Here are some of the smaller, more colorful fellow travelers in the forest!
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| A well-camouflaged Pickerel Frog. |
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| Honeybee on a White Bergamot. |
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| Swallowtail Butterfly drinking nectar from a common milkweed. |
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| Pretty moth! |
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| Can you see this little bee in a Spotted Touch-Me-Not? |
Even when we don't see them, we're surrounded by other travelers in the woods. We practice Leave No Trace hiking to respect that the forest is also their home.
Gorgeous photos!!! The swallowtail is breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteLook at those Buttie Pillars!!! Just like the ones I grew this year but you saw them in the WILD!!! WOOHOO!!!! There are so few Pillars around this year is great to actually see them in their own habitat. You've made this Buttie Pillar Princess VERY happy
ReplyDeleteLoves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
We haven't seen many butterflies here either - and no monarch caterpillars on the milkweed yet. It's very sad - but away from all the poisons people use on their yards, we did see butterflies so that's hopeful.
DeleteLove the bee inside the flower photo! Wow! And the bear pics! Oh, so cute! But I'm not sure I'd like to encounter a little bear - I'd be too worried about where mama bear is!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, you don't want to get between mama bear and baby! The little bear we saw was probably a yearling and not with mom. When we did see a mama and cub, we stayed away, didn't follow, and as a result didn't get photos which is totally okay for their safety as well as ours :)
Deleteyou've got a very keen eye to find a bee inside a flower and a camouflaged frog!
ReplyDeletewags, bailey unleashed