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Painted lady in wild ageratum
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: My front pollinator garden at home
Chapter: West Cook
“Cup plant bloom” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6810
Plant(s): Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Photo Story: Cup Plants are happy in my back yard rain garden and have grown well over 15 feet. They bloom profusely all summer and bring in pollinators and seed eating birds especially gold finches. I love to watch the gold finch acrobatics among all the flowers. Their yellow plumage and the yellow flowers scream summer sunshine to me!
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Cup plant bloom
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: My backyard rain garden
Chapter: West Cook
“Alien” by Nan Pokerwinski
Image ID: 6811
Plant(s): I haven’t been able to identify this fungus.
Photo Story: I found this growing by the roadside in late June. I haven’t been able to identify it. When I posted the picture on Facebook and asked if anyone knew what it was, responses ranged from sourdough bread to alien life forms to fungal giraffe colony to mosaic Easter eggs, but no one had a serious, definitive answer. So all I can say is, “It’s Alive” (or at least it was in late June).
Equipment: Nikon Coolpix P610
Title: Alien
Photographer: Nan Pokerwinski
Location: Croton, Michigan
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Rain garden August” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6812
Plant(s): Brown eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) and cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Photo Story: Brown eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) and cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) anchor the show this time of year in the rain garden. Both move around the garden much to my delight. This area is a bird haven and the seed eaters are all day visitors. The pollinators are also well fed here in the rain garden. The garden soaks up all the rain discharge from our sump as well as the gutter from the house. It is vital to filtering the water and keeping water from our home on the property.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Rain garden August
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: My backyard rain garden
Chapter: West Cook
“Pollinator Garden at Aspired Living” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6813
Plant(s): Purple coneflower, Smooth Phlox, Ironweed, Rudbeckia, and two types of Milkweed (common and butterfly weed)
Photo Story: Purple coneflower, Smooth Phlox, Ironweed, Rudbeckia, and two types of Milkweed are the backbone of this 3 year old planting started by the members of Darien Garden Club. The club plants and maintains the garden during the season. We have added more native pollinator plants each year. We set the spot off with a lovely sign to inform those that visit the purpose of the garden. There are butterflies and other pollinators frequenting the spot which is good for the rest of the space that is devoted to vegetables and herbs. This season we also added annual vines to the spot to also attract more pollinators especially hummingbirds which are a favorite of the seniors who reside at the facility.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Pollinator Garden at Aspired Living
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Aspired Living Westmont, IL
Chapter: West Cook
“Purple Coneflower Power” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6814
Plant(s): Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea
Photo Story: July brings out the purple coneflower blooms near our deck for all to enjoy. Pollinators delight in this long lasting bloom and the seeds are left for gold finches to enjoy. They also are beautiful all winter creating a lovely interesting view out the window after a snowfall.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Purple Coneflower Power
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: My backyard
Chapter: West Cook
“Grey-headed Coneflower surprise” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6816
Plant(s): Grey-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Photo Story: Grey-headed Coneflower Ratibida pinnata stars in this photo of the rain garden habitat at our local park that was converted to native plantings a few years ago. Other flowers include Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa and Purple Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea in July at this spot.
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Grey-headed Coneflower surprise
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Chestnut Park Darien IL
Chapter: West Cook
“MaumeeRiverView” by Christopher Barry
Image ID: 6817
Plant(s): False Sunflower
Turks Cap Lilly
Bergamot
Joe Pye Weed
Photo Story: Difficult to include many wild flower varieties visibly into one image.
Equipment: iPhone 7
Title: MaumeeRiverView
Photographer: Christopher Barry
Location: 341 West Front Street, Perrysburg, OH 43551
Chapter: Oak Openings Region
“Birchwood Park Shoreline plantings” by Cathy Streett
Image ID: 6818
Plant(s): Rudbeckia, Illinois Bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis, swamp, common and butterfly milkweed, grey headed coneflower, Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot), Senna, Partridge Pea etc. Not all blooming in this photo.
Photo Story: Wayward tree seedlings were removed and native seed was added to the shoreline at this park to the delight of the neighbors in 2020. The native plant habitat is wonderful. We love visiting to see the changes and work to identifying the newest blooms. The insects are plentiful as well as many bird species. It’s great to see the park district putting nature back into the park!
