All Flesh Is Grass

More Sylvia Plath than Rachel Carson, I noted the silence of the birds and assumed the poison was in me.

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Pelecinus polyturator

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Sympetrum obtrusum (female)

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the sexual dimorphism of dragonflies is always interesting! the male Scarlet Percher above is feiry red all over, while his female counterpart below is a subdued brown, with a subtle scarlet gradient on her abdomen.

(top) Scarlet Percher, male (Diplacodes haematodes).

(bottom) Scarlet Percher, female (Diplacodes haematodes).

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Sympetrum obtrusum (male)

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Song Sparrow Again (I'm sorry these are just so fun to shoot)

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Anas crecca carolinensis

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lunchtime companion

[Image ID: Photograph of a male adult American Robin standing on a grassy lawn. He is standing in profile facing right and slightly away from the viewer with his head tilted slightly upwards. /End ID]

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Ischnura verticalis

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Berry Good Snack

A Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) at Jackson Park, Peterborough

©2021 Ken Oliver

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Onoclea sensibilis

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Eristalis transversa

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American kestrel

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Plathemis lydia (adult female)

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Haemorhous mexicanus (adult male)

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Trillium grandiflorum

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Monochamus scutellatus (male)

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Neogale vison