I watched this three-and-a-half-winged Monarch lay egg after egg recently. Here are just a few:

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“We may never see this again in our lifetime,” said one birder to another on Saturday as I was passing by. Well, that piqued my interest! They had been shown a Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest on Rob Jett’s Green-Wood bird walk earlier that day. The tiny lichen-covered cup was a challenge to spot, but soon after…

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Twelve-spotted Skimmer. Wandering Glider. Black Saddlebags.

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July 22nd. August 1st. September 9th. (Looks like this family, seen near the gangplank earth time, shrunk by one).

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A pair of adult Red-tailed Hawks on St. Michael’s. Note how much larger the female is. St. Mike’s Spike is the raptor command center around here. It’s the tallest thing for blocks and blocks. In addition to Red-tailed Hawks, I’ve also seen Peregrines, American Kestrels, Coopers Hawks, and Merlins up there regularly. This summer I…

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Was bringing all the Hymenoptera to the yard.

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The Blue-winged Scolliid Wasp/Scolia dubia regional form has two yellow spots on the abdomen, making them Two-spotted Scoliid Wasps/Scolia dubia dubia. I’ve never seen the non-spotted form. These hunt subterranean beetle larvae and are very fond of invasive Japanese Beetle/Popillia japonica grubs, which is probably why there are so many of these wasps cruising a…

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