A good place to be on a hot day Common buckeye Black-crowned night heron (juvenile) Black-crowned night heron (adult) Cattle egret Forster's tern Purple gallinule Stanhopea orchid Althea flower Gulf fritillary on zinnia Tipularia discolor flowers Tipularia flowers - a closer view Pearl crescent butterfly Yellow garden spider Gulf fritillary on a zinnia Sulfur butterfly on zinnia Ruby-throated hummingbird Praying mantis Caterpillar - probably of mourning cloak He has no worries The big itch Water lily - Nymphaea Water lily Hosta Algae on the pond Juvenile snowy egret Pearl crescent butterfly Eastern towhee Passiflora incarnata flower Cicada with exoskeleton Southeastern lubber grasshopper Sunflower Leafhopper on sunflower Clymene moth Southeastern lubber grasshopper Fungus on a pine log White cormorants Garip by the pond Dragonfly Dragonfly Crested coral fungus Cattle egret by pond Centrosema virginianum Lily "Stargazer" Hibiscus flower