Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (Lycomorpha pholus) on my front porch here in the Ozarks
My first time ever seeing one of these! Beautiful!
#Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature
My first time ever seeing one of these! Beautiful!
#Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature
September 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (Lycomorpha pholus) on my front porch here in the Ozarks
My first time ever seeing one of these! Beautiful!
#Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature
My first time ever seeing one of these! Beautiful!
#Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature
Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle (Tetracha virginica)
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Fungi sp. in habitat
All photographed around Stockton Lake in SW Missouri
#Naturalist #NaturePhotography #Insect #Herping #Entomology #Fungi #InTheWild #OzarkNature
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Fungi sp. in habitat
All photographed around Stockton Lake in SW Missouri
#Naturalist #NaturePhotography #Insect #Herping #Entomology #Fungi #InTheWild #OzarkNature
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle (Tetracha virginica)
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Fungi sp. in habitat
All photographed around Stockton Lake in SW Missouri
#Naturalist #NaturePhotography #Insect #Herping #Entomology #Fungi #InTheWild #OzarkNature
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Fungi sp. in habitat
All photographed around Stockton Lake in SW Missouri
#Naturalist #NaturePhotography #Insect #Herping #Entomology #Fungi #InTheWild #OzarkNature
Red-tailed Specter Moth (Euerythra phasma) from a couple springs ago in Branson, Taney County, Southwestern Missouri
One of my favorite species I've ever photographed!
#Mothing #Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature #Insects
One of my favorite species I've ever photographed!
#Mothing #Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature #Insects
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Red-tailed Specter Moth (Euerythra phasma) from a couple springs ago in Branson, Taney County, Southwestern Missouri
One of my favorite species I've ever photographed!
#Mothing #Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature #Insects
One of my favorite species I've ever photographed!
#Mothing #Naturalist #Entomology #OzarkNature #Insects
Always love seeing a Speckled Kingsnake! 😍
#Herping #Wildlife #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Kingsnake #Reptile
#Herping #Wildlife #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Kingsnake #Reptile
April 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Always love seeing a Speckled Kingsnake! 😍
#Herping #Wildlife #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Kingsnake #Reptile
#Herping #Wildlife #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Kingsnake #Reptile
Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans) from my bottom deck last night. NEAT!
#OzarkNature #Arachnid #Entomology #Arthropod #Naturalist #Spider
#OzarkNature #Arachnid #Entomology #Arthropod #Naturalist #Spider
August 30, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans) from my bottom deck last night. NEAT!
#OzarkNature #Arachnid #Entomology #Arthropod #Naturalist #Spider
#OzarkNature #Arachnid #Entomology #Arthropod #Naturalist #Spider
Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) from my property - Branson West, Stone County, Southwestern Missouri 5/2/25
#Herping #Naturalist #OzarkNature
#Herping #Naturalist #OzarkNature
May 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) from my property - Branson West, Stone County, Southwestern Missouri 5/2/25
#Herping #Naturalist #OzarkNature
#Herping #Naturalist #OzarkNature
Limonethe maurator (a species of Ichneumon Wasp)
Always so nice to photograph cool insects again after the dreary winter! I miss life in abundance during the cold months...
#OzarkNature #Entomology #Naturalist #Insect #NaturePhotography #Biodiversity #Spring #TheNaturalWorld #InTheWild #Bugs
Always so nice to photograph cool insects again after the dreary winter! I miss life in abundance during the cold months...
#OzarkNature #Entomology #Naturalist #Insect #NaturePhotography #Biodiversity #Spring #TheNaturalWorld #InTheWild #Bugs
March 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Limonethe maurator (a species of Ichneumon Wasp)
Always so nice to photograph cool insects again after the dreary winter! I miss life in abundance during the cold months...
#OzarkNature #Entomology #Naturalist #Insect #NaturePhotography #Biodiversity #Spring #TheNaturalWorld #InTheWild #Bugs
Always so nice to photograph cool insects again after the dreary winter! I miss life in abundance during the cold months...
#OzarkNature #Entomology #Naturalist #Insect #NaturePhotography #Biodiversity #Spring #TheNaturalWorld #InTheWild #Bugs
One of 7 (6 juveniles and 1 adult) Western Worm Snakes my friend and I found on 4/18/26 here in SW Missouri
It was my long-awaited first time ever seeing this species! I was thrilled!
#Herping #OzarkNature #Naturalist #Wildlife #Snake #Spring
It was my long-awaited first time ever seeing this species! I was thrilled!
#Herping #OzarkNature #Naturalist #Wildlife #Snake #Spring
April 21, 2026 at 12:01 AM
One of 7 (6 juveniles and 1 adult) Western Worm Snakes my friend and I found on 4/18/26 here in SW Missouri
It was my long-awaited first time ever seeing this species! I was thrilled!
#Herping #OzarkNature #Naturalist #Wildlife #Snake #Spring
It was my long-awaited first time ever seeing this species! I was thrilled!
