Sometimes you get the sunflower, sometimes the sunflower gets you (in the form of a green crab spider). . #swallowtailbutterfly #greencrabspider #mexicansunflower #gardenpredator
Snakeskin in a tree reminds us to look up while in the woods. DYK the shed skin stretches as it comes off so it is much larger than the snake that shed it? Of course, they shed due to outgrowing their skin, so it’s not all comforting news. . #
Storms rolling through Kentucky farmland these days. . #kentuckyweather #summerthunderstorms #conservedfarmland #stonefence
Celebrated #worldsnakeday with this calm but dangerous copperhead. Stay alert out there y’all. Pick 2 is no filter and cam-ou-flage. . #copperhead #herpsofinstagram #watchyostep #snakesarecool
The turtle - toad pace is a good pace on a hot summer day. . #boxturtle #herpsofinstagram #toad #kyoutdoors
My second monarch of the year, but the first one that sat still long enough for a photo. . #longdistancemigration #monarchbutterfly #mariposamonarca #monarch @forestsformonarchs
Now you see her, now you don’t. . #fawn #fastdeer #spots #kentuckytrails
This beauty was out for a little sun, but wisely slithered back in the woods before the lawnmower found it. . #snakesarecool #herpsofinstagram #snake #habitat
Kentucky has more miles of river than any other state in the continental US. Some of those miles are prettier than others. 😉 . #kentuckyiswater #northrollingfork #riparian #habitat
Check out the Cover Girl lashes on this buckeye flower. Spring is so sexy. . #buckeyetree #flower #kyspring #pollination
Spring Beauties and Fiddleheads — heck yeah! . #springssprung #wildflowers #fern #kentuckynature
Good crop of frost flowers today. . #frostflowers #ephemeral #kentuckyweather #nature
March in Kentucky can be a challenging affair. . #latesnow #daffodil #kyweather #60degreesyesterday
What’s that you here? ¡Sounds of spring! They were really bashful so hard to capture a close up, but big hint in second photo. It’s still February… #soundon🔊 #springsounds #beaverpond #habitat #shireenvironmental
Sumac the Blue Sky. . #winterscene #sumac #withmoon
Curtains of ice today. . #winterhike #icicles #ice #icesculptures
Last light of another warm December evening. . #sunset #hiking #kentuckywoods #winterwalk
This was not the first time I saw this big girl, though last time she was on the ground instead of at eye level. We went our separate ways again. . #snakesarecool #herpsofinstagram #snake #wellhellothere #nonvenomousnoworries

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