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September 2021

Durham, NC  9/30/21

Female Northern Cardinal Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) seedhead Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) bloom Buckeye nuts Buckeye nut

Devil's Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) forming seedhead Dog Fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) Eastern Bluebird Marsh Dewflower (Murdannia keisak) Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica)

Red-spotted Purple Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) flower and leaves Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) bloom Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) plant Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) seedhead

     
Spanish Needles Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)      

Durham, NC  9/29/21

Fork-tailed Katydid Gray Hairstreak Same Gray Hairstreak Same Gray Hairstreak Jumping spider

Another jumping spider Yet another jumping spider Katydid Long-legged fly Nursery Web Spider

   
Nursery Web Spider Tropiduchid planthopper (Pelitropis rotulata). ID thanks to Vassily Belov. Field Cricket Milkweed pods    

Durham, NC  9/28/21

Eastern Wood-Pewee        

Same Eastern Wood-Pewee        

   
Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) Common Starlings Tufted Titmouse    

Juvie Turkey Vulture Another Turkey Vulture Carolina Wren Female Eastern Bluebird with katydid prey Eastern Bluebirds at Purple Martin apartment house

 
Eastern Bluebirds arriving at Purple Martin apartment house Hairy White Oldfield Asters (Symphyotrichum pilosum) Northern Mockingbird Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica)  

Durham, NC  9/25/21

Airliner American Goldfinch Juvie Northern Mockingbird Eastern Phoebe Same Eastern Phoebe

Prominent moth caterpillar Spotted Jewelweed Spider web Another spider web A section of a spider web Jumping spider

Red-humped Caterpillars (Schizura concinna) Asian Multi-colored Ladybug Beetle pair Same Asian Multi-colored Ladybug Beetle pair Clouds, one near Ferns

 
Green Lynx Spider with egg sac Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) seedhead, just beginning to split Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) seedhead Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantius)  

Durham, NC  9/24/21

Stalked Bugleweed (Lycopus rubellus) Chloropid fly Issid planthopper Same issid planthopper Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea)

Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Clasping St. John's Wort (Hypericum gymnanthum) Probably Paniculate Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) Tick Trefoil flowers

       
Wild Sensitive Plant (Chamaecrista nictitans)        

Durham, NC  9/23/21

Brown-headed Nuthatch, which attempted to attack this streetlamp but gave up after a few pecks Brown-headed Nuthatches, which eventually left the streetlamp Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris), showing how its little flowers, making a brief appearance before turning into mostly white seedheads Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) seedhead Devil's Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa), in transition from blooms to seedhead

Male Eastern Bluebird Same male Eastern Bluebird Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus)

   
Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) Tiny orb weaver Seeds caught in spider web    

Durham, NC  9/22/21

Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) Juvie Northern Mockingbird Juvie Northern Mockingbird Smartweed

       
Stalked Bugleweed (Lycopus rubellus)        

Durham, NC  9/20/21

Daring Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax) Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) Bess Beetle Common Dodder (Cuscuta gronovii) Crab spider

Another crab spider Same Daring Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax) Downy Lobelia Fly Goldenrod

Goldenrod Another goldenrod Ironweed (Vernonia genus) Jumping spider (Colonus sylvanus), with prey Flower from a Tall Tick Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum)

Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea) Malaysian False Pimpernel (Lindernia crustacea) Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculata) Swamp Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) Tall Tick Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum)

     
Aphid Same aphid      

Durham, NC  9/18/21

Red-banded Hairstreak Red-shouldered Hawk Same Red-shouldered Hawk Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens) Bumblebee and mating Pennsylvania Leatherwing Beetles on Common Wingstem

Bumblebee Common Wingstem (Senecio vulgaris) Fly Geometrid moth Thread-waisted wasp

 
Hearts-a-bustin (Euonymus americanus) Another Hearts-a-bustin (Euonymus americanus) Moth Nursery Web Spider  

Durham, NC  9/17/21

Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis) Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana) Marsh Dewflower or Asian Spiderwort (Murdannia keisak)

Hearts-a-bustin' (Euonymus americanus) Jumping spider Orb weaver Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea) Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) seedhead, just opening

Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) opening flower, with aphids Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata) seedhead Spotted Ladysthumb (Persicaria maculosa) Stink bug (Mormidea lugens) Thread-waisted wasp

Durham, NC  9/15/21

Arrowleaf Tearthumb (Persicaria sagittata) Arrowleaf Tearthumb (Persicaria sagittata) Arrowleaf Tearthumb (Persicaria sagittata) and Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) Azure Black Vulture

Common Wingstem Devil's Beggarticks and Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) Northern Mockingbird Mourning Dove Mourning Doves

Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) Ocola Skipper on Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) Red-banded Hairstreak Same Red-banded Hairstreak

 
Sleepy Orange Smartweed Swamp Swamp  

Arrowleaf Tearthumb (Persicaria sagittata) Arrowleaf Tearthumb (Persicaria sagittata) Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens) Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) Bumblebee on Beefsteak Plant (Perilla frutescens)

Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana) Carolina Dayflower (Commelina caroliniana) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Devil's Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) and Small White Morning Glory (Ipomoea lacunosa) Flower fly Milkweed Assassin Bug nymphs

