Backlit battle raged
A Tanager got a wasp
Would have never thought
Backlit Battle
Tag: wasp
Lavender Moon
The last supermoon moon of summer covered in clouds like lavender lace.
A huge wasp buzzing around near the ground.
Nighthawks
Dawn
A teenage toad frowning with a frog face.
Conjunction? Not!
Behind all those clouds Jupiter and Venus were conjoining. It’s supposed to be clear on Friday morning for the second conjunction of Jupiter and Venus.
Since I couldn’t see the conjunction, I was hoping for a colorful sunrise, but no such luck.
While it might look like Daisy Duck was gabbing to Donald Duck, she was chasing insects.
A very large wasp ran up to me and then turned and retreated when I moved my foot.
Daisy and Donald kept flying by us and landing ahead of us.
Mama Owl, Tres Wowlets, and Daddy Owl.
Donald and Daisy otra vez.
Clouds over Resa’s, Tiffany’s, and Gigi’s trees in the late afternoon.
Wasp In Winter
Wasp? Did I hear you say Wasp in winter?
Tristan found this wasp with her wings tucked under her while we were setting up for Reyes. Tristan put the wasp in a container with some honey to see how long she will last. The wasp may be an old lady since she was found snuggled up by herself in one of our cushions on the deck.
Towhees toodling together in Dr. Huey.
Green, Blue, Red/Orange, Black
Gary, the green Dragonfly, is a big fan of The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers’ “Green Jeans“.
Bob, the blue Dragonfly, is a big fan of Eiffel 65’s “Blue (Da Ba Dee)“.
Bartholomew the Bee Assassin Bug is a fan of The Fools’ “Psycho Chicken“.
Larry the Large Wasp likes Black Sabbath’s “W.A.S.P.“
Intermission: The Shasta Daisies like Eric Heatherly’s version of “Flowers On The Wall“.
Darlene Damselfly: “Ciao Paparazzo! I like Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi“.
Chubby Checkered Beetle all covered in pollen and thinking about “The Fly“.
She’s A Big One
Meet Wilma Wasp, a Toltec Scoliid (Dielis tolteca) that is native to the southwest. I normally only see the butts of Toltec Scoliids sticking out of the trumpet-shaped flowers of the Chitalpa tree. However, this afternoon, Wilma Wasp was really working the Shasta Daisies totally ignoring my phone camera just inches away from her.
Another birthday
Another birthday. Thankful to celebrate after all that’s passed.
Await the storm. A promise of rain. A promise of snow. Perfect present for dry times.
Wasp searches. Bee behind.
Birds look to the sky. Anticipation.
Candles out. Wishes made.
Lilies, Daisy, Black-Eyed Susan, Rio Samba
I don’t know what type of lilies these are. I’m pretty sure we got them as a collection from Brecks, but that was years ago, and Brecks doesn’t offer anything that looks like these lilies on their website.
Ladybug on a daisy.
This lily is part of the collection, the same type of lily in a different color.
Black-Eyed Susan with a wasp.
Rio Samba
Daisy Day
Shasta Daisies
Assassin Bug hanging out
A bee lands on the daisy and the Assassin Bug prepares to strike.
The Assassin Bug gets the bee.
Wings in a daisy
A Pearl Crescent butterfly gets a bite to eat.
A large native bee having breakfast.
A large, allusive red wasp quickly passes through.
A Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly wandering around on a daisy.
Lovelorn Wasp
With lots of colds, flu, allergies, and hacking making the rounds, Teri Dashfield, who has Images by Dashfield, inspired the Average White Boys to collaborate with another obscure virtual group of allergy-infested hackers known as Violent Phlegm to form a new virtual music group called Coughing Cooties. I am happy to release the Coughing Cooties’ first single, Lovelorn Wasp.
Off Center & Not Even 