September 2013

Coded locations in Louisiana for the following photos may be found on each photo under the date. BC=Bonnet Carre Spillway DES=Destrehan, LA MET=Metairie, LA	1 Black Swallowtail caterpillar	2 Gulf Fritillary butterflies mating (female is facing up)	3 Adult and larval stage--Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetles
4 One too many Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetles	5 Thread-waisted Wasp	6 Female Blue Dasher	7 Cicada
8 Female Anhinga	9 Obscure Bird Grasshopper	10 Pearl Crescent	11 Pearl Crescent (wingspan ~1-1/2")
12 Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the feeding station	13 Ruby-throated Hummingbird sticking out its long tongue	14 Ruby-throated Hummingbird--a likely immature male	15 Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Notice the unusual bird-shaped background--no Photoshop tricks here.)
16 Carolina Chickadee	17 Ruby-throated Hummingbird	18 Ruby-throated Hummingbird	19 Ruby-throated Hummingbird
20 Gray Squirrel	21 A colorful predatory stink bug kills a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar (this could be  an Anchor Stink bug--Stiretrus anchorago).	22 Another possible Anchor Stink bug with a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar	To view a montage of these photos please click HERE and find Panel 10.