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Kabby Photography

Name: Kabby Photography
Address: Centerville, OH, US
Telephone: +19378670381

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I am first and foremost a nature lover. I like to take photographs that might inspire others to appreciate it as much as I do.

I’ve hit my mark if someone sees a photograph I’ve taken and then visits that location to see it for themselves. My naturalist volunteer work can vary from leading a group of preschoolers on a nature walk to removing invasive species. To further my work in this area, I am a Certified Interpreter Guide (NAI) and Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist (OSU).

09/14/2026

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Fun Facts:
* Painted Ladies are the most widespread of the butterflies.
* Painted Ladies in Europe have a longer migratory pattern than the Monarch. They can can migrate 9000 miles from the Artic region to Africa and back. In the Americas, they overwinter in Mexico.
* Also called the Cosmopolitan butterfly due to its range.

09/02/2026

Huron Sachem (Atalopedes campestris): Male on Zinnia

08/17/2026

Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiania)

Fun Facts:
• Common name is derived from the fact that if its stem is bent, it will stay in that position for a while.
• It flowers from the bottom of the flower spike and works it way up.
• Another common name is False Dragonhead because the flower looks like a dragon’s head (and was originally combined with Dragonheads of Europe).

Pollination Method: Bumblebees, butterflies, hummingbirds
Seed / Propagation: Seeds and rhizomes, spreads via stolons.
Edibility: Member of the mint family so while it may not be poisonous, it is not known to have any value for consumption.
Medicinal: None known
Host for: None known
Season: Late Summer

Name Descriptions
• Obedient: See Fun Facts
• Physostegia: Greek physa, bladder, and stege, covering, in reference to the calyces that inflate as it develops.
• Virginiana: Of Virginia

08/12/2026

American Goldfinch feasting on Purple Coneflower.

07/26/2026

Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus) Hover Fly

Fun Facts:
* As a Hover Fly, it can fly in reverse and hover like a helicopter or Hummingbird.
* Another mimic trying to be scary and look like a yellow jacket.
* The proportion of the yellow and black in the body is a function of the temperature while growing in the pupal stage (hotter = more yellow). Based upon these photographs, I'd say it was warm when this guy was growing up.
* Their larva eat aphids and mites.

Name Origins
* Eastern Calligrapher: From its black and yellow markings on its abdomen. You can see them in the Left Rear photograph.
* Toxomerus: From the shape of the flies legs, "arched-thighed" to describe its rear femur. Notice this condition in the left front profile photograph.
* Geminatus: Latin for paired or doubled in reference to the markings that are symmetrical across its abdomen.

While this may look similar to the Villa lateralis I posted earlier this week, they are different. The Eastern Calligrapher is about half the size of the V. lateralis and its marking on its abdomen are much more intricate. The feeding of the larvae is also different.

07/22/2026

Villa Lateralis:

A bee fly. That is, it tries to mimic a bee in appearance to stave off predators.

Fun Fact:
* This picture is actually a photo of a not normal situation in that this guy is resting on the Purple Coneflower. They typically hover like a Hummingbird when feeding.
* Unlike most flies that have short tongues, they have a long tongue that allows them to get nectar from flowers such as this Purple Coneflower. This also aids in their ability to hover yet still reach the nectar deep into some flowers.
* The female lays her eggs near the nests of other insects. When the eggs hatch, they crawl over to and feed on the larva of those other insects.

Name Origins
* Note that this is one of those cases where this species does not have a common name.
* Villa: From Latin, villa, farm or villa in reference to fact that this fly is seen in rural or countryside settings.
* Lateralis: From Latin, latus, belonging to the side or of the side. This is in reference to the pattern of yellow hairs running down the side of the thorax and abdomen. You can see them in this photograph.

07/21/2026

American Goldfinch (Female) chowing down on Purple Coneflower.

Note the female's color is subdued as compared to the male.

07/08/2026

Widow Skimmer (Libellual luctuosa): Female

Not often I get a Dragonfly in my yard.

06/05/2026

Sometimes the best view is behind you.

04/19/2026

Wood-Betony (Pedicularis canadensis)

Fun Facts:
• European herders falsely believed that cattle that ate the plant would develop lice.
• It is a partially hemiparasitic plant. That is, while it can live on its own, it is more successful if it supports itself off the roots of another plant. Its roots will grow until it comes into contact with the roots of another plant. At that point, it will develop a tissue connection with its host plant.
• It can also have yellow flowers.

Pollination: Long tongue bees
Edibility / Medicinal Properties:
• It was eaten by the Iroquois as a vegetable, often as a soup. It was added to oats and used as horse feed by Native Americans.
Medicinal:
• Native Americans would use the roots for stomach, diarrhea, and heart trouble.
• From a poultice they used it on swelling, tumors, and sore muscles.
Seed/Propagation: The seed capsules split explosively, shooting the seed out.
Season: Spring

Name definitions
• Other common name(s): Lousewort
• Pedicularis: of or relating to lice.
• Canadensis: Of Canada

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