Tag: summer

Four-Years Ago (15-August-2012) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Summer Insects at the Sourland Mountain Preserve and my backyard. Images taken with a Nikon N1 V1 + FT1 + 70-300 VR lens.

  1. Katydid (looks like a leaf)
  2. Dragonfly
  3. Tiger and Black (or Spicebush)  Swallowtail
  4. Large Milkweed Bugs on Milkweed Seed Pods
  5. Large Milkweed Bugs on Milkweed Seed Pods
  6. Large Milkweed Bugs on Milkweed Seed Pods
  7. Great Spangled Fritillary
  8. Locust
  9. Robber Fly (with prey)
  10. Bumble Bee


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Five-Years Ago (15-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Fawn and the Horse Fly. Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 400 mm f/2.8G lens


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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)