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Singing in the rain

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A Rose-breasted Grosbeak seems to be looking for some sun? (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A rose-breasted grosbeak sings for the sun. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A Chickadee comes in for a soft landing to his home. Pictures all taken in the Wilton area. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
A chickadee comes in for a soft landing to his home. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
a damselfly that is some type of Bluet, perhaps a Northern Bluet, (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
A damselfly that is some type of bluet, perhaps a Northern Bluet. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
These clematis are intertwined on a trellis on the front of our house. The vines are about 18 years old. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Clematis is intertwined on a trellis on the front of our house. The vines are about 18 years old. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
iris - one of my favorites in early summer (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Iris, one of my favorites in early summer (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
clematis (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Clematis (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
ruby-throated hummingbirds (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Ruby-throated hummingbird. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
white-throated sparrows (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
A white-throated sparrow dance. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
This very large moth was perched on my porch railing yesterday just below the mailbox. When my repeated attempts to photograph it eventually disturbed it, it fluttered down into a disused plant pot, giving me a chance to get a picture with its wings spread out. It stayed there all day and departed late in the evening. a Polyphemus moth, named after the one-eyed giant in the Odyssey. Wikipedia says this is because of the fake eye-spots on its wings, but I say it has too many for a cyclops.(Larry Kuenning/Farmington)
This very large moth was perched on my porch railing yesterday just below the mailbox. When my repeated attempts to photograph it eventually disturbed it, it fluttered down into a disused plant pot, giving me a chance to get a picture with its wings spread out. It stayed there all day and departed late in the evening. It may be a polyphemus moth, named after the one-eyed giant in the Odyssey. Wikipedia says this is because of the fake eye-spots on its wings, but I say it has too many for a cyclops. (Larry Kuenning/Farmington)
But these fluffy guys are thriving in the water. (Jane Knox/Wilton)
These fluffy guys are thriving in the water. (Jane Knox/Brunswick)
Bull Frog were also at Hills Pond. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
A bullfrog at Hill’s Pond in Wilton is happy with all this rain. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Daisy flower with raindrops and spider hiding (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Daisy flower with raindrops and a spider. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer dragonfly. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Hawkweed flowers were in the fields and woods of Wilton (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
Hawkweed flowers were in the fields and woods of Wilton. (Tom Oliver/Wilton)
In my backyard Saturday morning. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
A visit from a friend in my backyard Saturday morning. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
This pair were in my backyard in Wilton this morning (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Make that two friends. (Tony Nazar/Wilton)
Through all this rain someone built a House: A tree house at that. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
Through all this rain someone built a house – a tree house at that. (Jim Knox/Wilton)
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7 Comments

  1. Aren’t we lucky to live in place that has these creatures right outside our doors and lucky to have such talented photographers to document them!

  2. Great photos as always, beautiful pictures of the deer. Thank you so much.

  4. Love your bullfrog, Tom. and aren’t the bluets a beast to focus on. Just as soon as you get them, they’re off checking out another spot. :-)

  6. So enjoy the wildlife photos on the weekends. Wish I could do so well with my camera.

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