Monday, July 16, 2012

American Goldfinch, Cabbage Moth, Painted Turtle, Spider Web and a Tiger Swallowtail

I'll start off by showing what was a stand of amber waves of grain two days prior to these photos. As I drove past I told myself I have to get a photo of this beautiful field. Well... It still looked pretty cool but I missed my chance of the wavy grains of wheat. An American Goldfinch displayed an interesting eating fashion. A small Cabbage Moth sat upon a nearby thistle. An Indigo Bunting sang from his perch. As I approached  the Mill Pond, several painted turtles were out sunning themselves. As I crossed a small trail bridge I noticed a Spider weaving her Web. Then I was interrupted by a Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. It seemed to have an interest in the shoreline of the creek.


Amber waves of grain... NOT...




There is a Goldfinch perched in the thistles, I thought I would show it's food plot...

An American Goldfinch feeds on the down side...


A Cabbage Moth setting on a thistle plant...
An Indigo Bunting...

Painted Turtles soaking up the sun...


A Spider weaving her web...


A Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly...



A small Snapping Turtle...

Here's lookin at ya...
 

4 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

the straw bales still make an AWESOME photo! love 'em! and that pond has got some serious duck week/algae! :)

grammie g said...

Hi Larry...The straw field made for some wonderful photos opportunities!!
Maybe not waving, but I love all those different views!!
The Goldfinch photos are awesome, the color is stunning, and do they ever like those thistles!! : }
The Snapper is comical in his house of legs!!
Grace
Thank you for the comments on my posts!! : }

Tammy said...

The field photos are amazing, even if the grain is no longer standing:) The Goldfinch is gorgeous, what a beautiful color!!!

Bob Bushell said...

They are beautiful, the turtle, swallowtail, and the rest of them, are superb.