Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly, another meadow close-up

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Photo by Chris Bosak A green Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly clings on to a vine wrapped around a stalk on a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

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A green Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly clings on to a vine wrapped around a stalk on a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.

Silver-spotted skipper (again), another meadow close-up

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Photo by Chris Bosak A silver spotted skipper drinks nectar from bee balm at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

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A silver spotted skipper drinks nectar from bee balm at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.

Developing flower, another meadow close-up

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Photo by Chris Bosak A flower bides its time before blooming in a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

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A flower bides its time before blooming in a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.

Bee on bee balm, another meadow close-up

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Photo by Chris Bosak A bumble bee gets nectar from bee balm at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

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A bumble bee gets nectar from bee balm at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.

Skipper, another meadow close-up

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Piggy-backing off yesterday’s post, here’s another type of skipper butterfly.

Photo by Chris Bosak Skipper butterfly at meadow property of Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

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Skipper butterfly at meadow property of Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird drinking from berry

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Photo by Chris Bosak A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird sips juice from a berry in Norwalk, Conn., summer 2014.

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A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird sips juice from a berry in Norwalk, Conn., summer 2014.

Here are some more photos to accompany my most recent column in The Hour (Norwalk, Conn.) and The Keene Sentinel (Keene, N.H.)

Click here for the column.

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Silver-spotted skipper, another meadow close-up

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Photo by Chris Bosak A silver-spotted skipper at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

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A silver-spotted skipper at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.

Enjoying the garden visitors with my boy; latest For the Birds column

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Photo by Chris Bosak An American Goldfinch perches on a sunflower and picks out seeds in a New England garden.

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An American Goldfinch perches on a sunflower and picks out seeds in a New England garden.

Here’s a link to the latest For the Birds column in which I write about watching some garden visitors with my 11-year-old son Andrew.

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Locust borer, another meadow close-up

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Photo by Chris Bosak A locust borer spreads its wings on goldenrod at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

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A locust borer spreads its wings on goldenrod at a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.

Pink flower about to bloom, another meadow close-up

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Photo by Chris Bosak Pink wildflower about to bloom in a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust.

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Pink wildflower about to bloom in a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust.

Here is the latest in a series of close-up (macro) photographs I took last summer while tromping through the meadow properties of the Darien Land Trust. From July 24 to Aug. 31, I’ll post a different close-up meadow photograph on this site.

Here’s more background on the project.