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Nature through my eyes.
July 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
July 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Crane fly #orchid season here. Love that these native terrestrial orchids are abundant in this area. Including the property out back! #flowers #botany #nature #photography #appalachia #southcarolina
July 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This #bee really confused me. It was as big as a very large carpenter bee but definitely looked more like a massive leaf cutter. Turns out to be a #giantresinbee. They ARE related to leaf cutters but are Asian, introduced in the 90s. They are consider adventive as opposed to invasive.
July 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Just-emerged Cope’s gray treefrog froglet, still with tail. #herps #frogs #wildlife #nature #photography #appalachia #southcarolina
July 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
July 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Our resident male ruby-throated #hummingbird is a tiny territorial terror. #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #appalachia #southcarolina
July 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
July 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Most people don’t think about #southcarolina when it comes to the #blueridgemountains. Even though only a tiny corner of the state falls in the #appalachianmountains it is an incredibly beautiful place. Grateful to live here and, honestly, glad it’s largely overlooked.
July 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Always happy to find four-valve #mimosa growing out back. #flowers #nature #photography #appalachia #southcarolina #upstate
July 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Juvenile eastern rat #snake hunting treefrogs out front last night. Frogs were just dropping to the ground around us to escape. #chuckwillswidow and #katydids making a racket too. #appalachia #southcarolina #nature #wildlife #photography #videos #herms
July 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
July 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Underwater summer action full of darters, trout, hogsuckers, and more. #nature #photograohy #videos #gopro #underwater #fish #wildlife #poloandpan #appalachia #southcarolina
July 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
June 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
So far, this is the prettiest female Eastern box #turtle I’ve found in 2025. Look at that face! #herps #reptiles #wildlife #nature #photography
June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
June 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
June 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Video showing why early summer is a highlight in the #southernappalachians. #fireflies #copestreefrogs #bats (unsure what kind) and #chuckwillswidows backed by a soundtrack of #katydids. #wildlife #nature #photography #videography #southcarolina #appalachia
June 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
June 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
One of many #greenfrog #tadpoles out front and the first froglet to emerge this year. #frogs #herps #nature #wildlife #photography #appalachia #southcarolina
June 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM