Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), fem… Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Chickoree Great Black Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus) Ants in a discussion Boneset Birdfoot trefoil Teasels The tallest Mullein Possibly Knotweed? Never seen before, Centauria, pure white. Late summer landscape The Stony Creek Evening peace. A tiny grasshopper What plant is this? Tunnel entrance of a Sphex pensylvanicus, Great Bl… Purple Loosestrife The tunnel Blue eye Red. Goat's Beard (Tragopogon), Aster family This was 'our' female hummingbird.*** The eye! Watching Culvert's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Polyphemus adult moth. Polyphemus moth caterpillar. A garden for us. Tornado devestation Mountain bike trails at Stony Creek Metropark, MI. Stony Creek Metropark Intiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Sandhill Cranes The new meter reader. Unusual visitors. Cicada killer (Sphecius speciosus) Words fail. The grumpy old trunk. Our garden pet. Pond hawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Twelve-spot Skimmer (Libellula pulchella), male Belted Kingfisher, male