June 2016

Coded locations in Louisiana for the following photos may be found on each photo under the date.

BG=Botanical Gardens, New Orleans, LA
MET=Metairie, LA

1
Black Swallowtail caterpillar on fennel

2
Black Swallowtail caterpillar on fennel

3
Male Fragile Forktail
damselfly

4
Zinnia

5
Male House Finch

6
Female House Finch

7
Immature Mourning Dove

8
Brown Anole displaying

9
Male Eastern Amberwing

10
Rambur's Forktail
11
Water Lily

12
Water Lily

13
Red Admiral

14
Immature Mourning Dove

15
Cosmos flower and bud

16
Gulf Fritillary caterpillars

17
American Robin with earwig

18
Cloudless Sulphur

19
Gaillardia flowers and honeybee

20
Rose
at New Orleans Botanical Gardens

21
Rose thorns


22
Eastern Amberwing pointing its body towards the sun in an effort to reduce the amount of sunshine on its body. This is called oblesking

23
Water Lily

24
Buttonbush

25
Stick insects mating
(the male is the smaller one)

26
Gulf Fritillary

27
Gulf Fritillary

28
Male Red-winged Blackbird

29
Male Red-winged Blackbird

30
Male Red-winged Blackbird

31
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker

32
Great Egret

33
Great Egret

34
Great Egret

35
Boat-tailed Grackles
(Juvenile on the left begging for food)

36
Spider web
(about 1" high)

37
Male Blue Dasher oblesking

38
American Lady

39
Green Anole
      To view montages of most of these pics please
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HERE
and find Panel 8