Field Notes and Photos - June 2020

A blinded sphinx moth

My Field Notes and Photos observations used to publish in a newspaper, but a lack of demand for my nature photography led to diminished newsprint space. Now when I have a fresh batch of observations I share them via Lowcountry Outdoors.

My most recent moth encounter sent me to the Internet to search for a proper identification, and I learned that this was my first ever viewing of a Blinded Sphinx moth. It turns out that they are fairly common over a wide range of the United States, but they prefer the nocturnal hours that make them a bit more elusive. I spotted this one in the morning on a screen of a porch, and made a quick photo.

Another sighting that I have come to look forward to every year is bluebirds utilizing nest boxes in the early spring. Sometimes they come back in early summer and raise a second clutch of chicks, and this baby bluebird is from that June brood.

Baby bluebird in June

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