A week ago I did a retrospective posting on some of my favorite photos from the first half of 2019 and alerted readers that a second posting would appear “in the next few days.” Here at last is part two—click here if you missed the first installment. As was the case in the initial posting, I went through my postings month by month and selected two photos for each month. I have provided a link to the individual postings in the captions of the photos to make it easier for interested readers to see the images in the context of the original postings, which often include additional photos and explanatory information.
If you look carefully at the dates, you may notice that I did not include any photos from November in this posting. As many of you may recall, I was in Paris for three weeks in November. After my first posting, one reader suggested that I do a separate posting for Paris, rather than be forced to select two photos from the many that I posted of my adventures in Paris. I decided to follow that recommendation, so hopefully there will be a third and final posting of my look back at 2019 sometime “soon.”

Sable Clubtail dragonfly, July 6, 2019 Sable Clubtail

Halloween Pennant dragonfly July 31, 2019 Perching Halloween Pennant

Osprey, August 3, 2019, No sushi for me

Eastern Ringtail dragonfly, August 5, 2019 Getting down with an Eastern Ringtail

Crab spider, September 7, 2019, White-banded Crab Spider

Handsome Meadow Katydid September 10, 2019 My favorite insect?

Blue-faced Meadowhawk dragonfly, October 2, 2019 Blue-faced Meadowhawk in October

Bald Eagle October 16, 2019 Bald Eagle Takeoff

Hooded Merganser duck December 7, 2019 Hoodie Season

Pied-billed Grebe December 24, 2019 Portrait of a Pied-billed Grebe
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