39 Midwestern Acres: A Visual Study

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A mother bluebird delivers food to her growing brood.

Are not the colors of summer beautiful?

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A magnificently-large Eastern Tiger swallowtail feast frantically upon beebalm.

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A fledgling sparrow, just out of the nest, still begs its father for something to eat.

Fledglings will be reliant on their parents for quite some time.

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Chamomile and echinacea make a haven for a Ruby-throated hummingbird.

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A Pheobe, elegant and understated.

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In a shady meadow, a Monarch feasts upon nectar of coneflower.

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A wren dances for his mate with so much joy.

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A Red-Spotted Purple, resting in the garden.

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A new batch of phoebes, just one day before they all left the nest.

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A ray of sunlight finds an Eastern Comma butterfly.

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A foraging hummingbird finds a wildflower.

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Portrait of a Great-Crested flycatcher.

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Mother wren, checking on her brood.

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Blackbird upon survey stake.

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Dragonflies are all over, as the weather gets very hot and very humid.

Common Whitetail (Male)

Familiar Bluet (Male)

Widow Skimmer (Male)

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A bumblebee enjoying nectar of catmint.

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A Great-Crested flycatcher explores curiously.