The garter snake Thamnophis can be found throughout most of North America. Garter snakes are also called garden snakes, gardener snakes, and ribbon snakes. Garter snakes can be found in a variety of habitats including, forests, woodlands, grasslands, and lawns. Garter snakes feed on earthworms, slugs, leeches, frogs, toads, salamanders, lizards, fish, rodents, and sometimes […]
Flowers and Insects
A bumblebee Bombus sitting on a bright orange annual African marigold Tagetes erecta in the garden. A bumblebee feeding from a purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea. A painted lady butterfly Vanessa Cardui visiting mammoth sunflower Helianthus. Bumblebees visiting a mammoth sunflower Helianthus during the early autumn. A bumblebee feeding from a perennial purple coneflower Echinacea Purpurea. A bumblebee […]
A Painted Lady Butterfly Visiting a Mammoth Sunflower in the Garden
A painted butterfly (Vanessa Cardui) visiting a mammoth sunflower (Helianthus) in the garden during the early autumn in Maine. The painted butterfly is a common butterfly also known as a cosmopolitan or butterfly of thistle. The painted butterfly is one of the most widespread of butterflies and can be found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, North […]
The Wire Bridge in New Portland, Maine During the Early Autumn
On the way home from Kingfield, we had stopped to take a few photographs of the Wire Bridge in New Portland, Maine. The sun had already started going down and the bridge was mostly in the shade. I think the photographs turned out okay though. I would like to come out during all four seasons […]
An American Toad in Western Maine
The American toad Anaxyrus americanus is a species of toad found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. This species is Maine’s only toad. The American toad is a short and squat amphibian, varying in shades of brown and covered in warts. They are more terrestrial than aquatic. These toads are mainly nocturnal and will […]
A Dragonfly During the Late Summer
A dragonfly Odonata sitting on a blooming dark pink phlox flowers Polemoniaceae. A dragonfly holding onto a purple coneflower head Echinacea purpurea. A close-up of a dragonfly. A side view of a dragonfly holding onto a purple coneflower. A dragonfly cleaning its face while sitting on the top of a purple coneflower. A dragonfly climbing […]