(Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 micro; 1/250sec @ f/3) A sign of the coming winter, evenings are now cool enough (below 20˚C) that our orchids (phalaenopsis spp.) on our back patio have started to bloom.

(Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 micro; 1/100sec @ f/18) Accidentally dug this estivating Banded Bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra) up while transplanting dill in the planters on our patio.

15 June 2018 - An Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) attempting to swallow an Eastern American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania