Monday, August 28, 2017

Northeastern Wisconsin

Queen Anne's Lace



For the last three and a half weeks we have been based in Green Bay, parking at Celebration Church.  We have been visiting with friends we weren't able to see in May and Ty has been volunteering at Church doing landscaping work. In between he comes to get the camera to photograph a flower, bug, tree frog or bird.
Thin-legged Wolf Spider

Virginia Rail


We took some side trips to the West Bay Shore and out to Lake Michigan.  Plus the usual stop at Horicon Marsh on the way north.
Pied-billed Grebe mom with two young in tow

American Bittern tries to hide

Red-tailed hawk watches Ty work the gardens

Ruby Metalhawk


American Goldfinch on Chicory 

Leopard Frog

Water Lily




Digger Bee full of pollen

Intricate Eye Pattern of Gray Tree Frog

The whole frog 

Blister Beetle - do not touch this one

Cardinal Flower

Female Am. Goldfinch on Bull Thistle

Bold Jumping Spider on RV


We had a beautiful sunset almost every night from the top of the hill at church.
Slimy Gomphidius 

Crowned Clavaria

Indian Pipe - a new look



We spent four days at Potawatomi State Park near Sturgeon Bay, this is looking across the bay to the old stone quarry.

American Redstart

Black Squirrel 

Hornet Nest

Bald-faced Hornet

Ovenbird

Red-eyed Vireo


One more stop at Madison before we head north to Lake Superior,  fall migration and foliage should  be at it's Autumn peak.  Then we will be heading to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, south through the states to winter in Florida.

Enjoying all of God's creation along the way.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann

Friday, August 4, 2017

Two weeks in Madison


Compass Plant


Lake Farm Campground is surrounded by acres of prairie flowers, all in full bloom in late July.  Ty spent many hours fighting off mosquitos to capture the blooms, bugs, and birds of the native restored prairie.
Spotted Gayfeather

Sedge Wren

Willow Flycatcher

Rattlesnake Master

Eastern Harvester on Black-eyed Susan

Purple Cone Flower

Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee full of pollen

Soldier Beetle and Silky Ant

Agapostemon Sweat Bee

Eastern Amberwing

Paper Wasp

Monarch Butterfly on Field Milkweed

Snowy Tree Cricket on Chicory

White-banded Crab Spider

Red-spotted Purple Butterfly

Silver-spotted Skipper

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - dark female

Hummingbird Moth on Bergamot 

Ambush Bug

Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Blue Dasher

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Black Saddlebags

Common Whitetail Dragonfly

Spined Soldier Bug

Thin-legged Wolf Spider

Troy, Carmen & Bucky Badger


The best part about being in Madison is spending time with Troy & Carmen.  We went out to eat, went to the IMAX to see "Dunkirk", and enjoyed several hours walking the newly renovated Henry Vilas Zoo.  Amazing improvements since we last visited.
Badger

Tamarin 

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Blue & Gold Macaw

White-cheeked Turaco

Grizzly Bear

Polar Bear





Now we are back in Green Bay for a couple weeks, hoping to visit with everyone we didn't get to see in May.


Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann