A hodgepodge of pics

I haven't had a lot of time for blogging of late, nor have I been afield much. A number of tasks have gotten in the way, but that will all change soon, with a trip to Delaware Bay. Seals are a primary target, but there is much else of interest to look forward to.

In dredging the photo vault for stuff in recent days, I've run across a few plums (at least to me), and share a few of them below.

Male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythropthalmus) in a briar patch. Shawnee State Forest, Scioto County, Ohio, November 23, 2022.

Glorious Habrosyne moth (Habrosyne gloriosa), Highlands Nature Sanctuary, Highland County, Ohio, July 17, 2021. One of scores of species of moths seen during Mothapalooza.

Gray Squirrel, melanistic form (Sciurus carolinensis), my backyard, Worthington, Ohio, January 19, 2023.

Merlin (Falco columbarius), Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, January 11, 2023.

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris), on Fogfruit (Phyla lanceolata), September 6, 2022, Pickaway County, Ohio.

Say's Mantidfly (Dicromantispa sayi), Mothapalooza, Highlands Nature Sanctuary, Highland County, Ohio, July 17, 2021.

Juvenile Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Kankakee Sands, Newton County, Indiana, June 29, 2022.