Last July, from the looks of my photos, was a slow one. In fact, during the quiet summer months, I shift more towards butterfly and dragonfly photography. Here are some photos from July, 2021.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in Iowa (it was a new state bird for me):
Horace's Duskywing:
Eastern Amberwing:
Mississippi Kite was one of the more interesting local breeders, in my opinion:
I was happy to find this dragonfly, one I'm not sure I had seen before. Flag-tailed Spinyleg:
Snowberry Clearwing. It's a moth, by the way:
I'm not sure which species... but we know it's a bumblebee:
Zebra Swallowtail:
Jade Clubtail:
White M Hairstreak:
Meanwhile, the House Wrens nested in the wren box. They raised two broods. Sometimes an adult would sit in the hole and seemingly fall asleep:
Silver-spotted Skipper:
Peck's Skipper:
Bronze Copper:
Twelve-spotted Skimmer:
Mark Twain Lake:
Mississippi River from a park in Hannibal:
