Mason Bees on Echinaceae

I'm not sure what these Mason Bees are doing, but I suspect that they are processing nectar and pollen into a substance called "bee bread" that they will pack into the chambers where they lay eggs. The hatching larvae will consume the food.

Changing Light

This is a 57 second time lapse video of the changing light during the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. The actual filming time was about 7 minutes and 40 seconds, with one minute of totality. A couple of lucky people from our group were on the lake for the entirety.

Puddling Swallowtail butterflies

Puddling Swallowtail butterflies in Iguazu Falls National Park, Argentina. 2016.

Flashing Firefly

Time lapse video of a flashing Firefly. Athens, Georgia. 2017.

Limpkins Feeding

Limpkin adult feeding Island Apple Snail to a juvenile. Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Gainesville, Florida. 2018.

Termite Eruption

First graders admiring a Termite eruption at Sandy Creek Nature Center, Athens, Georgia. 2018.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Nest

A Blue-gray Gnatcatcher building a nest out of lichen and spiderwebs. Georgia State Botanical Garden, Athens, Georgia. 2018.

Bumblebees in Magnolia Blossom

Bumblebees tumbling in the pollen of a Magnolia blossom. Athens, Georgia. 2017.

Hummingbirds at the feeders

Hummingbirds at the feeders, Las Cotingas, Mindo, Ecuador. 2016.

Baby Sea Lion

Baby Sea Lion. Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. 2016.

Albatross and Frigatebird

Albatross and Frigatebird, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. 2016.

Pelicans, Penguins, Sea Lions Fishing

Pelicans, Penguins and Sea Lions Fishing. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. 2016.

Brown Headed Nuthatch in a Jorō Spider web

Read my blog "Along came a spider" for the story!

Green Lynx Spiderlings, wiggling

Read more about the spiderlings on my blog!

Florida Sandhill Cranes calling

Florida Sandhill Cranes strolling and calling at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Gainesville, Florida. 2014. Read more about sandhill cranes at my blog.