March 5, 2026
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
More September bugs
It’s hard to believe it is September already. The air seems a tad crisper. The butterflies are working the jewelweed (above), the spiders are working overtime (below), and the crane flies apparently are at the beginning of their reproduction cycle (bottom).
No sign of the squirrel family.
The spider pictured here has built a four-foot-in-diameter web across our picture window. I guess he just craves attention.
The crane flies were on the window itself. They must crave attention, too, or maybe it’s just a September thing.
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Thanks for the ID… I’ll look for the cormorant on Monday morning…
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Just when I was commenting about the lack of cormorants this year, this guy shows up. Hope he doesn’t consume more than his share of egret/heron/osprey food 🙂
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That is a spicebush swallowtail. Have you seen the cormorant that’s near the Warden Watch? I saw that guy today and he kept diving and coming up with big fish in his mouth. That thing is eating a little too well!







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jim wright
Thanks for the ID… I’ll look for the cormorant on Monday morning…
Tom Burr
Just when I was commenting about the lack of cormorants this year, this guy shows up. Hope he doesn’t consume more than his share of egret/heron/osprey food 🙂
Pedro
That is a spicebush swallowtail. Have you seen the cormorant that’s near the Warden Watch? I saw that guy today and he kept diving and coming up with big fish in his mouth. That thing is eating a little too well!