by Dave | Sep 3, 2008 | Fauna
This old hopper looks like he just left the wildflower buffet, pollen crumbs all over his chin and clothes. On the edge of highway 99, north of Emporia, a thicket of sunfowers is in full bloom. Grasshoppers pop and buzz across my path as I walk. But this big hopper...
by Dave | Aug 27, 2008 | Fauna, Garden
Here he is again, mugging in front of a blackeyed susan, and he brought friends. Here’s a quick sampling of critters busy in my yard this month. There are LOTS of grasshoppers too. I still don’t know what this is, but I’m looking for some kind of...
by Dave | Jul 31, 2008 | Fauna
This was a young praying mantis, the body only about an inch long. He was, though, a very quick hunter. The mantis was mugging for a solo shoot until a bee showed up on the scene, then he forgot all about me and concentrated on lunch.a few seconds earlier . . .
by Dave | Jul 27, 2008 | Fauna, Kansas
No, that probably isn’t his real name. The fleabitten gray (that’s really what they call it) coloring gives him that look.
by Dave | Jul 21, 2008 | Fauna
These little buggers were really glowing in the sunlight along a creek yesterday afternoon. In direct sunlight they’re like flying jewels. They’re good guys, feeding on mosquitoes, flies, and other small insects. Read more about damselflies on...
by Dave | Jul 21, 2008 | Fauna
I like the tones of this image, the structure of the wings, and the way the pollen flakes catch the light. It’s a large bumble bee in the golden light of a back-lit crop sunflower. Learn more about bees at Bees on Wikipedia.
by Dave | Jun 10, 2008 | Fauna
by Dave | Oct 14, 2007 | Fauna
Here’s the source photograph of the image. The swan was just minding it’s own business at the Emporia Zoo this weekend. I was tweaking the photo this evening, bringing out the detail in the feathers, and got a little carried away… but the...
by Dave | Sep 20, 2007 | Fauna, Garden, Kansas
I know it’s a little vague and blurry, but that gives it the feel I want. I could explain, but…. it is what it is.
by Dave | Jul 15, 2007 | Fauna, Garden, Kansas
