Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Odds and Ends

Odd. When is a black butterfly not a black butterfly! This is a female eastern tiger swallowtail, you know that big beautiful yellow butterfly. The females mimic the toxic pipevine swallowtails as protection.


Ends! These are mated wasps, flying as one.


Odd indeed! This purple coneflower has developed an unusual growth pattern.



The end of the wild bergamot in the meadow means seeds for the goldfinch to eat.




1 comment:

Unknown said...

Once again I have enjoyed your pictures. I particularly like the view of the meadow from below and all of the dragonflies.

Jessica