On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Winter Moth aka Bruce Spanworm (Operophtera bruceata) Last week I spoke with someone who had recently been fishing up in Icy Strait. He mentioned that there were many storm-petrels attracted to the sodium lights on the boat (which is pretty typical), but also of interest (to me, anyway) were many moths that were also attracted … Read more
I heard the young blackbirds were probably out of the nest, so I went down to Swan Lake and was able to get a picture of one before they flew out of range. This evening I noticed a moth flying out at the light that gave the impression of something different. It turned out to … Read more
Mostly photos from observations on or near the beach. Also a nice colorful sunset around 10pm this evening, and some moth collection photos.
I’m not sure when no-see-ums usually emerge in the summer, but today seems to be the first big day here this year. I was visiting on the street with a neighbor and was seeing (and feeling) clouds of them. Fortunately the bites only itch a little while for me.