A male ruby-throated hummingbird comes in for a landing.
To quote a Facebook friend, hummingbirds are nature’s flying jewels. With a little bit of sunshine, that statement proves to be very true. Under the right lighting, these little birds flash iridescent green wings and males sport a fiery red patch.
Anyone interested in learning more about these sparkling beauties, can attend a program sponsored by the Seneca Rocks Audubon Society.
Judy Acker, outreach project coordinator for Audubon Pennsylvania, will present on the ruby-throated hummingbird at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, at the Clarion Free Library in the lower level.
A tiger swallowtail butterfly feeds on a rhododendron blossom.
Meanwhile, not to be outdone in the color department, several tiger swallowtails visited the fading blossoms of the rhododendron bush.
A peony blossom in the sun
Color was also exploding to life in the garden and elsewhere as the peonies, foxglove and other flowers put forth their best show.
A rain-soaked peony blossom
Foxglove
A new plant in the garden this year, a ptilotus.
A chalk-fronted corporal dragonfly suns itself at the neighbor’s pond.
A jetliner is seen with the moon.
The neighborhood bluebird (female pictured) is currently caring for three eggs in its nesting box.
Crazy Critters
Sadie, the dog, leans on Timus, the cat, for support.
A Walk in the Woods contains photos from newsroom staffer Anna Applegate’s daily jaunts around her neck of the woods. Tagging along on the treks are dogs Buford, Sherman and Sadie, and goats Kyle and Kennedy. Applegate manages the Good Times and can be emailed at bigdogs.thederrick@gmail.com.
