Wild-life photos

My sister in Virginia gets credit for this Clymene moth. Amazing looking creature!!
 

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"DON'T MESS WITH ME I CARRY A BATTLE AXE!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!"
lol

Crud crud crud. Saw the cats fixated on a corner of the sliding back door. :(
Fingers crossed.

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Flew off a couple seconds after I stopped recording :)
 

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Pics don't really show it, but the irridescence is really popping where this one is sitting. Almost looks like a little ironman suit lol
Though in the picture it actually pics up things I can't see. Pretty cool.
 
One of the neighborhood osprey. We have a nesting pair here and they just kicked the youngster out a week or so ago. Wonder if that's it.
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do they ever go after yr fish?

Nope. I think a strong dog presence keeps a lot away. Get a lot of songbirds though. I have seen a hawk go after one once, but that's about the most excitement lol
 
Some picks from our Colorado hikes.
 

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At the beach, and saw a ghost crab. Love looking for them, so much!
 

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At the beach, and saw a ghost crab. Love looking for them, so much!
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Update, earlier this morning I'm pretty sure I was stung by a jellyfish. Anyone in Florida want to help me out? There were at least 3, possibly 5.

Color: clear with orange-creamsicle to cherry ish.

Sting: Stings maybe a bit more than mild, and dies down a little after a while.

Thanks just curious.
 
Update, earlier this morning I'm pretty sure I was stung by a jellyfish. Anyone in Florida want to help me out? There were at least 3, possibly 5.

Color: clear with orange-creamsicle to cherry ish.

Sting: Stings maybe a bit more than mild, and dies down a little after a while.

Thanks just curious.
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Should’ve had a lifeguard or a Dr check it. Not sure what someone will be able to do on a computer??
 
Update, earlier this morning I'm pretty sure I was stung by a jellyfish. Anyone in Florida want to help me out? There were at least 3, possibly 5.

Color: clear with orange-creamsicle to cherry ish.

Sting: Stings maybe a bit more than mild, and dies down a little after a while.

Thanks just curious.
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Sorry you got stung, ouch!
Maybe a Sea Nettle?
Jellyfish in Florida - Florida Smart
Here’s a website with Florida jellyfish identification.
 

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Invasive spotted lantern fly found in my strawberries this morning. If you see them squish them!!
 

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Invasive spotted lantern fly found in my strawberries this morning. If you see them squish them!!
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Ah that's too bad. They are pretty. Invasive species do so much damage to the ecosystems though.
 
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Pretty sure our neighbors cat Dexter, so named because he's a bird killer, is responsible lol
 
Update, earlier this morning I'm pretty sure I was stung by a jellyfish. Anyone in Florida want to help me out? There were at least 3, possibly 5.

Color: clear with orange-creamsicle to cherry ish.

Sting: Stings maybe a bit more than mild, and dies down a little after a while.

Thanks just curious.
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Fine now thanks. I also saw a moon jellyfish earlier, but it wasn't close to the beach.
 
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Pretty sure our neighbors cat Dexter, so named because he's a bird killer, is responsible lol
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Appears to be an Alligator Lizard, Elgaria sp. (there are 2 in that region). Skinks have smooth skin.

The tail appears to be healing already, so it's been some time since he tossed it. They actually cast off the tail to confuse predators, then grow it back.
 
Appears to be an Alligator Lizard, Elgaria sp. (there are 2 in that region). Skinks have smooth skin.

The tail appears to be healing already, so it's been some time since he tossed it. They actually cast off the tail to confuse predators, then grow it back.
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Every single year I call them a skink while my brain is screaming at me we did this last year it's an alligator lizard lol
Still had it on Friday. This one hangs out in the front garden.
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The yard destroying Armadillo. Fortunately he's not digging in my yard, at least for the time being.
 

