Skipper, another meadow close-up

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.

Photo by Chris Bosak
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

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

Photo by Chris Bosak
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.)

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Locust borer, another meadow close-up

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

Photo by Chris Bosak
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

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

Photo by Chris Bosak
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.

Moth (underside of leaf), another meadow close-up

Photo by Chris Bosak A moth clings to the underside of a leaf in a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Photo by Chris Bosak
A moth clings to the underside of a leaf 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.

Treehopper (weird bug), another meadow close-up

Photo by Chris Bosak Treehopper in meadow property of Darien Land Trust, summer 2013.

Photo by Chris Bosak
Treehopper in 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.

Dayflower, another meadow close-up

Photo by Chris Bosak Dayflower in bloom at meadow property of Darien Land Trust.

Photo by Chris Bosak
Dayflower in bloom at meadow property of 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.

Unbloomed thistle, another meadow close-up

Photo By Chris Bosak Looking sharp and dangerous, this thistle plant is getting ready to bloom.

Photo By Chris Bosak
Looking sharp and dangerous, this thistle plant is getting ready to bloom.

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.

Milkweed bugs, another meadow close-up

Photo by Chris Bosak Milkweed bugs cluster on a milkweed pod in a meadow property of the Darien Land Trust.

Photo by Chris Bosak
Milkweed bugs cluster on a milkweed pod 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.

Chicory, another meadow close-up

Photo by Chris Bosak Considered a weed by most, chicory has a hidden beauty when looked at close up.

Photo by Chris Bosak
Considered a weed by most, chicory has a hidden beauty when looked at close up.

 

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.