Category Archives: Bug

A couple of bugs

Posted on 2012/01/02 by birds n' bugs

I’m involved in a project to document the Hibiscus flowers at the Punta Gorda History Park.  They are important to the Historical Society which runs the park because Harry Goulding, one of the world’s most reknown hibiscus hybridizers worked in Punta Gorda.  … Continue reading →

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Charlotte County Extension Demonstration Garden Revisit

Posted on 2011/12/14 by birds n' bugs

The other day, I was out and about and noticed a lot of cars in the lot at the Extension Demonstration Garden on Florida Avenue.  It turned out to be the local Master Gardeners having a plant and cutting sale.  … Continue reading →

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Fruit flies

Posted on 2011/10/25 by birds n' bugs

I have an orange tree in my yard which normally produces really good juice oranges.  This year, I’m not going to get much of a crop because the fruit is splitting and the flies are getting all that good sweet … Continue reading →

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Grasshopper camoflage

Posted on 2011/10/07 by birds n' bugs

While in South Carolina, I took a walk by a pond at our stop in Bluffton.  I stood still for a while just watching for unusual movement and was able to find these two very well camoflaged grasshoppers.  I haven’t got … Continue reading →

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Flying things at the airport

Posted on 2011/06/21 by birds n' bugs

I had to go to Southwest Florida International Airport today to deal with a luggage issue. I took the camera bag along to see what I could find around the airport to take pictures of.  Well, no unusual airlines or … Continue reading →

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Charlotte County Extension Demonstration Garden

Posted on 2011/04/24 by birds n' bugs

There are actually two of these gardens.  One is near the Extension Office Campus near their headquarters on Harborview Rd which is very well kept.  The other is older and smaller and located in Punta Gorda at the end of … Continue reading →

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Great Southern White – Ascia monuste on Sweet Basil

Posted on 2011/04/22 by birds n' bugs

We have a pot of Sweet Basil near our back door which attracts butterflies. The Great Southern White – Ascia monuste is a common white butterfly around here and just seems to love the stuff. I was out shooting the … Continue reading →

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Eastern Lubber Grasshopper – Romalea guttata

Posted on 2011/04/09 by birds n' bugs

While out at Oilwell Grade the other day I found a cluster of Eastern Lubbers in the nymph stage of their life.  At this phase of their life, they are very small and predominantly black with a yellow or orange stripe. … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers at the end of Oilwell Grade

Posted on 2011/04/06 by birds n' bugs

Recent rains brought the wildflowers out. Not the big showy ones, just the little ones you find in the grass and brush. The south end of Oilwell Grade is a mixed area with the lake, marshes and pine flatwoods in … Continue reading →

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The Rattlebox Flower and Moth

Posted on 2011/03/12 by birds n' bugs

Many of the Florida wildflowers are what I call pea-like.  Their flowers and seed pods are similar the familiar green pea.  While I was at Boca Grande, I noticed this healthy one along the grade to the Fishing Pier.  These … Continue reading →

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