Orlando Wetlands Park, 6/23/2012
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| Snowy Egret |
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| Purple Gallinule |
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| Sandhill Crane |
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| Cattle Egrets |
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| Queen |
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| Ornate Bella Moth |
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| Four-spotted Penant |
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| Oats Grama |
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| Snowy Egret |
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| Purple Gallinule |
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| Sandhill Crane |
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| Cattle Egrets |
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| Queen |
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| Ornate Bella Moth |
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| Four-spotted Penant |
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| Oats Grama |
Awesome!!! I did spent part of the afternoon there today. Of course, my pics are not even in same area code as yours, that are spectacular. Did struggle finding a setting for a dark and gray day.
ReplyDeleteThe moth is Utetheisa ornatrix, the ornate bella moth. Also called the rattlebox moth, as the larval food plants are legumes in the genus Crotalaria, commonly called rattlebox. The dragonfly is Brachymesia gravida, the four-spotted penant.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful as usual! Thanks for the moth ID Peter!
ReplyDeleteThanks for IDing the moth Peter, I was Googling everywhere for that!
ReplyDeleteScott, as usual your photos are beautiful! I feel I didn't pick your brain enough, I must have been distracted...
Great pictures including that beautiful state grass of Texas, side oats gamma.
ReplyDeleteStunning reflected egret in flight..nice to see flowers, moths & butterflies too..& find the ID's below..
ReplyDeleteWell, we had a pretty good group. Perhaps we could do it again some time :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the ID!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, and thanks for the grass ID. I was at a loss to identify it.
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