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Nature Walk: Chicago
October 22, 2016 - I was in Chicago earlier this fall and my cousin took me to the West Ridge Nature Preserve in the middle of an urban Chi...
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Oh, Oregon!
September 28, 2016 - This past July we spent three weeks in the beautiful state of Oregon. Oh, Oregon! A state that possesses vast spaces of...
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Monarch Update: 2016
April 07, 2016 - There was good news last winter when it was reported that the number of Monarchs roosting in Mexico had more than double...
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Moth Night at Taconic State Park!
July 22, 2014 - An evening of discovering moths at the Moth Festival at Taconic State Park this past weekend, has opened my eyes even wi...
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MOTHS!
July 09, 2014 - Butterflies and Moths belong to the insect order called Lepidoptera. The name is derived from two Greek words: "lepis" m...
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Not yet gone forever, but Monarchs are missing
March 27, 2014 - Monarch Butterflies are icons of my youth. They were so common in Nebraska where I grew up. Their wintering place, in th...
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The Amazing Proboscis
November 27, 2013 - The colder weather has set in. I’ve been indoors organizing photographs, trying to identify moths I've seen this season,...
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All dressed up to disappear
October 25, 2013 - Insect shapes, colors, patterns, and textures are infinitely interesting. And the insect world is rampant with finely-tu...
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On closer inspection...
December 07, 2012 - I came upon a curious sight on October 8th while hiking up Pack Monadnock in New Hampshire. I thought I was just photogr...
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