recent pictures up to August 18, 2014

This Cedar Waxwing posed for me the entire 5 to 10 minutes I was down at the pond

Unlike this American Goldfinch who didn't want his picture taken

This Red-tailed Hawk seen out my manager's window today was being harassed by Crows

my first-ever Pondhawk - an immature male

this Common Garter Snake was under a milkcan by our barn

Great Spangled Fritillary on Boneset - Thanks to Julian Shepard for leading me to the plant's ID

leaf of the Boneset plant shown above with the Fritillary

my first ever Milkweed Tussock Caterpillar - unfortunatly they all died two days later presumably from the cold

Chickory