Images of the Day

July 5, 2026

Swamp Milkweed: Near Sulky Pond

Species: Swamp Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/5 | ISO: 1600 | Focal Length: 186mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 8:47 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Great Egret: At Sulky Pond

Species: Great Egret

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 8:50 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Pale Purple Coneflower: At Crabtree Nature Center

Species: Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 3200 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 8:51 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Wild Bergamot: At Crabtree Nature Center

Species: Wild Bergamot

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec | Aperture: f/5 | ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 200mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 8:58 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Black-eyed Susan: At Crabtree Nature Center

Species: Black-eyed Susan

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Common Milkweed: At Crabtree Nature Center

Species: Common Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec | Aperture: f/4.5 | ISO: 250 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:01 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Brown-belted Bumble Bee: Visiting Common Milkweed

Species: Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:02 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Common Buttonbush: At Crabtree Nature Center

Species: Common Buttonbush

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 2500 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:07 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Black-eyed Susans: At Crabtree Nature Center

Species: Black-eyed Susan

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 106mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:09 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Lead Plant: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Lead Plant

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 160 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:29 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Early Sunflower: With aphids at Phantom Prairie

Species: Early Sunflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/5.6 | ISO: 3200 | Focal Length: 300mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:34 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Monarda: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Wild Bergamot, Culver's Root

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:36 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Monarch: In flight

Species: Monarch

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 2500 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:40 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Monarch: Flying toward Common Milkweed

Species: Monarch, Common Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 3200 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:43 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Common Wood-Nymph: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Common Wood-Nymph

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 2500 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:46 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Common Wood-Nymph: In flight

Species: Common Wood-Nymph

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 8000 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:49 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Pale Purple Coneflower: At Phanton Prairie

Species: Yellow Coneflower, Purple Prairie Clover, Rattlesnake Master, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 2500 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:50 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Wildflowers: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Rattlesnake Master, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/4.5 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:51 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Pale Purple Coneflower: At Phanton Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Rattlesnake Master, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/5.6 | ISO: 1600 | Focal Length: 324mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:51 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Purple Prairie Clover: At Phanton Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Rattlesnake Master

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 2500 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:51 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Pale Purple Coneflower: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Rattlesnake Master, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 3200 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:52 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Purple Prairie Clover: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:52 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Bee: Visiting Purple Prarie Clover

Species: Purple Prairie Clover

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 800 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:53 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Wildflowers: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Rattlesnake Master, Pale Purple Coneflower, Prairie Dock

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/4.5 | ISO: 250 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:54 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Wildflowers: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Rattlesnake Master, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/4.5 | ISO: 320 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:55 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Rattlesnake Master: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Rattlesnake Master

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/4.5 | ISO: 250 | Focal Length: 106mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:55 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Wild Bergamot: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Wild Bergamot, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 2000 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:57 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Wildflowers: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Wild Bergamot, Rattlesnake Master, White Wild Indigo, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/5 | ISO: 1000 | Focal Length: 167mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:57 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Two-spotted Bumble Bee: Visiting Wild Bergamot

Species: Wild Bergamot, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Black Diabrotica

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 9:59 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Purple Prairie Clover: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:01 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Purple Prairie Clover: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Rattlesnake Master, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:04 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Phantom Prairie

Species: White Wild Indigo, Pale Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/4.5 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 151mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:05 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

American Bumble Bee: Visiting Purple Prairie Clover

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, American Bumble Bee

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1000 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:05 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Honeybee: Visiting Purple Prairie Clover

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Honey Bee

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1000 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:05 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Honey Bee: Visiting Purple Prairie Clover

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Honey Bee

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:06 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Purple Prairie Clover: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Black-eyed Susan

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/5 | ISO: 400 | Focal Length: 176mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:07 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Black-eyed Susan and Purple Prairie Clover: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Purple Prairie Clover, Black-eyed Susan

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 800 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:08 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Confusing Furrow Bee: Visiting Ohio Spiderwort

Species: Ohio Spiderwort, Confusing Furrow Bee, Black Diabrotica

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:14 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Common Wood Nymph: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Common Wood-Nymph

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 2000 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:18 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Obedient Plant: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Wild Bergamot, Obedient Plant

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/5 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 200mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:26 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Black-eyed Susans: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Black-eyed Susan

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/4.5 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:27 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Black-eyed Susans: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Black-eyed Susan

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/5 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 159mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:27 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick

Common Milkweed: At Phantom Prairie

Species: Common Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec | Aperture: f/7.1 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 5, 2026, 10:27 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS R5m2 | Lens: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
©2026 Vonda Zwick