Great Spangled Fritillary, ventral view, feeding on purple Liatris flower, summer, coastal Maine Garden Phippsburg
Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly feeding on nectar of Liatris flower, summer, coastal garden, Phippsburg, Maine flying insect
Twelve Spotted Skimmer dragonfly on nepeta, or Catmint, Phippsburg, Maine coastal garden
Hens And Chicks sempre vireos succulents growing in Mother Of Thyme, pink creeping Thyme, Phippsburg, Maine coastal garden
Hover Fly or Flower Fly hovering over rose, Phippsburg, Maine garden in early summer.
The glorious gold Black Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta has hairy leaves (hirta means hairy). It is a marginally hardy perennial in coastal Maie (agricultural zone 5), but a reliable selfseeding perennial. It is seen here with a tny pollinating bee, Phippsburg, Maine
Seawall Beach, Small Point, Phippsburg, Maine looking east, Maine scenic
Hover Fly on rose, PHippsburg, Maine garden in summer
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