A classic freighter of the Great Lakes. From foreign shores. Decorative lighthouse Long defunct, ferry dock to Canada Tail feather of a Red-tailed Hawk Such perfect legs! Virginia Ctenuchid Moth Yellow Jackets (Vespula) Preparing for the cold season. Rose-of-Sharon, the late summer queen. Hiding among tall weeds Great Spangled Fritillary Lobelia siphilitica Green Coneflower Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) The littlest ones are always last... Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) on the le… One single stem of Cardinal Flower... Wide open space Evening glow Lobelia siphilitica Lady's Thumb. Joe Pye weed and Showy Goldenrod dominate the wild… Mosiac at the river front, Marine City, Michigan Cargo transport on St. Clair River, Michigan One of the old freighters on the Great Lakes, Mich… Finally finished. The size of Basswood leaves along the trail. Watching us. Grass-like Yellow Aster (Eastwoodia elegans) When Lily goes dancing with Pond... Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Silver-spotted Skipper Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Abundance MORNING Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) Truly 'stealth' behvior. Monarch on Milkweed. Silvery Checkerspot Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly cocoon