A fast-flying yellow swallowtail stopped long enough to grace our the wildflower garden yesterday. 
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Funnel web spider out of his silken tube, mirrored in a glass window.
Moby peck
The big raucous pileated woodpeckers in our corner of the Ouachita Mountains have been the Moby Dick to my Ahab-ic photographic ambitions. For years, I’ve tried to capture a decent photo, but they’ve proven elusive, skittish and pretty good at hiding for something so large and loudly colored. But finally, FINALLY, one very vocal female lit in a tree this morning, not far from our living room window. And there she is.
The details
You know that old saw about stopping to smell the roses? Photography can be something like that, except you lean in with your lens, absorbing all the details. Suddenly there appear all those wonderful bits of life and texture that on regular day are as invisible as the quantum world.
Beetle breakfasting on the petals of an iris.
A trio bees minister to the curly topped spire of a magnolia blossom.
Cranes in the moonlight
Construction crane booms point toward the nearly full moon. They are part of the project to replace the Broadway Bridge linking Little Rock and North Little Rock.
Over the edge
White marked tussock caterpillar peers over the edge of the hummingbird feeder into a two-story abyss. We have no idea how he got there. He did leave the hard way, walking off the edge. By the time we got down to the sidewalk — POOF — he had gone.
Wind-driven swing dance
The scene was like some botanical swing dance, with the partners tethered by the slenderest strand of spider silk. A hot summer breeze kept the seed parachute aloft, but never out of reach of its partner.
Birds of a feather
Two bluebirds among a flock feeding on sumac growing around the house.
Nitrogen-fixing beauties
Legume flowers burst forth after a timely rain, making late summer forest floor look like spring.
REALLY PINK — Legume flowers almost glow a deep magenta.
DELICATE — Delicate pink and white legume blossoms.
SPRINGING TO LIFE — These pink legume flowers sprung to life after a much-needed rain. There were so many it almost seemed like springtime in late summer. Taken Sept. 12, 2015.
Weekly photo challenge: Connected II
One more look at this week’s photo challenge, visualizing “connected.” Nature provided a few examples this morning.
The (Urban-Wildlife) Interface 