Wandering Adventure Party

Naturalists are predominantly elderly. Is this because they were socialised as children in a time when there was a greater abundance and variety of wildlife and were more free to roam or is it simply that in retirement they have time to let their interest flower?If the former, we are in danger of seeing a collapse in data gathering for anything other than birds and butterflies, putting the natural world in greater danger.If it is just a stage of life thing, there will be steady replacement and data will continue to flow.Any thoughts?#insects #entomology #biodiversity #birds #wildlife

What if leaf + muppet + bugFrom overhead it looks like a leaf, but every other angle 100% muppet. This is a boxwood leaftier moth, found on my shower curtain, which is not made of boxwood. It's found in the eastern US, but the larvae feed on dead leaves from the genus Buxus...#insects #moth #InverteFest

Just leaf#insects #bugs #MacroPhotography

I tried shooting bumble bees in flight using my handheld manual lens (for fun)This is a two-spotted bumble bee, probably our most frequent bumble visitor#insects #bees #MacroPhotography

Gulf fritillary #butterfly on a Turk’s cap blossom in the backyard. #SilentSunday #stunday #photography #butterflies #butterflyphotography #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #insects #insectphotography

50+ monarchs either released or currently brewing from the tiny patch of milkweed in our yard. This one took off today#insects #butterfly

Obedient plant and #bumblebee in the front garden. #photography #bees #pollinators #PollinatorGarden #gardening #flowers #bloomscrolling #insects #insectphotography