Kenneth Maurer
Spider And Coneflower
A spider hiding between petals on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Swallowtail And Ruby Star
A Tiger Swallowtail on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
In The Shadows Of The Creek
Falls in the creek at Kelley's Trail near Holtwood, in Lancaster County, PA
Zebra Swallowtail Feeding
A Zebra Swallowtail on an Echinacea ' Ruby Star'
Stray Cat
I went to the Amusement Park one day and found this stray cat. Oddly enough, it resembled my Grand-Daughter.
Nanho Purple And Swallowtail
A Swallowtail on a Buddleja 'Nanho Purple' bloom
Tree In A Cornfield
A tree in a cornfield, on a foggy morning in Lancaster County, PA
Fritillary Feasting
A Great Spangled Fritillary on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Just Resting
A Monarch butterfly sitting atop an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Zig Zag
Large, flat boulders cause the water to flow and fall in many different directions in Rock Run, a creek in Susquahanna State Park, Maryland.
Zebra Swallowtail and Coneflower
A Zebra Swallowtail on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Home From The Market
Amish returning home from the market in Lancaster County, PA
Praying Mantis In Rubdeckia
A Praying Mantis in the Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm' garden.
The Great Spangled Fritillary
A Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Pink Geranium
A pink perennial Geranium
A Young Assassin
A young Assassin Beetle looks for a meal on a Buddleja 'Blue Anho' shrub.
Echinacea and Swallowtail
A Swallowtail enjoying an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Falls In Tucquan Creek
Tucquan Glen Nature Preserve near Pequea in Lancaster County, PA
My Girl
Two Monarch butterflies meeting at a Buddleja 'Royal Red' bloom
Sunken Stigma
Orange Stigma of this Hibiscus flower ready to spring out. I love the bright colors of the Hibiscus. Other than changing the resolution, no processing.
Workhorse
An Amish workhorse getting some time off on a farm in Lancaster County, PA
Bee Relaxing On A Hosta
A Bumblebee on the Petiole of a Hosta
Fence Walker
A Snowy Egret at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware
Does He Really Care?
At this point, does he really care that I am close to him?
Sea Gull
A Sea Gull landing on a post on the boardwalk in Havre de Grace, Maryland
Bee On A Hosta
Bumblebee feeding on a Hosta flower
Aquilegia 'Selection'
The Aquilegia 'Selection' flower
Bee In The Flowers
A bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star.
Could Bee Trouble
A little bee in danger of a strike from an assassin beetle
Swallowtail On An Echinacea
A Swallowtail butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Downed Tree And Falls
Falls in the creek in the woods in York County, Pennsylvania
Swallowtail Among The Cones
A Swallowtail enjoys some Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flowers
Atop the Coneflower
A Swallowtail enjoys an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
The Overlook
Overlook at Susquahannock State Park. Overlooks the Susquahanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A Beetle For Martin
Japanese Beetle holding onto and eating parts of the coneflower with front legs and back leg up.
Are You Talking To Me
Two Silver Spotted Skippers On An Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Little Attitude
I think my grand-daughter was tired of my camera in her face
Satisfied Fritillary
A Great Spangled Fritillary on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Wetlands
The wetlands of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Leipsic, Delaware
A Close Encounter
Two Monarch butterflies on a Buddleja 'Royal Red' flower bud
A Day In Lancaster County
Amish Horse and Buggy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A Quick Sip
A Zebra Swallowtail posing for me on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower. In my experience, they are usually very nervous when people are around.
Fritillary
A Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly sits upon an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Bluest Blue
Title borrowed from Alvin Lee lyrics from band 'Ten Years After'
Monarch
A Monarch butterfly on an Echiancea 'Ruby Star' with Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm' in the background
Bee Loving This Stuff
A Bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
I Love A Parade
Enjoying the parade a a town festival in Maryland
Yellow King
A Swallowtail On An Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Spider On Zinnia
A Jumping Spider on a Zinnia Leaf.
Sulphur
A Little Sulphur butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
My Hiding Place
A tiny Jumping Spider tries to stay hidden between petals of an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Swallowtail and Nanho Blue
A Swallowtail butterfly on a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower
Fritillary Snackin'
A Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Kelly's Run Trail
Kelly's Run Trail at Holtwood, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Busy Swallowtail
A Swallowtail butterfly is busy with an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Assassin Beetle Nymph
An Assassin Beetle Nymph on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower.