#Herping #OzarkNature #Naturalist #Wildlife #Snake #Spring
Finds during a productive nature hike with friends here in the Ozarks
#Birding #FreshwaterFish #Herping #Botany #Naturalist #NaturePhotography #InTheWild #Nature #OzarkNature #Salamander #Birder #Wildflower #SpringMigration #Wildlife
#Birding #FreshwaterFish #Herping #Botany #Naturalist #NaturePhotography #InTheWild #Nature #OzarkNature #Salamander #Birder #Wildflower #SpringMigration #Wildlife
March 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Finds during a productive nature hike with friends here in the Ozarks
#Birding #FreshwaterFish #Herping #Botany #Naturalist #NaturePhotography #InTheWild #Nature #OzarkNature #Salamander #Birder #Wildflower #SpringMigration #Wildlife
#Birding #FreshwaterFish #Herping #Botany #Naturalist #NaturePhotography #InTheWild #Nature #OzarkNature #Salamander #Birder #Wildflower #SpringMigration #Wildlife
It hit an absurd 83°F on Saturday while doing a Christmas Bird Count, which meant December butterflies. Unbelievable...
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - Taney County, Southwestern Missouri 12/27/25
#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #Insect #Naturalist #ChristmasBirdCount #OzarkNature
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - Taney County, Southwestern Missouri 12/27/25
#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #Insect #Naturalist #ChristmasBirdCount #OzarkNature
December 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It hit an absurd 83°F on Saturday while doing a Christmas Bird Count, which meant December butterflies. Unbelievable...
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - Taney County, Southwestern Missouri 12/27/25
#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #Insect #Naturalist #ChristmasBirdCount #OzarkNature
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - Taney County, Southwestern Missouri 12/27/25
#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #Insect #Naturalist #ChristmasBirdCount #OzarkNature
OMFG!!!!! Summer officially made! 😍 Found this GORGEOUS Western Pygmy Rattlesnake just yards from my property while walking my dog! Used my snake stick to move it off the road, and not a single strike. As expected, INCREDIBLY docile. SO THRILLED! 🐍💚
#Herping #OzarkNature #Wildlife
#Herping #OzarkNature #Wildlife
September 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
OMFG!!!!! Summer officially made! 😍 Found this GORGEOUS Western Pygmy Rattlesnake just yards from my property while walking my dog! Used my snake stick to move it off the road, and not a single strike. As expected, INCREDIBLY docile. SO THRILLED! 🐍💚
#Herping #OzarkNature #Wildlife
#Herping #OzarkNature #Wildlife
Not all flies are the annoying little poops that get in your house and on your food, or worse, lay eggs in your skin. They're very diverse and can be surprisingly striking
Photographed a few neat species in my yard earlier this month.
#Entomology #Insects #OzarkNature
Photographed a few neat species in my yard earlier this month.
#Entomology #Insects #OzarkNature
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Not all flies are the annoying little poops that get in your house and on your food, or worse, lay eggs in your skin. They're very diverse and can be surprisingly striking
Photographed a few neat species in my yard earlier this month.
#Entomology #Insects #OzarkNature
Photographed a few neat species in my yard earlier this month.
#Entomology #Insects #OzarkNature
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't have my camera but whatever! EASTERN COACHWHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my hood today! What a SICK snake!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌
#Herping #Coachwhip #Snake #OzarkNature #Naturalist #InTheWild
#Herping #Coachwhip #Snake #OzarkNature #Naturalist #InTheWild
April 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't have my camera but whatever! EASTERN COACHWHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my hood today! What a SICK snake!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌
#Herping #Coachwhip #Snake #OzarkNature #Naturalist #InTheWild
#Herping #Coachwhip #Snake #OzarkNature #Naturalist #InTheWild
A little waterfall I photographed at Roaring River State Park in Southwest Missouri on a lovely spring day
Taken with a Nikon Z6 and Nikkor 28-400mm f/4-8 Z
#OzarkNature
Taken with a Nikon Z6 and Nikkor 28-400mm f/4-8 Z
#OzarkNature
June 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
A little waterfall I photographed at Roaring River State Park in Southwest Missouri on a lovely spring day
Taken with a Nikon Z6 and Nikkor 28-400mm f/4-8 Z
#OzarkNature
Taken with a Nikon Z6 and Nikkor 28-400mm f/4-8 Z
#OzarkNature
#Mothing in the Ozarks of Southwestern Missouri recently for #NationalMothWeek
1: Golden-legged Mydas Fly (Mydas tibialis)
2: Fiery Searcher Beetle (Calosoma scrutator)
3: Heitzman's Dagger (Acronicta heitzmani)
4: Kermes Scale Moth (Euclemensia bassettella)
#Insects #Entomology #OzarkNature
1: Golden-legged Mydas Fly (Mydas tibialis)
2: Fiery Searcher Beetle (Calosoma scrutator)
3: Heitzman's Dagger (Acronicta heitzmani)
4: Kermes Scale Moth (Euclemensia bassettella)
#Insects #Entomology #OzarkNature
July 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
#Mothing in the Ozarks of Southwestern Missouri recently for #NationalMothWeek
1: Golden-legged Mydas Fly (Mydas tibialis)
2: Fiery Searcher Beetle (Calosoma scrutator)
3: Heitzman's Dagger (Acronicta heitzmani)
4: Kermes Scale Moth (Euclemensia bassettella)
#Insects #Entomology #OzarkNature
1: Golden-legged Mydas Fly (Mydas tibialis)
2: Fiery Searcher Beetle (Calosoma scrutator)
3: Heitzman's Dagger (Acronicta heitzmani)
4: Kermes Scale Moth (Euclemensia bassettella)
#Insects #Entomology #OzarkNature
Photographed from a bazillion miles away and heavily cropped, but I found the first Scarlet Tanager to arrive in Missouri this spring several days ago. I adore seeing these neon red Neotropical migrants!
