Ronald Losure's photos

Pale beauty moth (Campaea perlata)

Mute swan family

08 Jul 2018 14 23 282
Near their nest on Pinnebog River, Michigan

Mute swan family on Pinnebog River, Michigan

Turnip Rock

07 Jul 2018 14 7 335
A small sandstone island in Lake Huron off the coast of the Michigan Thumb.

Sandstone strata

07 Jul 2018 4 3 192
There is a more durable layer that protects lower layers from erosion. This encourages rock formation with inverted profiles, notably Turnip Rock.

Cliff swallow

Rocky coast of the Michigan Thumb

07 Jul 2018 6 205
A more durable sandstone layer protects lower strata from erosion.

Widow skimmer

27 Jun 2018 16 10 223
Widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) male

Common green darner

27 Jun 2018 8 6 213
Common green darner (Anax junius) male

Skink

26 Jun 2018 11 16 194
Possibly a southeastern five-lined skink (Eumeces inexpectatus).

Red admiral butterfly

Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

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Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

Full load of pollen

Young eastern kingbird

One of them is up there.

Where are my babies?

Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

21 Jun 2018 10 17 221
And a little bee.

Baby kingbirds being fed

18 Jun 2018 14 20 233
The parent has brought home a dragonfly. Here is an animation: plus.google.com/photos/photo/103296587632379008714/6568804711910735394

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