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Callen Harty

@callenh.bsky.social

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Writer/photographer/activist. he/him/his www.callenharty.com All photos and words mine unless reposted or noted.

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 6h

Honored to be part of this. #BeaconsOfBadgerland #WisconsinLGBTQHistoryProject #OurLives #QueerElder #Queer #Elder #Pioneer #LGBTQ #Activism #QueerRights #Documentary #TravelingExhibit #NationalLGBTQHistoryMonth #Madison #Wisconsin

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‘Beacons of Badgerland’ documentary to honor eight Madison LGBTQ pioneers

A new Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project documentary and traveling exhibit will celebrate eight pioneers whose decades of work helped shape Madison’s LGBTQ community.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 12h

Autumn meadowhawk. #AutumnMeadowhawk #SympetrumVicinum #Dragonlly #Yellow-LeggedMeadowhawk #Meadowhawk #Skimmer #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Madison #Wisconsin

An autumn meadowhawk on the ground. It appears to be on a cement sidewalk. It is facing up with its wings spread wide. The head and thorax are brown and the abdomen is a deep red. The four wings are clear except for a little yellow next to the abdomen and a brown spot at the upper end of each wing. The adult's legs can be either yellow or brown. In this case, they are brown.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Spongy moth caterpillar. #SpongyMoth #Caterpillar #LymantriaDispar #GypsyMoth #Moth #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

A spongy moth (formerly gypsy moth) caterpillar on a driveway. The caterpillar is grey with scattered dark spots and a white line going down the center. There are several blue spots on each side of the white line, followed by red dots. There are bristly hairs pointing out from its sides coming out of each of these.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Maple spanworm moth. #MapleSpanwormMoth #EnnomosMagnaria #SpanwormMoth #Moth #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

A maple spanworm moth on a screen. It is facing up left. It appears to be mostly yellow due to the camera flash (they are normally a light orangish or tan color). It has curved brown lines on each side near the top of the wings, two straight lines near the bottom, and brown spotting throughout. The antennae are long and spread out to the side.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Common carp. #CommonCarp #CyprinusCarpio #Carp #Fish #Animal #Nature #Photography #TokenCreekCountyPark #DeForest #Wisconsin

A common carp in the water. It is facing left and is swimming just below the water line. The water appears greenish from algae. It has a large mouth and very small eyes. It is grey with some visible spotting.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Multicolored Asian lady beetle. #MulticoloredAsianLadyBeetle #HarmoniaAxyridis #LadyBeetle #Ladybug #Harlequin #Beetle #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Devil'sLakeStatePark #Baraboo #Wisconsin

A multicolored Asian lady beetle on a moss-covered rock. It is on the right side of the picture climbing up the rock. The beetle's head is difficult to see in the photo. The pronotum is white with two curved black stripes meeting in the middle. The wings are orange with multiple black spots. The head is difficult to see in this photo. The legs are brown.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Slender longhorn beetle. #SlenderLonghornBeetle #NecydalisMellita #LonghornBeetle #Beetle #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #StorrsLake #Milton #Wisconsin

A slender longhorn beetle on a leaf. The beetle facing up in the photo. It is long and thin, with long curved antennae (about as long as its body). The antennae, head, and thorax are black, with a couple of vertical white stripes just above the wings. The wings are clear and folder over its back. Under the wings, the body is reddish. Difficult to see in this photo, the legs are dark with yellow spots.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Chair, Grandview. #Chair #LadderbackChair #Furniture #Vintage #Photography #NickEnglebert'sGrandview #Grandview #Hollandale #Wisconsin

An old ladderback chair. It is placed on gravel, with a large rock just to the left of the chair, and it is up against a faded white wooden wall. The chair is painted in a light green and it is weathered looking, with the paint chipping off in several places, especially on the arms and legs. It has a reddish orange seat cushion. To the right of the chair is an object taped to the wall that appears to be a large wooden spoon or some kind of tool with the handle pointing upward. It is painted a similar reddish orange as the cushion, dark black, and white or a similar light green as the chair at the bottom.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Aster bee fly. #AsterBeeFly #SparnopoliusConfusus #BeeFly #Fly #Insect #Animal #Aster #Wildflower #Flower #Nature #Photography #CadizSpringsStateRecreationArea #Browntown #Wisconsin

An aster bee fly on a wild aster. The aster is white with a yellow center and is on the right side of the photo. The background is green. The bee fly is facing right on the flower. While it impersonates a bee, it is actually a fly. It is fuzzy and yellow with clear wings. The head is black. It appears to be eating nectar with its long probiscis.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Belted kingfishers. #BeltedKingfisher #MegaceryleAlcyon #Kingfisher #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

Three belted kingfishers on a small limb. The photo only shows the top branches of the tree. In the background are green trees and plants. The birds are all on one branch with a small amount of space between them each. The one furthest left is facing the camera. The middle and right one, which is out near the end of the branch, are facing right. The wings are mostly grey with the head being darker than the wings. The head also has a crest. The eyes and beak are dark. The neck is white with a slate band across the breast and white belly/underparts. There is a small rufous band on the chest and the end of it can be seen just below the wing on the center bird. The tail is grey and fanned.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My latest blog post, on Cornell. #Cornell #CornellUnivvwersity #Fraternity #SexualAssauit #Justice #JaneDoe #EmilyDoe

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I am reminded of Brock Turner, the Stanford University swim star who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster near a fraternity party. A jury convicted him of three felony counts o…

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Slender flower longhorn beetle. #SlenderFlowerLonghornBeetle #StrangaliaFamelica #FlowerLonghornBeetle #LonghornBeetle #Beetle #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Devil'sLakeStatePark #Baraboo #Wisconsin

A slender flower longhorn beetle atop a wild rose. The rose is pale pink with yellow in the center. There are raindrops or dewdrops on it. The background is green foliage. The beetle is long, thin, and tapered. Its legs and antennae are all about as long as its body. The head, thorax, and tail end are all black, as are the antennae. The legs are orange closer to the body and black beyond that. The middle of the wings is cream with black spots, a vertical black stripe along the center, and black around the edges.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Running crab spider. #RunningCrabSpider #Philodromidae #CrabSpider #Spider #Arachnid #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeKegonsaStatePark #Stoughton #Wisconsin

A running crab spider on a wall. It is resting on a large section of brown wall. To the right is a black divider and the next section is lime green. The spider is facing down right. The head and legs are tan with brown spots. The legs are spread out so that all eight are clearly visible. They are long and thin. The abdomen is grey/brown with a light line across the tail end.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dingy cutworm. #DingyCutworm. #FeltiaJaculifera #Cutworm #Moth #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Shullsburg #Wisconsin

A dingy cutworm moth on a wall. It is facing up. It is triangular shaped. Its wings are closed. They are mostly brown with lighter streaks throughout.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Cattail caterpillar. #CattailCaterpillar #AcronictaInsularis #Henry'sMarshMoth #Caterpillar #Moth #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #YellowstoneLakeStatePark #Blanchardville #Wisconsin

A cattail caterpillar on a small twig. It is facing left and has a black face. The body appears to be brown with white stripes. There are also white spots throughout the body The small orange bumps with hairs or bristles coming out of them are called tubercles. This will grow up to be a Henry's marsh moth.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Four-spotted pennant. #Four-SpottedPennant #BrachymesiaGravida #Skimmer #Dragonfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Pbotography #UpperTampaBayTrail #HillsboroughCounty #Florida

A four-spotted pennant atop a plant. It is facing left with its tail up in the air and its wings spread open. The background is blurred green and brown plants. The dragonfly has a brown head with reddish-brown eyes. The thorax is dark. The wings are clear with black spotting in the middle and white spots at the top edges. The abdomen is a rust-orange and black.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jagged ambush bug. #JaggedAmbushBug #PhymataAmericana #AmbushBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #YellowstoneStatePark #Blanchardville #Wisconsin

