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7-20-13: Part 3 - The Red Squirrel This guy is very tenacious. He also doesn't care if I am around. I think his antics are hilarious, especially when he falls off the bird feeder and goes squeaking back across the backyard in humiliation. I haven't gotten a photo of that yet, but I will. A...

7-20-13: Part 2 - Chipmunk This guy has been hanging around a lot lately. I think he lives in the bushes behind the tree. He's also a lot shyer than the red squirrel. Just Checking I Think the Coast is Clear Ooooo....Seeds! Uh Oh, She Saw Me The squirrel totally ignored the...

7-20-13: Part 1 - Bird This afternoon was busy at the bird feeder.. Visitors included birds, the red squirrel, and the chipmunk. I saw a male goldfinch eating at the feeder, and got this image of him. I have seen goldfinches at the feeder before, and was glad to finally get a photo of one...

7-19-13: I think the heat finally got to me today. With temperatures around 93°F and a heat index of 103°F, taking any photos outside was definitely not in my world view this afternoon. That made me resort to the opportunistic feline photo opportunity. :) I caught Alex in one of her more...

7-18-13: No warning needed for this post. No ick factor critters, either. :) This morning as I was leaving for work, two catbirds chased a blue jay away from the seed that had fallen to the ground beneath the bird feeder. I missed the shot of the catbirds chasing the blue jay, but did get...

7-17-13: Addendum. WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! Creepy, icky, sneezy spider photo below! :) I went out just a few minutes ago to see if there were any interesting bugs that have been brought out by all the heat and humidity we have been having. There were lots of creepy-looking spiders...

7-17-13: With a heat warning until 8:00 p.m., it is way too hot out for both human & beast, except, of course, this damselfly, which decided to land on the porch step. I love the almost monochromatic look of this image, plus how this critter's shadow looked on the step. Sunbaking This image...

7-16-13: Bird feeder drama continues. I took these two photos of our neighborhood red squirrel, above the bird feeder on the tree, as I was walking out the door this morning to go to work. Checking Out Breakfast Just Waiting a Moment Both photos were taken with my D7000 at ISO 500, AF...

7-15-13: So much for plans. I thought I'd camp out near the bird feeder this afternoon. Instead of birds and other assorted critters, I ended up on an unintentional bug safari. The Russian comfrey is still blooming and continually attracts bumblebees and skippers. Here are a few of the...

7-14-13: Addendum We have a new visitor to our bird feeder: a red squirrel. So far, this little guy hasn't had much luck. It's just a little too heavy for the lever. I looked out the kitchen window and saw it trying to get some of the seed. When I walked outside onto the porch with my...

7-14-13: It was Africa-hot outside when I decided to take some photos. Great for dragonflies, not so great for the rest of us. On my way through our woods to my neighbor's pond, I came across another brown-capped mushroom that has been fodder for some little critter. Someone Was Hungry My...

This is what happens when one tries to rely on autofocus. :) The fuzzy red thing in the center is the dragonfly I was trying to take a photo of. I turned off the autofocus and it came out great.

7-13-13: We have a new visitor to the bird feeder: a neighborhood chipmunk. Today was the first time I have seen it at the bird feeder. This little guy was having a field day with seed all morning long. He'd stuff his cheeks, run down the tree and go back to his burrow. A few minutes...

7-12-13: Another day of nature shots. I actually had planned on a bug hunt. I ended up with more than bug photos. Since the weather has been so rainy and humid lately, it's ideal mushroom growing weather. I would not call this mushroom photo a bug photo, but it definitely has been gnawed...

7-11-13: I saw this guy just laying in the grass on a lazy afternoon. After I took this photo, he hopped off into the bushes. A few minutes later, he was just sitting there on the lawn in the backyard. I took a slew of photos but loved this one because it just looks like he is eying me and...

7-10-13: While driving home from work this afternoon, I saw this doe on the side of the road, just foraging around. I stopped the car and snapped a few before she walked off into the woods. She turned around and watched me for a moment before she went back to foraging the ferns. Human...

7-9-13: There was a short window between getting home from work and the sky opening up with the 40% chance of precipitation. The following flower photos were flowers in a hanging planter of red flowers I purchased a few weeks ago. Geraniums I have no idea what these flowers are, but they...

7-8-13: While it was raining outside this afternoon, I thought I would get some photos of a succulent that was given to me as a gift earlier this year and send the gift giver a photo of it, proving that I had not killed the plant. :) As soon as I started taking some photos, the nosy ones had...

7-7-13: Today is a flora day. I think it was too hot for most critters to be out, including insects. Plants, fungus, and lichen do not have that luxury, so to speak. :) I really feel that cattails are completely under represented, and way under appreciated. I thought this was interesting...

7-6-13: Went for a walk today and came across a variety of subjects. This butterfly is a called Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite). These guys are usually found in the Adirondacks, but have also been found in other areas of New York State. I guess we are one of those areas. The only...