Swallowtail And Coneflower
A Swallowtail butterfly and an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
A Fritillary And Coneflower
A Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
View From Behind
Front view or back view, the Zebra Swallowtail is a beautiful butterfly.
Tiger Swallowtail
A Swallowtail butterfly stands tall upon an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Hitch-Hikers
Two Amish kids hitch their wagon to a Pennsylvania Dutch Horse and Buggy and are unhitched and dropped off at a country store in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Little Hopper
A tiny grasshopper in the shadows of the Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm' flowers
In The Yellow
A Swallowtail on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' backed by a patch of Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm'
Race Horse
Horses on a Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Lancaster County, PA
Swingset Fun
Grand-Daughter takes a break from the pool to play on the swings
Cones And Susans
A Tiger Swallowtail among the Coneflowers and Black-Eyed Susans. Crop and resolution only processing.
Little Sulphur On Buddleja
A Little Sulphur butterfly on a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower
Cold Winter Day
My Grand-Daughter on a cold February day in the woods
Silver Spotted Skipper
A Silver Spotted Skipper butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Bee In His World
A Bumblebee seems to not even notice me, although I am actually very close
A Fritillary Pair
Two Great Spangled Fritillay butterflies on Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flowers
Another Day.....Another Bucket Of Oats
Amish workhorses ready for their early morning chores, on a foggy morning in Lancaster County, PA.
Early Morning By The River
Walking along the railroad tracks by the Susquahanna River on a late fall morning.
Twins
Two Swallowtails on a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower
Swallowtail and Blue Buddleja
A Tiger Swallowtail and a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' bloom
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Swallowtail on Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Zebra Swallowtail On Echinacea
A Zebra Swallowtail on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
From Below The Falls
Looking upstream from below the falls in Susquahanna State Park in Harford County Maryland
Morning Fog
Amish Horse and Buggy coming through the fog in Lancaster County, PA
Monarch And Pink Wildflowers
A Monarch enjoys wildflowers on a hot summer day
Late Fall At Fishing Creek
Photo taken in late November of Fishing Creek (actual name) in Lancaster County, PA
Follow Me
A Snowy Egret walking on a chain link fence
Swallowtail In The Coneflowers
A Swallowtail butterfly enjoying an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Swallowtail In The Garden
A Tiger Swallowtail enjoying an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Monarch On Milkweed
A Monarch butterfly on a Milkweed wildflower bloom.
Purple Orchid
A Purple Orchid view
I'm Going Home...See My Babe
An Amish Horse and Buggy heads home, up his lane on an Amish farm in Lancaster County, PA. Title "I'm Going Home", borrowed from song by old rock band "Ten Year's After".
Hungry Fritillary
A Great Spangled Fritillary on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Orchid View
A closeup view of a magenta colored Orchid
A Zebra In The Garden
A Zebra Swallowtail nervously takes a taste of an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Little Sulphur On Coneflower
A Little Sulphur butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
A Cool Sip
A family getting cool sip of water at a creek in Lancaster County, PA, on a late fall day
Lancaster Roads
An Amish horse and buggy on a road in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Bee At Dinner
A Bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower with Rubdeckia, Black-Eyed Susans in the background
Blue-Green
A tiny bug on a petal of a Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm', black-eyed susan
Saturday Morning
An Amish family taking a ride on a foggy Saturday morning in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Turtle Pile
Turtles sunning themselves at Finis Pond in Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware
Little Sulphur On Buddleja
A Little Sulphur butterfly on a Buddleja 'Butterfly Heaven' bloom
To The Market
Amish family going to the Market in Lancaster County Pennsylvania
Swallowtails On Royal Red
A pair of Zebra Swallowtail butterflies on a Buddleja 'Royal Red' bloom
Swallowtail In The Cones
Swallowtail Butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star', with Echinacea 'White Swan' in the background
Red Orchid View
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Swallowtail In The Garden
Tiger Swallowtail and Echinacea. Just a little cropping and resolution change
An Assassin Revisited
An Assassin Bug on the prowl atop an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Purple Waterlily
A Purple Waterlily on a pond with giant lily pad in background
Yellow Stigma Of Red Hibiscus
a yellow stigma on the flower of a red hibiscus
Early Spring Butterfly
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Bee-ing Busy
A bee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower with Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm' flowers in background. No processing except for just a touch of cropping.
Guard-Cat
When we hike in the woods, our trusty guard-cat tags along to keep us safe from wild animals
A Little Sulphur In The Cones
A Little Sulphur butterfly enjoys an Echinacea 'Ruby Red' flower
Black Swallowtail
A Black Swallowtail butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Bee Some Good Eating
A Bumblebee is feeding on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Could Bee Trouble
A Bumblebee does not know that he is about to be struck by an Assassin Bug. The Assassin bug did strike, but the Bee was able to struggle to freedom.
Bee Among Cones And Susans
A Bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' with Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm' in the background
Swallowtail and the Black Knight
A Tiger Swallowtail feeding on a Buddleja 'Black Knight' bloom
Honeybee Looking For A Miracle
A Honeybee wants a taste of a Heuchera 'Miracle' flower
Foxy Lady
I came upon this young Red Fox along the road in the wetlands near Leipsic, Delaware. I was able to get out of the car and get right in front of her. She did not seem very afraid of me and for some reason I was not that afraid of her. She just wanted to go by me and walk down the road.
On Butterfly Heaven
Two Tiger Swallowtail butterflies on a Buddleja 'Butterfly Heaven' bloom
Going Over The Edge
A 'Painted Lady' butterfly feeding on a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower.
Baldcypress at Trap Pond
Trap Pond State Park, near Laurel, Delaware, features the northernmost natural stand of baldcypress trees in the United States. Trap Pond is also ranked #50 in the United States for Bass fishing, by Bass Master Magazine.
Resting Hummingbird Moth
A Hummingbird Moth is resting on a Buddleja 'Butterfly Heaven' flower.
Bees And Cones
Two Bumblebees on Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flowers with Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm' in background
Mystery Bug
I do not know what kind of insect (help please) this is, but I found it on a Buddleja 'Butterfly Heaven' plant. The insect body shape is firefly-like.,
Hummingbird Moth And Nanho Blue
A Hummingnbird Moth feeding on the nectar of a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower
Feeding Fritillary
A Great Spangled Fritillary feeding on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
There's Nothing Like A Clean Antennae
A Praying Mantis Cleans his antennae during a break from looking for a meal
Thoroughbreds
The pampered life of race horses on a thoroughbred farm in Lancaster County, Pa.
Bee Searching For More Pollen
A Bumblebee is enjoying an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Black On Cone
I am not sure what kind of insect this is but they are quite common. This one is going to enjoy an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Tiger Swallowtail Is Here
A Tiger Swallowtail on and Echinacea 'Ruby Starr' flower
Hidden Cicada
A Cicada tries to hide on a Buddleja....I will not be having any of that!
Monarch In The Morning
A Monarch butterfly on a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower
Angry Young Fox
This Red Fox started to get upset with me sticking a camera in her face
Amish Farmland
Pennsylvania Dutch farmland in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Hummingbird Moth And Butterfly Heaven
A Hummingbird Moth enjoys a Buddleja 'Butterfly Heaven' bloom
Coming to the Top
A Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is enjoying a Buddleja 'Butterfly Heaven' bloom
Love Is In The Air
Two Assassin Bugs on a Buddleja 'Butterfly Heaven' shrub
Walking Upstream
A stream in the woods near the Susquahanna River in York County, PA
It's Up Here
A Bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Royal Red For The Monarch
A Monarch butterfly enjoys a Buddleja 'Royal Red' bloom
Below The Falls
Waterfalls in a wooded stream in York County, PA
Bumblebee At Sundown
A Bumblebee and an Echinacea 'Sundown' flower
Longhorn Beetle
A Longhorn Beetle on a Buddleja
A Jumper On Susan
A Jumper on a Black-Eyed Susan, Rubdeckia 'Goldsturm'.
Hunt For Nectar
A Bumblebee is hunting for nectar in a Hosta bloom
A Little Flow
Water running down a wooded creek in York County, Pennsylvania.
Falls In The Woods
Waterfalls in the woods in a creek in York County, PA.
Tiger Swallowtail Is Feeding
Tiger Swallowtail on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Swallowtail and Cones and Susans
A Tiger Swallowtail visits an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' with Black-Eyed Susans in background
Nanho Blue and Hummingbird Moth
A Hummingbird Moth and a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower
Cicada In The Shadows
A Cicada is hidden among the branches of a Buddleja
Bumblebee On Lantana
A Bumblebee enjoys a Lantana flower
Green Bee Hungry
A small green bee and an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Tiger Swallowtail And Nanho Blue
A Tiger Swallowtail enjoys a Buddleja 'Nanho Blue' flower
Bringing In The Corn
Amish farmers are bringing in the corn on an Amish farm in Lancaster County, PA.
Deep In The Forest
Waterfalls in the hardwoods of a forest in York County, PA
Bumblebee On A Coneflower
A Bumblebee enjoys an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Bridge Over Rock Run
This is a bridge over Rock Run, a creek in Susquahanna State Park, in Harford County, Maryland
Leaves and Rocks
leaves litter the rock at Rock Run in Susquahanna State Park in Harford County, Maryland
Rock Run In Autumn
Rock Run in Susquahanna State Park, Harford County, Maryland
Through The Rocks At Rock Run
Water flow at Rock Run in Susquahanna State Park in Harford County, Maryland
Japanese Beetle
A Japanese Beetle, enjoys an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Longhorn Beetle Pays A Visit
A Longhorn Beetle visiting a Buddleja
Coming Atcha
Rock Run in Susquahanna State Park in Harford County, Maryland
Water And Leaf Flow
Rock Run in Susquahanna State Park, Harford County, Maryland
Pelargonium
Perennial Geranium
White Hibiscus
The yellow Stigma of a white Hibiscus flower
Red Hibiscus
A view of the Stigma of a red Hibiscus flower
Rock Run
water rushing through the rocks at in Rock Run at Susquahanna State Park in Harford County, Maryland
Red Admiral
A Red Admiral butterfly feeds on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Two Assassins Sticking Around
Two Assassin Bugs sticking around on a stick. Its my story and I'm sticking to it.
Morning Yawn
After a long night of chasing rodents and babes, its time for my morning nap.
Skipper Loves The Blues
A Silver Spotted Skipper enjoys a Caryopteris 'Longwood Blue'
Autumn At Rock Run
Autumn at Rock Run in Susquehanna State Park, Harford County, Maryland
Can't Bee Getting Enough
A Bumblebee is into his Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Top Of The Garden
A Tiger Swallowtail on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Queen Of The Cones
A Monarch and Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flowers
Dinner Is Served
An Assassin Bug is locked in for a strike of an unsuspecting Bumblebee
Kelly's Run Trail
Kelly's Run Trail in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Silver Spot
A Silver Spotter Skipper an an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Logjam
Water and autumn leaves rush over a fallen tree in this creek in York County, Pennsylvania
Falls In York County
Water falls in a creek in York County, Pennsylvania
Welcome To My Flower
A Bumblebee and an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Walking Rock Run
Walking over the boulders of Rock Run in Harford County, Maryland during the fall
Up The Creek
A creek in York County, Pennsylvania
Bee On The Top Side
A Bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Gotcha
An Assassin Bug grabs its prey, a Bumblebee
An Admiral Is Here
A Red Admiral butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Sulphur On A Cone
A Sulphur butterfly on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star,
Rock Run Bridge
The bridge over Rock Run in Harford County, Maryland
Cabbage White and Coneflower
A Cabbage White butterfly and an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Monarch On An Echinacea
A Monarch butterfly atop an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Tiger Swallowtail In The Cones
A Tiger Swallowtail butterfly and Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Clearwater
Cold, clear water in a stream in the late fall
A Tiger Swallowtail
A Tiger Swallowtail on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Flowing Leaves
The water surface is covered with leaves at Rock Run in Harford County, MD.
Monarch In Cone Country
A Monarch in the Echinacea 'Ruby Star' garden
It's A Zebra
A Zebra Swallowtail is enjoying an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Early Fall At The Creek
An early fall day at a creek in York County, Pennsylvania
Feasting On A Coneflower
A Japanese Beetle is feasting on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Red Admiral
A Red Admiral Butterfly on a coneflower
The Great Spangled Fritillary
A Great Spangled Fritillary is enjoying an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Bee On Pink In Yellow World
A Bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star' flower
Bee A Long Day Of Work
A Bumblebee on an Echinacea 'Ruby Star'
Kelly's Run Trail
Walking up Kelly's Run Trail in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