A jagged ambush bug waiting for prey on white wildflowers. The ambush bug is facing up and the flowers are blurred in the background. The head and antennae are also a bit blurred in the photo. The thorax is diamond shaped and has white with brown stripes near the top. The abdomen is oval, almost brown. It is yellowish with a brown V near the top, a large oval spot in the middle with a brown bar going through it. The legs are not visible due to the photo being taken from directly above.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Summer azure. #SummerAzure #CelastrinaNeglecta #Butterfly #Azure #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A summer azure butterfly on goldenrod. It is centered in the photo and facing left with its wings closed. It is at the very top of the goldenrod. The background is blurred green and yellow, with multiple black spots, mostly toward the outer edges of the wings. It has a large black eye and alternating black and white antennae.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Northern green frog. #NorthernGreenFrog #LithobatesClamitansMelanota #GreenFrog #Frog #Amphibian #Animal #Nature #Photography #RichardBongStateRecreationArea #Kansasville #Wisconsin

A Northern green frog in a pond. It is mostly in the water, facing right, with silt on the bottom. The part that's out of the water is green. The rest of the body looks brown. Its legs are spread out. The front legs look brown with several black spots. It has a number of small bumps on its body.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lesser yellowlegs. #LesserYellowlegs #TringaFlavipes #Yellowlegs #Shorebird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #NineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

A lesser yellowlegs standing in shallow water. The bird is facing left. The shoreline is to the right and left of it in the photo and shallow water is behind. The tall bird's yellow legs are visible down to the knee, which bends backward. The rest of the legs are in the water. Its chest and belly are white while its feathers are grey and mottled. It has a small black eye and a long black bill.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Common eastern bumblebee. #CommonEasternBumblebee #BombusImpatiens #Bumblebee #Bee #Insect #Animal #Goldenrod #Solidago #Wildflower #Flower #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A common eastern bumblebee on goldenrod. The goldenrod covers most of the photo. The bee is centered, with its head facing up. Its head and legs are black. The thorax is fuzzy and yellow, with a dark spot at the lower middle. The abdomen, mostly hidden behind its wings in this photo is dark at the tip..

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Common drone fly. #CommonDroneFly #EristalisTenax #DroneFly #HoverFly #SyrphidFly #Fly #Mimic #Insect #Animal #DaisyFleabane #ErigeronAnnuus #Wildflower #Flower #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

A common drone fly on daisy fleabane. The background is long green leaves and sticks. The two visible flowers have about two dozen long white petals surrounding a yellow center. The fly is facing left on the left of two flowers. It mimics the appearance of a bee. The large eyes and thorax are black. The abdomen is orange with black or dark brown markings in the middle. The tail end is black.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. #OldMackinacPointLighthouse #Lighthouse #Museum #NationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces #MackinacBridge #DavidBSteinman,Engineer #Bridge #SuspensionBridge #MackinacStraits #Strait #GreatLakes #I-75 #FortMichilimackinacStatePark #MackinawCity #Michigan

The Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse with the Mackinac Bridge in the background. Ther lighthouse has a round tower with a black lantern. There is a black railing around it. The top of it is seen behind the lighthouse, a two-story keeper's quarters made of Cream City brick. There are three chimneys. On the left side of the house there are two windows on each floor and a hedge that crosses that portion of the house. A door and window are visible on the right side of the house. The building has a red roof and a red awning above the door. In the photo much of the right side of the building is covered behind a tree. The foreground of the photo shows a well-manicured green lawn, a tree. and sidewalks. Just behind the house and to the right there are people behind a white picket fence looking out toward the Straits of Mackinac in the background, with the Mackinac Bridge crossing the straits. The bridge is a long suspension bridge with two tall white towers. It arches a bit between the two towers. Above everything is a light blue sky with several white clouds.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Painted lady. #PaintedLady #VanessaCardui #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #NineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

