September, 2009 Edition
A male Gold Finch perches on the stem of a sun flower while he tries to crack a seed he has just plucked. See Summer Birds for more of our feathered friends in August.
This Great Egret is a visitor to the Killbuck Wetlands. See Great Egret for pictures of an uncommon visitor to Madison County.
This male Cabbage White Butterfly is getting some nectar from a wildflower while a small bee waits its turn. For more insects see Butterflies.
A male Oriole pauses for a drink from a birdbath. This fellow and his mate have been busy as you can see at Hardy's Orioles.
A male Solitary Bee (genus Melissodes) feeds on a Bull Thistle. See Summer Flowers for more August flowers, and an occasional insect.
A juvenile Wood Duck cruises on the waters of the Killbuck Wetlands. They will soon change to their adult feathers and join other Wood Ducks for the journey south. For more pictures of birds in the wetlands, see Water Fowl.
Screen Savers
This month, Birds of Madison County brings you three high resolution pictures. Clicking on one of the images below will cause the corresponding high resolution image to be downloaded to your browser. You may save this image by dragging it to your desktop or using the "SAVE" command on the File menu. These images are large and may require a little time to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connect. The size of the picture in pixels and of the file in bytes is given for each picture.AOL Users should use Internet Explorer instead of AOL's browser to download these images.
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Silver-spotted Skipper
A Silver-spotted Skipper explores the blossom of Queen Anne's Lace.
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Great Egret
A passing Great Egret hunts for a meal in the shallow waters of the Killbuck Wetlands.
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Teasel
Teasel in the family Dipsacaceae and the genus Dipsacus. It is common throughout Indiana. Originally it was introduced from Europe. The dried flower heads are often collected and used in flower arrangement. They are beautiful sprayed gold or silver. This plant is ten feet tall. Thanks to Blake Janutolo for this information.
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Award Winning Web Site
We were honored to receive the East Central Indiana Audubon Society's Conservation Education Award for the work done through this web site. We thank the Audubon Society for this recognition and promise to continue our efforts to bring you interesting bird-related pictures.We hope you enjoy the pictures. Your comments are welcome and may be sent to us at this address:
Tom and Jean Harbron
Birds of Madison County thanks the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club for providing the hosting web site.
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