Ronald Losure's photos
Branco by the pond
Great egret by the pond
Eastern tiger swallowtail - dark female
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Papilio glaucus on Pontederia cordata. There is also a yellow version of this species.
Painted turtle swimming in the pond
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Rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta)
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I encountered this large (maybe 2 m long) snake in the forest behind my house. It didn't show any fear of me. Branco was elsewhere.
Dragonfly
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Dragonfly
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Dragonfly
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Reflections
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Cattle egret
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Cattle egret
Snowy egret
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Snowy egret
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Water lily in Bluff Lake
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Wood duck (M) on my pond
Bamboo culm (maybe "Alphonse Karr")
Flowering bamboo - 1
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There was a very cold (-14C) period last December. I thought it had killed the bamboo. Many of the yellow Phyllostachis aurea culms in the background were killed, but now (May) there are new shoots with a completely different form.