I have some purple New England asters growing in front of our deck. Sometimes I sit with the camera in hand and watch the various visitors to the flowers.
Cabbage Butterfly - female with 2 black spots on its wings
Bumble Bee
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Flower Fly - looks like a wasp but its not
Honey Bee
Honey Bee with a pollen sack on its leg
Clouded Sulphur - male
Clouded Sulphur - female
Virginia Ctenucha - this is a moth
Sweat Bee
Silver-spotted Skipper
The references and gear I used for this blog are:
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM
Camera: Canon EOS 10D
Lens: Canon EF28-105mm F/3.5-4.5 II USM
Steiner 10x42 Predator Binoculars
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
Kaufman Focus Guides - Butterflies
Butterflies through Binoculars The East
Butterflies of the Great Lakes
Caterpillars of Eastern North America
All images © MSCI
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