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Fox squirrel

(Sciurus niger) Indiana, USA – May 2020 Friendly smiling and completely relaxed, this squirrel watches me wiggle my camera in front of his nose. Native to the eastern…

Red Admiral

(Vanessa atalanta) Indiana, USA – May 2020 This old campaigner has already lost parts of his hind wings in the course of his life and therefore looks quite…

European Wool Carder Bee

(Anthidium manicatum) Indiana, USA – July 2020 This solitary bee originated in Europe and was introduced to the United States in the middle of the last century. Since…

Renovation of this website

Originally set up as just a photo gallery, over time blog post writing became increasingly important. In these posts there is interesting information about the photos. This can…

Downy Woodpecker II

(Dryobates pubescens) Indiana, USA – July 2020 In a previous post, I had shown photos of a Downy Woodpecker raising a young bird. Unfortunately, the birds were quite…

Cat Bird

(Dumetella carolinensis) Indiana, USA – May 2020 Mockingbirds, native to North America, are known for imitating sounds foreign to their species and incorporating them into their song. The…

American Robin

(Turdus migratorius) Indiana, USA – June 2020 In North America, the American Robin is what the blackbird is in Europe. It has a similar appearance, similar behavior, is…

Raven

(Corvus corax) Arizona, USA – July 2017 An impressive appearance is this raven in the desert of Arizona. Of course he knows exactly where the tourists stop and…

Northern Cardinal

(Cardinalis cardinalis) Indiana, USA – June 2020 The probably most striking bird in North America is the Northern Cardinal with its bright red plumage. The female is much…

Downy Woodpecker

(Dryobates pubescens) Indiana, USA – May 2020 The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America and grows to about the size of a sparrow. It gets…

Common Eastern Bumblebee

(Bombus impatiens) Indiana, USA – April 2020 After a rather cold night I had the opportunity for a small photo session with this somewhat hypothermic bumblebee. It was…

Black-bordered Lemon Moth

(Marimatha nigrofimbria) Indiana, USA – October 2019 This small and rather inconspicuous moth caught my attention last autumn. It sat motionless at the top of a blade of…