Making a quick appearance with a nasal honk-honk-honk a Red Breasted Nuthatch inspects a tree searching for a meal.
Tag: nature photography
Aphids Beware
A few weeks ago one of the plants in our garden seemed to become infested with aphids of all sizes and shapes seemingly overnight. Also hidden within the plant and well camouflaged was a wonderful Aphid eating spider.
Once their prey was sighted the spider quickly moved in and made quick work of an medium sized green Aphid.
Given the number of Aphids present this guy will have quite a feast.
We also noticed numerous lady bugs and damselflies feasting away on the smaller aphids as well. Natural pest control at work.
Great Horned Owl
It had been far too long since we had seen a Great Horned Owl. A few weeks ago this beautiful owl sat in the sunset and allowed us spend time watching them.
Sharp Tailed Grouse
A female Sharp Tailed Grouse enjoys a sunny morning in Eastern Idaho.
On the Mullen
A female Downey Head Woodpecker found the Mullen plant to her liking this morning as she spent quite a bit of time hunting and then pecking away for a meal.
She inspected the plant then with target in sight and eyes closed tight she pecked away like only a woodpecker can peck.
Then back again for another round on the beautiful Mullen plant.
Good as Gold
The Aspen tress are doing their thing and a day spent soaking it up is an experience as good as gold.
Chubby
This Marmot looks like they are just about ready for winter as their fuel tanks look to be topped off. Well just perhaps one or two more meals as long as the weather is fine before heading into the burrow for 5-6 months.
Scars of summer
As summer comes to a close a Lorquins Admirals wings tell the tale of a summer passed.
It’s safe to say those scared and faed wings have served them well. Flying strong with colors bright to find a mate and produce a new generation of butterflies we can look upon with wonder when summer returns again.
then and now
The sun has moved from north to south and the flowers have turned to berries.
Then and Now.
Although they’re one they’re not the same or at least it feels that way.
The flowers are beautiful but the berries are somewhat poisonous (depending on your species and I assume most of you reading this are human of course) and produced form a the pervasive and often considered to be invasive Bittersweet Nightshade vine.
Common Loon
A Common Loon adds a bit of sunshine to what ended up being a cloudy day.
nature has no boss 
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