Seen while getting more coffee - a very fluffy, healthy looking red fox. Right after this photo, s/he gave a big stretch and yawned and wandered off.
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@debwright.bsky.socialSeen while getting more coffee - a very fluffy, healthy looking red fox. Right after this photo, s/he gave a big stretch and yawned and wandered off.
@beachtv.bsky.socialChoose your next move carefully.
#PrayingMantis #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #InsectPhotography #BackyardNature #NatureCloseUp
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialAt first glance, one might think this is a small toad...but it's either a gray treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor) or a Cope's gray treefrog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis). (They're virtually indistinguishable without close inspection.) #backyardnature #herpetology
@shankhanyousafzai.bsky.socialWatching a lovely brown thrasher bird resting peacefully on top of a rustic wooden birdhouse. Celebrating the pure, simple moments of wildlife right in the backyard. 🐦🏡✨ #BrownThrasher #BirdWatching #WildlifeSecrets #BackyardNature #BirdhouseVibes 🌹🌷🥀🌺🏵️🪷💛🌸💮💮💙💜🩵💚💕🫶🌿💚
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialThe anchor-shaped mark on the first abdominal segment identifies the eastern yellow jacket (Vespula maculifrons)…. #entomology #backyardnature
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialI was asked about my close-up photography gear...
I use my iPhone camera either standalone, with a generic 30X loupe magnifier (with in/mm reticle), or with a Carson MicroFlip 100-250x pocket microscope. #backyardnature #entomology
Loupe: buff.ly/aVvxPHn
MicroFlip: buff.ly/85gTMvU
@wesmorgan1.bsky.social"Ew, that's a bed bug!" Ah, but wait...
Under magnification, we see that it's actually an eastern bat bug (Cimex adjunctus), which does NOT prefer human hosts.
Check the hairs on the thorax and abdomen; if the hairs are longer than the eye is wide, it's a bat bug.
@dazedmang.bsky.socialSay hello to these tiny garden wizards! 🍄These delicate, pleated inkcaps magically appeared overnight in the mulch. They’re nature's fleeting little recyclers, popping up after a good watering just to say hi before vanishing with the sun.
#MyGarden #Fungi #MushroomMagic #Nature #BackyardNature
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialHere's a five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus). These reptiles prefer moist, hardwood areas near permanent water sources (e.g. rivers, streams), and have been known to live for up to 6 years. #backyardnature #herpetology
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialToday's #backyardnature answers the question "Why is my rocktrumpet losing its leaves?" Mealybugs (family Pseudococcidae) are wax-coated pests that feed on plant sap; look for them on the underside of leaves, in branch/stem crevices, etc. There are 300+ species found in North America. #entomology
@tomdockerphotography.comSpotted this one on Garden watch. 🦊🍃... #Fox #FoxesOfInstagram #WildlifePhotography #GardenWildlife #UrbanWildlife #BackyardNature #CanonPhotography #TeamCanon #CanonShot #NaturePhotography #CanonR7
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialA lovely little chickweed geometer moth (Haematopis grataria).... #backyardnature #entomology
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialWe found dozens of these in our covered sandbox - camel crickets (family Rhaphidophoridae). They're wingless, do not chirp, and will eat all sorts of things. Check out those long antennae... #backyardnature #entomology
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialThis one can be tricky to identify, but I believe this #backyardnature visitor is the scarlet-winged lichen moth (Hypoprepia miniata). #entomology
@wesmorgan1.bsky.socialHere's a beautiful monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). See those two black spots on the hindwing veins? Those "scent-scale patches" identify a male; they emit pheromones to attract females. #backyardnature #entomology
