Seeing green

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Seeing green

March 17, 2016 by Mike Powell

As I was preparing to leave work yesterday, one of my co-workers reminded me to wear something green today to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Some people go a little crazy on this day, drinking green beer and consuming food that has been dyed to an unnaturally bright shade of green.

To celebrate the day, I thought I’d reprise a few photos of some of my favorite green creatures, including the Common Green Darner (Anax junius), the Green Heron (Butorides virescens), a green metallic bee, and little green frogs. If you are viewing the images in the blog itself (and not the Reader), click on any one of the photos to see a larger image in slide-show mode.

For those of you also celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, be safe and have fun.

Posted in Amphibians, Birds, Dragonflies, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Anax junius, Butorides virescens, Canon 50D, Common Green Darner, green frog, green heron, green metallic bee, Huntley Meadows Park, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, St. Patrick's Day | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on March 17, 2016 at 8:03 am | Reply shoreacres

My favorite is the fishing green heron. The tension of waiting to strike is almost palpable.They’re such wonderful birds, and that’s a great photo. By any chance, is the bee on the red disk flowers sitting atop a gaillardia? I rarely can spot a flower by only one of its parts, but I think that might be so.
on March 17, 2016 at 9:28 am | Reply laura lecce

Beautiful photos Mike, the green dragonfly is very beautiful!
on March 17, 2016 at 11:10 am | Reply Laura (PA Pict)

Lovely selection of wonderful photos, Mike. I think my favourite is the frog peeking over the edge of the leaf.
on March 17, 2016 at 1:21 pm | Reply Lyle Krahn

What a great idea to show off this amazing collection.
- on March 17, 2016 at 6:57 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Lyle. I don’t think I am at all Irish by blood, but why pass up an opportunity to celebrate. 🙂
on March 17, 2016 at 7:06 pm | Reply dianaed2013

Superb macro shots – didn’t hear anyone mention St. Patricks day
on March 18, 2016 at 5:17 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

This should please the Irish among us. Great shots of the heron!
- on March 18, 2016 at 5:40 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Allen. It seems like my “green” photos had enough variety in subject matter that at least one of them really appealed to most viewers. It was fun doing a quick review of my photos as I was preparing my posting. Generally I am focused so much on getting new shots that I forget how much I like some of the old ones.