Nature Note #116: Late Summer Botanicals

Apologies for not having posted for the past few weeks, but camp takes up a lot of time and energy during the week. So instead of a long winded explanation of my exploits over the past few weeks, I thought I'd treat you all to my photos of the flowers, shrubs, and trees I've seen over the past few weeks. I hope you enjoy them.

A bumblebee (Bombus spp.) feeds on an Echinacea purpurea in my girlfriend's parent's garden.
A presumed Dun Skipper (Euphyes bimacula) feeds on nectar from one of the many E. purpurea in the garden.
Another close up of the skipper as it feeds on nectar using its proboscis.
A Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) feeds on nectar as a bumblebee (Bombus spp.) intrudes.
An impressive mode of feeding indeed.
A presumed American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) rests on a small E. purpurea.
A damaged skipper rests on the petals of E. purprurea.
A Day-Lily (Hemerocallis spp.) grows in the rough section of my parent's backyard. We haven't any idea how it got there, but it does look pretty.
A closeup of a dragonfly on the hummingbird feeder stand.
"Eye" see you watching me...
A hosta provides an interesting photo opportunity...
A mushroom at Wolbach Farm this afternoon.
Butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris) at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.
A sure sign of the end of summer is the emergence of the goldenrods (Solidago spp.)
A coneflower (Rudbeckia spp.) growing at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.
A dragonfly rests on a berry cluster at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.
An invasive Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) rests in its classic open leg pose on a shrub leaf at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.
The Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) at Wolbach Farm is already turning red.

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