A large spider waits for customers on a Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in a park in Fox Chapel. Perhaps an arachnophile correspondent can identify the spider.
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Spider on a Purple Coneflower
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Pigeon and Bessemer Converter
A pigeon perches on a Bessemer converter preserved at Station Square.
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Bumblebee
From our sister site Flora Pittsburghensis we borrow this picture of a very happy bumblebee bathing itself in the pollen of a Cut-Leaf Teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus) in Cranberry Township.
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Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
A Silvery Checkerspot butterfly (Chlosyne nycteis) rests on a leaf of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) in Beechview.
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
A Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) visits a Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) in Beechview.
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Canada Goose
A Canada goose (Branta canadensis) floats serenely in a lake in North Park.
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Moss on a Log
Moss grows luxuriantly on a fallen tree trunk on a hill above the Squaw Run in Fox Chapel.
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Rainbow After the Storms
Destructive storms swept through Pittsburgh all day, causing millions of dollars’ worth of damage in floods. But after the storms came a reminder that, after all, things could have been worse.
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Moss, Mushroom, Caterpillar
A tiny green caterpillar climbs a mushroom in Frick Park.
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Toad in the Hole
Our most common toad, the American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus), sitting on a rock ledge in Frick Park.