Equipment: Samsung Galaxy 5S cell phone
Title: Birchwood Park Shoreline plantings
Photographer: Cathy Streett
Location: Birchwood Park Darien, IL
Chapter: West Cook
“Fungi Found” by Karen Ruffner
Image ID: 6819
Plant(s): Fungi
Photo Story: Found while volunteering at AJG
Equipment: I phone
Title: Fungi Found
Photographer: Karen Ruffner
Location: Anderson Japanese Gardens
Chapter: Rock River Valley
“Rory-Williams-Culver’s Root-2021” by Rory Williams
Image ID: 6822
Plant(s): Culver’s Root, Veronicastrum virginicum. (On the flower is a Bombus bimaulatus which is a Two Spotted Bumblebee)
Photo Story: While removing invasives out of the SNA this Culver’s Root was demanding to be photographed
Equipment: Canon Rebel Xti, Canon Zoom Lens EF 75-300mm
Title: Rory-Williams-Culver’s Root-2021
Photographer: Rory Williams
Location: Oshkosh Larsen Prairie SNA
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
“Rory-Williams-Gorgone Checkerspot on Black Eyed Susan -2021” by Rory Williams
Image ID: 6823
Plant(s): Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) on Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Photo Story: The Gorgone Checkerspot is a species of special concern in Wisconsin. We found a colony on the SNA last year. This year the numbers were down but were still present. This butterfly will use the Black Eyed Susan as both a nectar source in the butterfly form and as foodplant for the larval form.
Equipment: Canon Rebel Xti, Canon Zoom Lens EF 75-300 mm
Title: Rory-Williams-Gorgone Checkerspot on Black Eyed Susan -2021
Photographer: Rory Williams
Location: Oshkosh Larsen Prairie SNA
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
“Rory-Williams-Tree Frog on Prairie Dock -2021” by Rory Williams
Image ID: 6824
Plant(s): Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) with a tree frog (Hyla versicolor)
Photo Story: While removing invasives from the SNA this frog jumped on the prairie dock to avoid being stepped on. The frog then froze up and allowed a few quick shots
Equipment: Canon Rebel Xti, Canon Zoom Lens EF 75-300mm
Title: Rory-Williams-Tree Frog on Prairie Dock -2021
Photographer: Rory Williams
Location: Oshkosh Larsen Prairie SNA
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
“Flower Fly” by Barbara Zvirzdinis
Image ID: 6827
Plant(s): Rudbeckia laciniata. Green-headed Coneflower
Toxomerus marginatus
Photo Story: Not sure how to name or find the format. Barbara-Zvirzdini-flowerfly-2021.jpg
Was happy to see this little flower fly enjoying herself on my Green headed Coneflower.
Equipment: Canon eos 60d with macro lens
Title: Flower Fly
Photographer: Barbara Zvirzdinis
Location: Comstock Park Michigan my yard
Chapter: River City-Grand Rapids Area
“Peaceful Reflection” by John Bales
Image ID: 6828
Plant(s): Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata),
Deer, Willow, White oak, Black gum, Hickory, Northern red oak,
Purple-headed sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum),
Photo Story: I was sitting by the pond fishing when these two deer walked in. Realizing how beautiful, I quickly pulled out my phone and took several photos. The deer decided to take a nap for about ten minutes then continued around the pond.
Equipment: iPhone
Title: Peaceful Reflection
Photographer: John Bales
Location: St. Francois County, Missouri
Chapter: Southeast Missouri
“Safe Journey” by Lori-Ann O’Hare
Image ID: 6825
Plant(s): Monarch butterfly
Photo Story: After establishing A native garden with hundreds of milkweed in three different varieties it has become a monarch waystation as well as a home for any and all pollinators. This monarch emerged and within a few hours was ready for takeoff.
Equipment: iPhone
Title: Safe Journey
Photographer: Lori-Ann O’Hare
Location: Weymouth Ma
Chapter: South Shore MA
“Rory-Williams-Monarch on Monarda – 2021” by Rory Williams
Image ID: 6829
Plant(s): Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) on Monarda (also known as Bee Balm or Wild Bergamot) (Monarda fistulosa)
Photo Story: While doing insect surveys on the SNA (Butterfly and Bumblebee) this Monarch was found in a patch of Monarda
Equipment: Canon Rebel Xti, Canon Zoom Lens EF 75-300 mm
Title: Rory-Williams-Monarch on Monarda – 2021
Photographer: Rory Williams
Location: Oshkosh Larsen Prairie SNA
Chapter: Fox Valley Area
“Brown-belted Bumble Bee on Common Milkweed” by Mollie King
Image ID: 6830
Plant(s): Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis), Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Photo Story: The photographer is encouraging a meadow with native plants to support pollinators and other wildlife at her home in Calvert County, MD. Common Milkweed is strongly represented – attracting various pollinators such as this Brown-belted Bumble Bee.
Equipment: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Title: Brown-belted Bumble Bee on Common Milkweed
Photographer: Mollie King
Location: Calvert County, Maryland
Chapter: Chesapeake
“Monarch on Common Milkweed” by Mollie King
Image ID: 6831
Plant(s): Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) and Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Photo Story: Common Milkweed is one of the main plants in the photographer’s Calvert County, MD meadow, where she encourages native plants to support pollinators like the Monarch.
Equipment: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Title: Monarch on Common Milkweed
Photographer: Mollie King
Location: Calvert County, Maryland
Chapter: Chesapeake
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