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Butterflies, Moths & Skippers
The Tachinid Fly Disaster
View the May 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Photo © JjGouin/Dreamstime.com. I guess it started when a lady said she had a monarch caterpillar for us along with some milkweed to feed it. Although we...
In Search of Monarchs
View the May 2023 Nature Friend Magazine They say ignorance is bliss. In some ways, I wish I had never taken that summer evening walk.“Mom, could I head out and look for monarchs again?”I’d waited...
Mr. Spicebush
View the April 2023 Nature Friend Magazine A close up of a 5th instar spicebush swallowtail caterpillar. Photo © iStock.com. The orange caterpillar inched along the stick. Every so often he paused...
Let’s Take a Hike: Indian Paintbrush
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Favorite Focus, January 2023
Mailbox, December 2022: Monarch Watch
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Creation Close-ups, October 2022: Yellow-headed Blackbird
Covers, September 2022
Coppersmith Barbet. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Basset hound and common sailor butterfly. Photo © Dreamstime.com.
Pictures and Poems, September 2022
A Week by the Creek
Stream and wild lupines. Photo © Dreamstime.com. With a last cautious effort, the sun finally peeked over the eastern horizon. Gaining confidence, it rose fully, flooding the earth with its warmth...
Acquiring Photographic Inspiration: Focus Illustrated and Favorite Focus, September 2022
Scavenger Hunt, August 2022
Capturing Flying Flash Butterflies
Meadow fritillaries and Queen Anne's lace. Photo © Steven Russell Smith. If you are like me, butterflies were the inspiration and springboard for your pursuit of serious photography. Through the...
