Plus, bicycle tire-size plops of "gifts" left by the many horses that also use the trail!
Pearl Crescent Butterfly
Love those "zebra-striped" antennae with the orange tips
Asters are the host plant of this butterfly
Song Sparrow
For some reason, other birds like mockingbirds and thrashers are not able to effectively imitate their intricate songs.
So peaceful.
Mating Damselflies
To mate, the male (above) first grabs a female by the back of her neck with claspers at the end of his abdomen - these structures actually fit into species-specific grooves in the female. From here, the pair can fly around together in tandem.
If the female is sexually receptive, she will lift her abdomen
up to bring her "vagina" in contact with his "penis," allowing the male to transfer his sperm. In some species, the pair will remain in this wheel position for only a minute or two. Others, may stay in formation for several hours, while the male tries to use spoon like structures on his penis to scoop out sperm from other males the female may already have in her. After copulation, the male may immediately release his mate and fly away, or he may follow her around to guard her from other males while she lays her eggs in water. In fact, in some species, the pair will stay in tandem during the entire egg-laying process.
Yellow Jessamine
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