Dove Nest

I found this Eurasian collared dove nest in a mulberry tree, about eight feet from the ground. Doves build relatively flimsy nests from small sticks. They generally don't use soft grass and leaves in their nest like other birds. Almost all doves lay two white eggs. The eggs takes about two weeks to hatch. Both male and female care for the young, which leave the nest from 2 to 3 weeks.

Dove Nest Pictures

Ladybug Pupa

The life cycle of a ladybug consists of four stages i.e. eggs, larva, pupa and ladybug. Here are pictures that represent the 3rd stage i.e. pupal stage of a lady bug. When the larva mature it attaches itself to a plant leaf or stem to pupate. The pupal stage of a ladybug remains for about 5 to 7 days.

Ladybug Pupa

Harlequin Cabbage Bug

The Harlequin Cabbage Bug (Murgantia histrionica), is a stinkbug of the family Pentatomidae. It is also known as calicoback bug, fire bug or harlequin bug.  It's black color with red, orange or yellow color marking. It is pest to cabbage and other related plants such as broccoli, cauliflower, collards, mustard, brussels sprouts, turnip and radish etc..

Harlequin Bug

Harlequin Cabbage Bug Eggs

Silver-striped Hawk Moth

The Silver-striped Hawk Moth (Hippotion celerio) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. They are also known as vine hawk moth or grapevine hawk moth, may be because grape vine is one of the host plants for the Silver-striped Hawk Moth caterpillar/larva.

Silver-striped Hawk Moth Pictures

Sunflower Field

I shot the Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) field pictures a few weeks ago, but didn't post them in the hope of getting some better photos. The sunflower season is almost over and being a lazy person, I could not get more pictures. Due to poor light I have to re-expose the pictures for a better view. Our farmers grow sunflower in a very small quantity for their personal use. The seeds are crushed into oil locally. After frying the crude oil, it's used as edible oil without any further treatment or process.

Sunflower Field Pictures

Small Green Winged Creature

Here is a tiny green wing creature, I saw in a small berry plant. Most of them were stuck around the small branches. I'm not sure what they are? Some tiny grasshopper or a fly or some other type of bug.

Correction: This is green plant hopper (Siphanta hebes) belong to family Flatidae, Order Hemiptera.

Tiny Green Winged Creature

Robber Flies

The robber flies are insects in order Diptera, family Asilidae. There are a number of species that vary greatly in color and appearance. All robber flies are predaceous, lying in wait for victims. Robber fly prey on insects such as wasps, bees, beetles, butterflies and dragonflies etc. The robber fly jabs its strong pointed proboscis into prey's back to inject the neurotoxic saliva to paralyze it and then sucks the juices out. Robber flies can deliver a painful bite to human, if handled roughly.

Robber fly pictures