Entries Tagged as 'Cicada'
Reader Pic AND Video: Towhee, Cicada Nymph from Scott
July 31st, 2008 · Comments Off
Scott from Cary is a regular reader of GBirds, and he has an excellent memory for detail. How do I know? He sent in this shot of an Eastern towhee that contains two of my favorite bird-photo elements: Wide-open beak and bird in silhouette. Only true GBirds aficionados would know this. (I have another favorite [...]
Tags: Cicada · Eastern Towhee · Insects · Reader Report · video
Reader Pics: Cicada Nymph Shell, Honey Bees From Jess
July 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
NB: In the 18 months that I’ve been toiling at this incarnation of Greensboro Birds, I’ve had almost 23,000 unique visits and, as of a few minutes ago, 45,504 page views! Not bad for a little bird blog, right? And it’s proof that even though our enthusiasm for the natural world often seems to go, [...]
Tags: Bees · Cicada · Honey Bee · Reader Report
You Say Cicada, I Say Ci-cah-da
July 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Dog-day cicadas are a true sign that we have settled into summer, their buzzing and rasping filling the hot, humid air from dawn till dusk. Also called annual cicadas, dog-day cicadas are bigger and, in our area, greener than their more infamous periodical counterparts (think Brood X and the like). Josh found the husk of [...]
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