A painted lady on the top of a thistle plant. The butterfly is resting on the one open, purple flower on the plant, which has several buds and many thorns. Its wings are spread wide open and it is facing away from the camera. the body is brownish. The wings are mostly orange with brown spots, black at the edge, with white dots.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

White-faced meadowhawk. #White-FacedMeadowhawk #SympetrumObtrusum #Meadowhawk #Dragonfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A white-faced meadowhawk on a long leaf or blade of grass, which bends down to the right. The dragonfly is facing right. It has a completely white face. It has large brown eyes. The body is red, with lower black marks along each of the segments of the abdomen. Its legs are black. The four wings are clear except for small black spots at the tip of each, and are held out and forward.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Silky robber fly. #SilkyRobberFly #AsilusSericeus #RobberFly #Fly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

A silky robber fly on a leaf. It is facing right with wings spread. The head and legs are dark black. Its thorax and abdomen are orange. The abdomen has four dark brown dashes and a black tip. The wings are translucent, but appear greyish.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gray treefrog. #GrayTreefrog #DryophytesVersicolor #Treefrog #Frog #Amphibian #Animal #Nature #Photography #Arena #Wisconsin

A gray treefrog resting on a cement bird bath. There is a little bit of water at the bottom and the frog is just out of the water, but still in the bowl, facing right. These frogs change colors depending on the surroundings. This one is matching the cement, and has some darker markings across its back, legs, and head.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Carolina grasshopper. #CarolinaGrasshopper #DissosteiraCarolina #CarolinaLocust #Grasshopper #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #NineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

Carolina grasshopper on the ground. It is facing right. The grasshopper is mostly brown with some darker spots throughout. There are also dark bands on its legs. The wings are folded behind its back.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Differential grasshopper. #DifferentialGrasshopper #MelanoplusDifferentialis #Grasshopper #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #GovernorNelsonStatePark #Waunakee #Wisconsin

A differential grasshopper atop a flowerhead. The flowerhead is leaning to the left and the grasshopper is facing up right. It is mostly green with many black markings, including lines all the way down its abdomen. The leg has a thick rust line and multiple diagonal black lines. There is also a black line extending from the eye onto the thorax. The wing is over its back.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

World Trade Center. #WorldTradeCenter #TwinTowers #Skyline #StatueOfLiberty #Photography #NewYorklCity #NewYork

A view of the New York City skyline with the World Trade Center, taken from inside the Statue of Liberty. Photo taken with a Kodak Instamatic camera in 1990.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yellow-headed blackbird. #Yellow-HeadedBlackbird #XanthocephalusXanthocephalus #Blackbird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #HoriconMarsh #Wisconsin

A yellow-headed blackbird along the side of a road. The foreground is a bit of the road, including a painted white line and the gravel shoulder where the bird is standing, facing right. Behind it are some grasses. The upper third of the photo is blue water. The bird is mostly black except for its bright yellow head and chest. There is a little bit of black between its eye and bill and there a couple of small white patches on the wing.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Two-striped grasshopper. #Two-StripedGrasshopper #MelanoplusBivittatus #Yellow-StripedGrasshopper #Grasshopper #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #UniversityOfWisconsinArboretum #Madison #Wisconsin

A two-striped grasshopper on the ground, which appears to be cement. The grasshopper is facing right and is centered in the photo. The top of its head and thorax are brown, with a light line running down the side and a black line right below that. The underside of its head and thorax are green. its wings are held over its body and are brown with lighter and darker markings. The abdomen is mostly hidden in this photo. The legs are reddish brown with tiny triangles pointing forward on its jumping legs. The antennae are pointing up right and are also reddish brown.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Eastern giant swallowtail. #EasternGiantSwallowtail #PapilioCresphontes #Swallowtail #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #BellevueStatePark #Bellevue #Iowa