#Birding #OzarkNature #Wildlife #Naturalist #SpringMigration
#Birding #OzarkNature #Wildlife #Naturalist #SpringMigration
April 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Photographed from a bazillion miles away and heavily cropped, but I found the first Scarlet Tanager to arrive in Missouri this spring several days ago. I adore seeing these neon red Neotropical migrants!
#Birding #OzarkNature #Wildlife #Naturalist #SpringMigration
#Birding #OzarkNature #Wildlife #Naturalist #SpringMigration
Ozark flora while hiking around with a friend last weekend. We were looking for early migrant birds and herps but the wildflowers and fungi took over our attention!
#NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Plants #Botany #Fungi #Mycology #Hiking #TheNaturalWorld #Missouri
#NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Plants #Botany #Fungi #Mycology #Hiking #TheNaturalWorld #Missouri
March 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Ozark flora while hiking around with a friend last weekend. We were looking for early migrant birds and herps but the wildflowers and fungi took over our attention!
#NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Plants #Botany #Fungi #Mycology #Hiking #TheNaturalWorld #Missouri
#NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Plants #Botany #Fungi #Mycology #Hiking #TheNaturalWorld #Missouri
I found 65 American Avocets at a local park here in SW Missouri on Earth Day. These are always tough to see on the Ozark plateau, easier in the flat farmlands of the state. And those numbers were a big deal.
#Birding #SpringMigration #Shorebirds #OzarkNature #Naturalist
#Birding #SpringMigration #Shorebirds #OzarkNature #Naturalist
April 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I found 65 American Avocets at a local park here in SW Missouri on Earth Day. These are always tough to see on the Ozark plateau, easier in the flat farmlands of the state. And those numbers were a big deal.
#Birding #SpringMigration #Shorebirds #OzarkNature #Naturalist
#Birding #SpringMigration #Shorebirds #OzarkNature #Naturalist
Been getting more and more into freshwater fish lately, and just love aquatic wildlife in general...so much going on underwater!
Here's a Northern Hogsucker and Rainbow Trout from a river here in the Ozarks that I photographed recently.
#Naturalist #Wildlife #FreshwaterFish #OzarkNature
Here's a Northern Hogsucker and Rainbow Trout from a river here in the Ozarks that I photographed recently.
#Naturalist #Wildlife #FreshwaterFish #OzarkNature
April 11, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Been getting more and more into freshwater fish lately, and just love aquatic wildlife in general...so much going on underwater!
Here's a Northern Hogsucker and Rainbow Trout from a river here in the Ozarks that I photographed recently.
#Naturalist #Wildlife #FreshwaterFish #OzarkNature
Here's a Northern Hogsucker and Rainbow Trout from a river here in the Ozarks that I photographed recently.
#Naturalist #Wildlife #FreshwaterFish #OzarkNature
Purple Finch from today
These are moving through in good numbers right now for some reason. Looks like he just had a mouthful of seed
Still not detecting any Warblers, Swallows, or Gnatcatchers yet in my hood this spring. I'm itching for migrants
#OzarkNature #SpringMigration #Birding #Naturalist
These are moving through in good numbers right now for some reason. Looks like he just had a mouthful of seed
Still not detecting any Warblers, Swallows, or Gnatcatchers yet in my hood this spring. I'm itching for migrants
#OzarkNature #SpringMigration #Birding #Naturalist
March 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Purple Finch from today
These are moving through in good numbers right now for some reason. Looks like he just had a mouthful of seed
Still not detecting any Warblers, Swallows, or Gnatcatchers yet in my hood this spring. I'm itching for migrants
#OzarkNature #SpringMigration #Birding #Naturalist
These are moving through in good numbers right now for some reason. Looks like he just had a mouthful of seed
Still not detecting any Warblers, Swallows, or Gnatcatchers yet in my hood this spring. I'm itching for migrants
#OzarkNature #SpringMigration #Birding #Naturalist
Golden-winged Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and multiple Blackpolls Warblers in my SW MO hood the last couple of days. LONG LIVE #SpringMigration!!!
#Birding #Naturalist #OzarkNature
#Birding #Naturalist #OzarkNature
May 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Golden-winged Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and multiple Blackpolls Warblers in my SW MO hood the last couple of days. LONG LIVE #SpringMigration!!!
#Birding #Naturalist #OzarkNature
#Birding #Naturalist #OzarkNature