Sept. 1, 2013 - Misc. Photos-2

Northern Crescent Butterflies are fairly common at our home in northern Minnesota. They’re pretty small, with a wing span of 1 – 1½ inches.

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Downy Phlox grew in our wildflower garden this summer. It provided a bright cluster of flowers that attracted butterflies and bees.

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This Large Lace-border Moth was attracted to the light on our porch this summer. It only has a wingspan of 1 – 1½ inches, but still deserves to be called Large because it’s the biggest moth in its genus (Scopula). It’s found in North America east of the Rockies.

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This picture is unusual because you hardly ever see two Red Squirrels sitting so close together without fighting. The one in front was noticeably smaller, so we thought it might be an adult and its offspring. That would explain the lack of aggression.

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Most people recognize cattails, but here’s something you might not know about them. They have both male and female flowers on the same stalk. In this photo, the green portion near the bottom is a dense group of very tiny female flowers. The brown part at the top is the group of male flowers. After the female flowers have been pollinated, the male flowers fall off. There are two kinds of cattails in Minnesota. This is the Common Cattail because there is no space between the male and female flowers. The Narrow-leaved Cattail has a short length of bare stem between the two kinds of flowers.

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