A new gallery: 20100511
insects
Kids Fishing and Yard Beetle
Connor and Rowan spent some time fishing for herring down at Crescent Harbor today.
Gallery: 20090825 Cocoons
Some of the moth coccoons formed by the various caterpillars the kids collected and kept fed.
Sandpipers and Hornworm
At the end of a walk around the beach (with some shorebird excitement – see other post from today), Rowan found a large caterpillar at the upper edge of the beach. I was able to get some pictures of it, before it dropped down into some vegetation and we were unable to re-find it. With … Read more
Swan Lake Insect and Fishing with Grandpa
I grabbed a photo of a bee-mimic I saw at Swan Lake. Not a great photo, but hopefully enough to identify. Update: Eristalis anthophorina This afternoon the kids went fishing with my dad down at Sage Beach. They had some success, but found it necessary to wade (except for the who got a ride from … Read more
Spring Day Activities
On a sunny spring day, I spent some time out at Starrigavan late this morning (where I photographed a spider, wasp, and bee) after photographing the Snow Goose that has been hanging out with the Greater White-fronted Geese on the lawn at SJ. This evening, Connor, Rowan and I went foraging for wild cucumber for … Read more