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The yard destroying Armadillo. Fortunately he's not digging in my yard, at least for the time being.
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The one digging up our yard is still around, too.....they really are a pain! :rolleyes:
 
Seen an opossum on my camera last night cutting through. Possibly smelt some good grubs or something
 

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Pretty sure that's a single grasshopper egg. There's a few more scattered about. Hopefully that means there's a lot more in the soil below:)PXL_20250811_174303495.jpg
 
This has been here for a couple years, no one is in it right now (I don't think:rolleyes:). Finches use it even after an incident, which doesn't need to be told :(, not my fault at all I promise!!! It's really cool and nice to keep looking at. Sorry for the weird pick, it was dark-out. I had to edit it a bit. So if parts look unreal, or too colorful, that is why!20250811_211625.jpg
 
Egg packet?
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Yep, definitely happening lol Complete trance like state. Motionless and the eyes were glazed over yellow ish instead of black.
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Individual eggs, I think. Guessing at least. They should be in the soil in the case, but I'm guessing occasionally one gets stuck to a leg or something.

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Another glass strike.
 

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Very cute, poor fella. Is this a young newbie flyer?

How did you get so close to it?!
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Must be in shock from hitting the window/glass door.
 
How did you get so close to it?!
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Hit the glass door. Kiddo alerted me to it. Not the first time this has happened. They see the pond and all the plants reflecting back and think it continues on. Once it was on my hand it didn't want to be anywhere else until it flew off. Last one was about 20 minutes and younger. This was only about 5 and was eyes open the entire time.
 
Yellow rumped warbler...also known as a butter butt by bird watchers...cute little thing!! Glad it was able to recover! :emoji_two_hearts:
 
Hit the glass door. Kiddo alerted me to it. Not the first time this has happened. They see the pond and all the plants reflecting back and think it continues on. Once it was on my hand it didn't want to be anywhere else until it flew off. Last one was about 20 minutes and younger. This was only about 5 and was eyes open the entire time.
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Maybe some of those UV stickers for your glass door would help?
 
I bought dazzle tape to hang up at the hardware store over the weekend. Went to hang them and I'm out of staples lol Which of course reminded me of the last time I used the stapler and had to scramble to find a few leftovers to feed in lol So back to the hardware store this weekend.
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I'm trying to Leggo my Eggo!
 
Alex says that looks delicious lol She loves eating winged things lol
But I think this might be a case of eyes bigger than mouth lol IIRC they are similar in size to female dubia roaches in length but are about 4x as thick.
 
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Bald faced hornet that got into the garage. Been seeing these buzzing around the ponds this year and wondered what they were. Pretty big hornet with white markings. Was pretty sure it wasn't one of the Japanese murder hornets but wanted to be sure. Apparently elders in Japan eat the things as a medicinal thing. Guessing that's probably how they ended up here. Somebody brought grampa back some larvae from back home.
 

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Came across a corpse plant in the woods. Never saw it before. I think they're really beautiful.

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Nymphs are supposed to look like adults. I don't see a grasshopper, but the back legs?
 
Monotropa Uniflora is the scientific name. It's also called a ghost plant. My son found out the names. I had never heard of it or seen it before until now. Really cool looking and interesting plant. It looks like a flower, but isn't.

I've heard of the corpse flower. Pretty amazing and huge, but wouldn't want to smell it!
 
Wildlife recently… we have a lot of different species but I always forget to take pictures.

First pic are mule deer. Mom and twins. Second is baby toad, not sure what kind. And third is a goldfish eater. Finally caught the culprit. Garter snake, a big one. I have to be careful with snakes though, cause we have lots of rattlers. Last pic was from a recent road trip at a random charging station. There was a major mayfly hatch happening.
 

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The ruby-throated hummers are really swarming right now. I'm changing out feeders daily, and sometimes twice a day. Lots of the mature males are already gone, and now it's mostly immature males and females coming through on their way to their winter homes.
 

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The ruby-throated hummers are really swarming right now. I'm changing out feeders daily, and sometimes twice a day. Lots of the mature males are already gone, and now it's mostly immature males and females coming through on their way to their winter homes.
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I friend of mine has 50 acres of restored prairie, he gets swarms of hummingbirds. I live in the city, I get a few in my yard.
 
It's been a good season for butterflies, at home and on the soccer field.
 

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