Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Dragonfly Study

Dragonfly season is fast approaching!  Are you as excited as I am?  You should be!

I was getting caught up on some photos from last year, and came upon this series taken of a single animal.  It was my first crack at Black Saddlebags, and some patience and excellent lighting produced some favourable results (I think, anyway).  They may be one of my favourite species because of their instant recognizability (made-up word), striking patterns and migratory behaviour.  The latter means you are often chasing them in cool places, like a beach on the Lake Erie shore (where these photos were taken).

Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)















Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)






















Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)















Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)















Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Wildflowers Continued

As promised, here are a few more wildflower images from the other day.  Still only halfway through them, so one more installment to come!

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)






















Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana)















Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum)















Off to work!
Kyle

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Spring Wildflowers

I've been out taking pictures, I swear!  Here's a Red Trillium to prove it:
















I added a whole bunch of photos to the sort pile today, so hopefully there will be more coming down the pipe shortly!

Kyle