A tiny bee cleans itself after getting caught up in some strands of dust. Not sure of the species.
We never think about the time and energy these creatures spend keeping themselves clean.
A rare avian example of Phrenology.
Spotlight on a honeybee worker, pausing at the chaotic entrance to her hive.
Bees are recognized as part of the colony by their scent, and you’ll recognize me after spending hours with bees by my scent.
The much maligned grackle, cousin to crows and ravens, always looking determined and a little pissed-off.
The expansion of the grackle’s range is directly related human development.
A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar on the banks of the Huron River near Ann Arbor.
Caterpillars don’t get much cuter than this, but they can cause allergic reactions if touched, and eat almost any plant. Adult females do not have wings.
If Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced in the air, they couldn’t look cooler than this pair of sparrows. As Katharine Hepburn said, “He gives her class and she gives him sex.”
This image also appears in my new book, Aerial Acrobats.
Caught on a small part of its journey, I don’t know whether this ant was coming or going, but it passed over this plant stem faster than I could keep up.
It used its antennae like another pair of limbs, helping to sense what was coming.
And I did try to hide. Old friend Craig Newmark posted a cryptic portrait he took of me during a recent visit to Detroit.
A day-old praying mantis nymph readies itself for a tough but challenging life.
Two grackles battle, each seeking to rule their common territory, rusty screeches echoing their determination in my backyard.
Make your voice heard in your territory. Get out and vote.
This image also appears in my new book, Aerial Acrobats.
A spider prepares a special treat for unwary Halloween visitors.
She waits patiently in a misty Hell, Michigan hollow.
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