Fauna Closeup

Taken in James D. Martin Wildlife Park, Gadsden, Alabama, a wetland that is part of the Coosa River watershed. (DSC09934)

In my garden, Etowah County, Alabama. (IMG_2609)

A hoverfly, aka flower fly or syrphid fly, on an ariocarpus fissuratus flower which is in my collection of succulent plants. (DSC06184)

In my backyard, Etowah County, Alabama (IMG_7635)

Spotted cucumber beetle - Diabrotica undecimpunctata. In my garden (IMG_5766)

In my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC06772)

Tiger swallowtail butterfly on bougainvillea flower in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama. (DSC01633)

Desoto State Park, Ft. Payne, Alabama (IMG_7737)

Desoto State Park, Ft. Payne, Alabama (IMG 7726)

Desoto State Park, DeKalb County, Alabama (IMG 7643)

On parsley in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC02017)

On my house, pulling silk out of it's spinneret, Etowah County, Alabama. (DSC06333)

Vanessa virginiensis - Also known as Virginia Lady or Hunter's Butterfly. On a Wild Ageratum (Eupatorium coelestinum) ,also known as Mistflower, in my garden - Etowah County, Alabama (DSC06085)

In my garden, Etowah County, Alabama. (IMG_5390)

On an ageratum in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama. (IMG_0102)

Aka black and yellow garden spider, corn spider, and writing spider, - on my deck. That's not a leaf. It's the katydid which I put in her web for her to eat. The day before she had finished laying eggs and spinning an egg sac around them. She was very emaciated so I thought I would give her an easy meal. When I looked at the photos, I realized she only had seven legs. Somewhere during her life something must have gotten a hold on her. After spending a month near the door to my deck, she finally laid more eggs and made another sac on October 13. She never made another web and died two days later. RIP. Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08126)

Taken in my garden with my new Sony SLT A77 camera. Etowah County, Alabama (DSC00072b2f)

On a purple coneflower in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (IMG_0818)