More Brood II cicada sightings. A bush outside of the Smoketown Station Panera in Woodbridge Virginia had about a half dozen cicadas.
First Brood II cicada sighting. It and its shell were found on an American chestnut hybrid.
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmelin, 1788). Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA. Photo by David L. Govoni ©2013
Cornell: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/osprey/id
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmelin, 1788). Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, USA. Photo by David L. Govoni ©2013
Cornell: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/osprey/id
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey
Passing over Quantico Creek on VRE train.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula (Linnaeus, 1766). Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, Virginia, USA. Photo by David L. Govoni ©2012
Cornell: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ruby-crowned_kinglet/id
EoL: eol.org/pages/1178128/overview
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet
Braconid wasp larvae on a tomato hornworm
Second time I've seen an Eagle sitting on the same log.
