I found this really ginormous beetle bug on the back porch this morning. He was on his back struggling to get upright. I flipped him over and off he went. He's kind of pretty though. Guess I did my good deed for the day :0)

Lady Bug Macro

I love these beautiful little creatures!

God's Camouflage

I was sweeping the back porch yesterday and saw what I thought was a leaf or a piece of bark. On closer inspection I found out that it was a moth. I've never seen a moth that looks like this before. Talk about camouflage!

Queen Anne's Lace. I didn't notice the two little insects above the flower until I uploaded the pictures to my computer.

Bumble bee munching on thistle in the field adjacent to our house.

Bees & Lilies

This bumblebee was enjoying one of our roses the other day. I can't
believe they're blooming. They usually don't bloom until June!

Macro Mayfly

The Mayflies are out. This one was perched underneath a leaf on
our Fringe tree.

I took this picture back in October of 2011. I've never seen a butterfly
with green eyes before.

"Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but
approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life.
And everyone deserves a little sunshine." ~ Jeffrey Glassberg

Macro Ladybug

I've really been enjoying my macro lens! I still have a lot of
learning to do though. The key to good macro photography is
focus. It's hard to keep the camera still. Shot this picture of
a Praying Mantis this morninig. In your face :0)

I found this strange fly, bug, kind of insect on the chain of our
garden swing. According to the Bing search engine. it's a robber fly.

Mantis

I found this brown praying mantis on our back door threshold.

The insects range in color, usually looking pea green or brown,
but there are also mantises in various shades of green and even
pink.

The most interesting fact about the praying mantis is that a
female will occasionally eat a male to provide nutrition to their
developing young.

Cicadas

This is the year of the 13 year Cicadas. I found these shells under
our pear trees. Terry and I walk every afternoon when he gets
home from work. We see the shells and live Cicadas all over the
sidewalks, sometimes piles of them. We've been hearing them in
the trees as well. They're pretty cool little creatures with big red
eyes. Hopefully I can get a picture of a live Cicada.

The Early Bird Catches the Worm

Or in this case, the insect :0)

The Birds & The Bees

Goldfinches enjoying a snack at our feeder.


One more shot of our bee colony from yesterday.

A Parting Shot of Mr. Mantis

Me and My Shadow