     
Small Skullcap (Scutellaria parvula) Prostrate Spurge (Euphorbia maculata)      

Ocracoke Beach, Hyde County, NC  9/11/21

 
Mystery succulent aster Foam Breeding Sanderling Waves  

     
Waves Waves      

Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC  9/11/21

 
Dogday cicada exuvia Flower fly Palamedes Swallowtail pair Squirrel Treefrog  

Ocracoke Beach, Hyde County, NC  9/10/21

Looking south Breeding Sanderling Another Breeding Sanderling Willet Same Willet

       
Willet        

Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC  9/10/21

Eastern Kingbird Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) Another Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) Another Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) Great Egret

Great Egret Same Great Egret A sign on a shop Anamalous blue morning glory Tall Tick Trefoil (Desmodium glabellum), bowed over but probably 4 feet tall.

   
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriaticus) Common Starling Succulent aster    

Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC  9/9/21

Fuzzybean (Strophostyles genus) Little Blue Herons Marsh grass Palamedes Swallowtail Purple False Foxglove

Rattlebox (Sesbania punicea) Saltmarsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica) Saltmarsh Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica) Sanderling Brunner's Mantis (Brunneria borealis)

Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC  9/8/21

Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) Canal Coastal Waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri) Crablike Spined Orb Weaver Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula)

Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) and fuzzybean (Strophostyles genus) Dogday cicada Lanceleaf Fogfruit (Phyla lanceolata) Mourning Dove Pinewoods Rose Gentian (Sabatia gentianoides)

 
Slender Glass Lizard Squirrel Treefrog Same Squirrel Treefrog, staring to turn green (eventually became all green) Whitetop Sedge (Rhynchospora colorata)  

Springer's Point Nature Preserve, Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC  9/7/21

 
American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Beach Pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis) Another Beach Pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis) Big fish  

Ghost Crab Same Ghost Crab trying to scale a log Same Ghost Crab entering a hole (after having gone under the log) Pea, maybe Panicled Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) Another such pea

     
Sea Oxeye Daisy (Borrichia frutescens) Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata), with only one flower left      

Ocracoke Beach, Hyde County, NC  9/6/21

Black-backed Gull Not quite breeding Black-bellied Plover Not quite breeding Black-bellied Plover Female Cloudless Sulphur on a Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati) Another female Cloudless Sulphur on a Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati)

Female Cloudless Sulphur on a Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati) Male Cloudless Sulphur on a Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati) Another female Cloudless Sulphur on a Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati) Bonaparte's Gull Breeding Sanderling

 
First-year Sanderling Female Seaside Dragonlet Tern Same tern  

Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC  9/6/21

 
Assassin bug (Zelus luridus) Birdfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Carolina Anole Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)  

Lanceleaf Fogfruit (Phyla lanceolata) Paper wasp Pin-striped Slug Moth Porcelain Berries Rattlebox (Sesbania punicea) flowers

Rattlebox (Sesbania punicea) seed pods Carolina Saddlebags Same Carolina Saddlebags Male Seaside Dragonlet Male Seaside Dragonlet

 
Clouded Skipper Old or diseased Squirrel Treefrog Same old or diseased Squirrel Treefrog Another Squirrel Treefrog  

       
Sunset        

Ocracoke, Hyde County, NC  9/5/21

Coastal Waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri) Squirrel Treefrog Another Squirrel Treefrog Another Squirrel Treefrog Another Squirrel Treefrog

Pamlico Sound, Hyde County, NC  9/5/21

Boat leaving Ocracoke as we were coming in Departing ferry Ferry wake Midge on ferry Paraglider near Ocracoke

   
Brown Pelicans on Big Foot Island Closer view of Brown Pelicans on Big Foot Island Shrimp boat    

Swan Quarter, Hyde County, NC  9/5/21

Dogday Cicada Great Blue Heron Osprey Passionflower Pokeberry on piling

 

Royal Tern Another Royal Tern Royal Terns Saltmarsh Morning Glory Male Seaside Dragonlet, still marginally teneral

 

   
Male Seaside Dragonlet Another male Seaside Dragonlet Female Seaside Dragonlet    

Durham, NC  9/4/21

       
Leafhopper (Graphocephala versuta)        

Durham, NC  9/3/21

 
Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa) Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver Same Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)  

Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatatum) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

Juvie Eastern Bluebird Same juvie Eastern Bluebird Male Fiery Skipper Fungus gnat Ironweed, apparently with a blight

Jumping spider Same jumping spider Another jumping spider Wasp (Scolia nobilitata) Small Skullcap (Scutellaria parvula)

   
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw West Indian Nightshade (Solanum ptychanthum) Wild Sensitive Plant (Chamaecrita nictitans)    

Durham, NC  9/2/21

Wandering Glider Same Wandering Glider Orb weaver Creeping Cucumber (Melothria pendula) Carolina Saddlebags

         
Duckweed and Water Fern Eastern Phoebe Song Sparrow          

Durham, NC  9/1/21

Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosus) Devil's Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus) Gray Catbird Same Gray Catbird

Hearts-a-bustin' Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia) Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

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