Many people still get confused with how to tell a male from a female Monarch butterfly. All you do is look at the bottom wings. If there are two black spots along the stripes, it’s a male. Those spots are for the pheromones.
Posts Tagged ‘flower’
Photo Friday: To Know a Male
September 21, 2018First Look Photo: Gathering Pollen
September 5, 2018It’s that time of the year again where the monarch butterflies gather before the long trek south.
Skeletal Flower
March 23, 2018Even without the petals the queen anne’s lace is still delicate.
First Look Photo: Hay Fever Nightmare
July 12, 2017Early in the morning, on my way home from work, I stopped at a bench to take a drink, and noticed what looked like a strange mist coming off some weeds. Upon closer inspection, I discovered it wasn’t a mist, it was pollen being kicked up by the bumble bees landing on them. Hay fever sufferers beware!
First Look Photo: After the Rain
June 7, 2017Sometimes the best pictures happen right after a rain storm, so don’t put away the camera when it rains.
First Look Photo: Shooting Bugles
May 31, 2017This week I found a flower I’ve never seen. It was tiny, purple, and clustered. I did the usual research and found nothing in the books. I finally found it on the internet. It’s a flower called a blue bugle, and it grows wild in England and Ireland, but seems to enjoy the atmosphere of Maine.
Photo Friday: A Quiet Place to Sit
May 26, 2017This scene struck me as peaceful.
First Look Photo: Spring Flowers
May 17, 2017Spring is definitely one of my favorite seasons, photographically. It is a time of birth, and new growth, like these tulips.
Photo Friday: First Bloom
April 14, 2017This flower is the first one I’ve seen blooming this spring. This is another great reminder that Spring has finally arrived in Maine.
Photo Friday: Happy Halloween
October 28, 2016I just finished another section in my photography class, and the assignment was to photograph a still life. Considering the time of the year, I decided to put an Halloween spin on it. I think the end product came out to my liking, but I have to admit I had more fun arranging it.
