Dewy Spiderweb
On Big Bluestem grass
Honeybee Dogfight over Prairie Dock
Red Admiral Butterfly
Bumblebee on Monarda (Bee Balm, Bergemot)
Big Bluestem and Bee
Flowering Big Bluestem grass
Bumblebee on Rattlesnake Master
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
They hoover in front of flowers drinking nectar with their long proboscis and can be mistaken for a hummingbird.
Getting Big But Still Being Fed
Sandhill Cranes
Family Outing
Dow with twin fawns
Velvet Buck Scratching an Itch
White-tailed Deer
Foraging for Crayfish
Grasshopper Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Eating thistle seeds
Female Bobolink
Male Bobolink
Day-old Killdeer
Dickcissel
American White Pelicans
Newborn Fawn
Baltimore Oriole Female at Her Nest
Orioles are fantastic weavers who build intricate, sac-like nests. This female disappeared completely inside the nest as she worked on it.
Hemaris thysbe These moths hover in front of flowers and drink nectar using their long proboscis. About an inch long, at a glance they look a lot like hummingbirds.
It's hard to beat Sandhill Cranes for beauty, majesty, size, and charisma.
Northern Flicker Nest Hole
This is why they used to be known as Yellow-shafted Flickers.
Killdeer Family
Killdeer chicks are precocious and able to walk and run shortly after hatching. This chick was in the egg 48 hours before this photo was taken.
