Category: Nature

Views of nature and the natural world. Plants, animals, and wildlife from around the world.

Seven-Years Ago (15-August-2009) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Two views of a Red-Spotted Admiral (Purple) Butterfly with a Brilliant Blue Iridescent Back. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens.

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly with a Brilliant Blue Iridescent Back. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/9, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly with a Brilliant Blue Iridescent Back. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/9, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (15-August-2008) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Daddy Longlegs Guarding my Doorway. Actually Harvestmen a type of arachnids, but not a real spider. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec).

Daddy Longlegs Guarding my Doorway. Actually Harvestmen a type of arachnids, but not a real spider. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Daddy Longlegs Guarding my Doorway. Actually Harvestmen a type of arachnids, but not a real spider. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly on a Thistle Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens

Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly on a Thistle Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly on a Thistle Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Great Spangled Fritillary on a Joe Pye Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.

Great Spangled Fritillary on a Joe Pye Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 183 mm, f/5,6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Great Spangled Fritillary on a Joe Pye Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 183 mm, f/5,6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Ghostly White Spider Catches a Fly (or Bee) on a Coreopsis Flower. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 sec). I didn’t even see the spider until I started processing the image.

Ghostly White Spider Catches a Fly (or Bee) on a Coreopsis Flower. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
Ghostly White Spider Catches a Fly (or Bee) on a Coreopsis Flower. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)