On the wing September 23, 2013 | Barb Kristen The dragonfly’s surroundings show through its transparent wings.
Butterflies near Pine Street, part 2 August 26, 2013 | Barb Kristen Another butterfly, the Common Buckeye, settles on the pavement.
Butterflies near Pine Street, part 1 August 26, 2013 | Barb Kristen A Great Spangled Fritillary alights on a flower near Pine Street.
Egret unmoved, part 3 August 12, 2013 | Barb Kristen An egret walks away from two great blue herons at A.E. Sea.
Prairie wildflowers, part 2 August 6, 2013 | Barb Kristen These yellow flowers, which can be seen off Pine Street, are compass plants, so named because their basal leaves orient themselves in a north-to-south direction to avoid the direct rays of the midday sun.
Prairie wildflowers, part 1 August 6, 2013 | Barb Kristen A purple flower known as a hairy vetch attracts a bumblebee in the prairie between the eastbound and westbound Pine Street lanes.
Swallows swell with song June 28, 2013 | Barb Kristen Barn swallows, not yet fledged, chirp as they sit comfortably in their nest at BEG.
Proud as a turkey vulture, part 2 April 30, 2013 | Barb Kristen It checked itself out in the windows of the building. What a fetching fowl! Photo: Barb Kristen, PPD