Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709196
130L

2003 Photograph, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on Milkweed with a Silver-spotted Skipper on the right, Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia © 2003.

An interesting side-light on this butterfly is its scientific name. "Glaucus" means bluish-gray in Latin. Linnaeus, who established the scientific name, had a black form female which he used in naming species based on her color. Even though the majorit... Click for details

Painted Lady Butterfly Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709194
DIN049

2005 Photograph, Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) visiting Buttonbush, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Washington, D. C. © 2006.

Sand Crabs Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709192
11i

1989 Photograph, Sand Crabs (yes, there are two of them), Cape Henlopen, Delaware © 1999.

Pied-billed Grebe Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709188
9A

1983 Photograph, Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps podiceps) on Widewater, C & O Canal, Great Falls, Maryland © 1999.

Mother Macaque and Baby Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709186
12S

1984 Photograph, Mother Macaque and her Infant, National Zoo, Washington, D. C. © 2004.

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709184
DMAM005

2005 Photograph, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia © 2006.

Wood Duck Pair Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709178
DWF089

2007 Photograph, Wood Duck Pair (Aix sponsa) at Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia © 2007.

Male Wood Duck Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709176
DWF029

2004 Photograph, Male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) at the National Zoo, Washington, D. C. © 2004.

(These guys come to the Zoo to mooch on all the free food at the duck pond.)

Mallard Mates Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709172
DWF085

2007 Photograph, Mallard Mates (Anas platyrynchos platyrynchos) at Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia © 2007.

Mallard Hen Photograph

Artisan and Design: Photographs: Nature Contemporary: item #709167
DWF012

2004 Photograph, Mallard Hen (Anas platyrynchos platyrynchos) at Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia © 2004.