An Eastern giant swallowtail butterfly on a clover flower. The background is blurred leaves. The butterfly is facing away and up right. Its wings are spread open. It is black with yellow markings all around the outer edges of the wings and a horizontal yellow line across the forewings. It has a short black tail with a yellow dot at the end.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate, David Crowley, at Labor Fest in Madison. #DavidCrowley #Crowley #CrowleyForGovernor #Democrat #DemocraticParty #Candidate #Election #Governor'sRace #LaborFest #Madison #Wisconsin

Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley being interviewed at Labor Fest in Madison. He is talking to a constituent and has his attention on her. He is looking to the left. He is wearing a blue shirt. He has close-cropped black hair and black moustache. He is wearing a pair of white glasses and there is a small microphone clipped to the top of his shirt.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Lucerne moth. #LucerneMoth #NomophilaNearctica #Moth #CrambidSnoutMoth #SnoutMoth #UniversityOfWisconsinArboretum #Madison #Wisconsin

Lucerne moth on leaves. The moth is facing upright and is in the middle of a number of oval green leaves. It is mostly tan with a couple of brown lines on the ends of the wings, which are folded by its side. It has dark horizontal bands across the wings and two brown circles near the top of the wings. Its head is a light brown and pointed.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Black saddlebags. #BlackSaddlebags #TrameaLacerata #Dragonfly #Skimmer #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Devil'sLakeStatePark #Baraboo #Wisconsin

A black saddlebags dragonfly. It is facing up and appears to be on a rock wall or cement sidewalk. The dragonfly has a brown head and thorax, which has a couple of small white stripes on the side. Its wings are clear with a little veining and black spots at the tip of each wing. They are almost invisible due to the background in this photo. The lower wing has large black splotches next to the abdomen. The abdomen is black with some light brown spots on it. There are also two white markings just below the thorax.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Bald-faced hornet. #Bald-FacedHornet #DolichovespulaMaculata #Wasp #Yellowjacket #Insect #Animal #Goldenrod #Nature #Photography #NineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

A bald-faced hornet on goldenrod. The goldenrod covers much of the picture, along with a blurred green background. There is another unidentified insect at the left of the photo. The wasp is facing up right. It is mostly black, but with white markings around the edge of its thorax and the end of its abdomen. It also has two white lines on its head, behind its eyes. The wings are slightly spread

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Double-crested cormorants. #Double-CrestedCormorant #NannopterumAuritum #Cormorant #Bird #WaterBird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Chicago #Illinois

A pair of double-crested cormorants on a wall. The one in the center of the photo has its wings spread wide. The other is facing off to the right at the right edge of the photo. Behind them is blue sky with a few light clouds. They are large black birds with the exception of a patch or orange or yellow below their grey, hooked bills. The legs and webbed feet are also black.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Four-banded stink bug hunter. #Four-BandedStinkBuguHunter #BicyrtesQuadrifasciatus #SandWasp #Wasp #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #SpringGreenPreserve #SpringGreen #Wisconsin

A four-banded stink bug hunter wasp digging in the sand. It is a type of sand wasp. It is mostly black with four yellow bands on its abdomen, larger near the thorax and smaller toward the tail. The wings are slightly spread and are clear except for veining which makes them appear somewhat brown. The legs are not visible in this photo as it is taken from above.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Swamp sparrow. #SwampSparrow #MelospizaGeorgiana #Sparrow #Songbird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeKegonsaStatePark #Stoughton #Wisconsin

A swamp sparrow foraging among some reeds and standing water. It is facing left and has its feet in the water. The bird's head is grey with a reddish-brown vertical stripe and a black line from the eye to the neck. The breast and belly are also grey. The wings are a rusty brown with darker stripes.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Eastern towhee. #EasternTowhee #PipiloErythrophthalmus #Towhee #Rufous-SidedTowhee #Sparrow #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

An Eastern towhee on the ground. There are sticks and grass all around the bird, which is centered in the lower half of the photo. The towhee is mostly black, including its head and throat, with white spots on its wing. The breast is white with rust on its sides. It has a long tail which is sticking straight out.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Rose-breasted grosbeak. #Rose-BreastedGrosbeak #PheucticusLudovicianus #Grosbeak #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #CherokeeMarshNorthernUnit #Madison #Wisconsin

A rose-breasted grosbeak on the small limb of a tree. The photo is taken from below and the bird is facing a little right and looking up. it is surrounded by other branches and the background is blurred green leaves. It has a white breast with a splash of scarlet on the breast and neck area. The wings ar5e black with white markings. The head is also black, with a grey beak.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Large milkweed bug nymphs. #LargeMilkweedBug #OncopeltusFasciatus #MilkweedBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #MortonForest #Mazomanie #Wisconsin

A group of more than a dozen large milkweed bug nymphs at the bottom of a milkweed pod. Most are facing up, but a few of them are facing down. They are orange with black marks on each side of the thorax. There are three black dots at the end of the abdomen. The heads, antennae, and legs are also black.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Spotted cucumber beetle. #SpottedCucumberBeetle #DiabroticaUndecimpunctata #SouthernCornRootworm #Beetle #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #AldoLeopoldNatureCenter #Monona #Wisconsin

A spotted cucumber beetle on a dandelion. It is facing up right. The beetle is yellow with multiple black spots and a black head.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

White-throated sparrow. #White-ThroatedSparrow #ZonotrichiaAlbicollis #Sparrow #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

A white-throated sparrow on the ground. It is facing right and is in the middle of a yard. The sparrow's breast, neck, and face are mostly grey. It has a white throat with a small black spot between it and the breast. There is also a spot of yellow between the black eye and the grey beak. The top of its head is alternating white and black stripes. The wings are brown with white bars. It has a short beak and a fairly long tail.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Short-tailed ichneumon wasp. #Short-TailedIchneumonWasp #Ophioninae #IchneumonWasp #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

A short-tailed ichneumon wasp on what appears to be a screen of some sort. It is a reddish-brown color with clear wings The antennae are long and thin. It has its ovipositor extended above its body. The legs are long and brown.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Brown thrasher. #BrownThrasher #ToxostomaRufum #Thrasher #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeFarmCountyPark #Madison #Wisconsin

A brown thrasher on a small limb in the midst of several trees. It is facing away from the camera, but turned to the right. Its feathers are a reddish-brown color and it has a long tail and long beak. Its underside is white with brown streaks throughout.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Mourning dove. #MourningDove #ZenaidaMacroura #Dove #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Monona #Wisconsin

A mourning dove atop a metal bar that holds a bird feeder. The dove is facing the camera and looking left; It is mostly tan with darker brown feathers that are mostly behind the birds. It has a black beak and a black eye with a white eye ring. The feet are a dark pink. The background is a pair of evergreen trees.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Small milkweed bugs. #SmallMilkweedBug #LygaeusKalmii #MilkweedBug #CommonMilkweedBug #SeedBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #NlineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

A pair of small milkweed bugs on the top of a dried-out flower. The flower is diagonal in the photo from the bottom right corner and is browned. The bugs are on both sides of it, with the one toward the bottom facing up and the one at the top facing down. You cannot see the head of the one at the top as it is behind the flower. The bug is orange with a black tail and black semi-circles on each side of the wing. There is a heart-shaped black mark just below the black head. The background is blurred green.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Mating Eastern box elder bugs. #EasternBoxElderBug #BoiseaTrivittata #BoxElderBug #TrueBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

Pair of mating box elder bugs on cement. They are facing away from each other. They are mostly black but with orange stripes around the outer edge of the wings. There are also two orange stripes on the wings.