Large milkweed bug 2022-06-25 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. This orange bug is known as a large milkweed bug, and they are starting to show up in large numbers on this year's crop of milkweed. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Early morning errand 2022-06-25 - Casey Co., KY - Photo by Mike Brown. An Amish buggy on an early morning errand in rural Casey County. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Roadside Flowers 2022-06-25 - Casey Co., KY - Photo by Mike Brown. Roadside flowers on a farm lane in rural Casey County. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Kentucky: Black Eyed Susans 2022-06-24 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. Black eyed susans spotted on a walk in the park. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Eastern Dobsonfly 2022-06-24 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman. By Marie Freeman The Eastern Dobsonfly is the most commonly encountered dobsonfly in Kentucky. It is among Kentucky's most distinctive insects and is sought after by collectors and photographers. Dobsonflies and fishflies live most of their lives in the larval stage, often 2 or 3 years. Larval dobsonflies and fishflies, often called "hellgrammites", are large, worm-like, aquatic predators that live under rocks and logs in streams. They feed on minnows, tadpoles, insects, and other aquatic prey. Hellgrammites require very clean, unpolluted water to live. Most adult dobsonflies and fishflies do not feed at all. Dobsonfly and fishfly adults are a challenge to find because they are only around for a few weeks each year. Look on rocks and logs near streams in the early summer. Hellgrammites can usually be found under rocks year round in clean, fast-flowing streams. Look out, because they can bite! They are slow-moving, however, and will usually remain still for a photograph if they are not touched. On my outdoor water spicket today. First I've spotted in years. Short season to see. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Black-crowned Night-Heron 2022-06-24 - Bay City, MI - Photo by Pen. This specimen was a bit farther north, but Black-crownd night-herons are plentiful in Kentucky. All About Birds says, "Black-crowned Night-Herons are common in wetlands across North America--you just may have to look a little harder than you do for most herons. True to their name, these birds do most of their feeding at night and spend much of the day hunched among leaves and branches at the water's edge." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Day Lilies from the garden 2022-06-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Sharing Mrs. John Walker's extraordinary Day Lilies. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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