Latitude: 35.2160004
Longitude: -79.9864071
Elevation: 118 meters / 387 feet
Barometric Pressure 999KPa

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Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto, These guys love blue berries and were all over my bushes. Thin film interference causes the brillia
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Poodle Moth by DrPhotoMoto, It is called Diaphora mendica in the family of Tiger Moths. I couldn't see his neck till I let him
Poodle Moth by DrPhotoMoto
Look It's a Dinosaur - NO - It's a Wheel Bug by DrPhotoMoto, The Wheel Bug Rap Said (or sung) with a funky beat Your nose is a hypodermic needle, Your back
Look It's a Dinosaur - NO - It's a Wheel Bug by DrPhotoMoto
Black Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, The female Tiger Swallowtail comes in black or yellow. This Black Tiger is really gorgeous! I have
Black Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, The pointed abdomen and the smaller orange eye spots (pupils) indicate this is a male. Sex is easie
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
American Painted Lady by DrPhotoMoto, Explore - Highest position: 192 on Monday, June 29, 2015. Thank you all for the favs and views and c
American Painted Lady by DrPhotoMoto
Smack in the Middle by grinnin1110, View of the stockaded East Lodge on the east side of the plaza, its tall wooden game pole front and
Smack in the Middle by grinnin1110
Black Tiger by DrPhotoMoto, The flower is allium, a member of the onion family. The cultured allium has really large and pretty
Black Tiger by DrPhotoMoto
Black Butterfly by DrPhotoMoto, Black Lives Matter! Click on the link of Deneice Williams singing this beautiful song and read the
Black Butterfly by DrPhotoMoto
Six Spotted Tiger Beetle by DrPhotoMoto, I am learning where this guy likes to hang out. He is very skittish and only permits very slow move
Six Spotted Tiger Beetle by DrPhotoMoto
Variegated Fritillary by DrPhotoMoto, Notice the butterfly is in the act of mating but the mate is partially obscured by the leaf. See ne
Variegated Fritillary by DrPhotoMoto
Wheel Bug Strikes! by DrPhotoMoto, <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=4739141772&size=large" rel="noreferrer nofollow">
Wheel Bug Strikes! by DrPhotoMoto
Where They Chose to Live by grinnin1110, Although the Town Creek site was inhabited several thousand years, the major occupation was during t
Where They Chose to Live by grinnin1110
Clavate Antenna by DrPhotoMoto, This photo of the ambush bug demonstrates what I believe are clavate antennae. The flower is a bud o
Clavate Antenna by DrPhotoMoto
To See What They Saw by grinnin1110, Archaeological excavations uncovered the evidence of two guard gates, one on the north and one on th
To See What They Saw by grinnin1110
Clan Lodge & Town House by grinnin1110, Our last look at these beautiful buildings within the newly-installed palisade before we exit at the
Clan Lodge & Town House by grinnin1110
American Lady by DrPhotoMoto, The dorsal view is the next shot. Explore - Highest position: 423 on Sunday, July 28, 2013lady pain
American Lady by DrPhotoMoto
Distant View by grinnin1110, The Town Creek site is located on the northeastern edge of the Mississippian culture area; platform
Distant View by grinnin1110
Inside and Outside by grinnin1110, Several smaller sites in the general vicinity of Town Creek, where socially high-ranking members of
Inside and Outside by grinnin1110
Picturesque by grinnin1110, When we return to visit, we'd love to hike the Town Creek site's adjacent nature trails (a 15-minute
Picturesque by grinnin1110
Look at the Lodge by grinnin1110, A lodge's outer walls were made of upright posts that could be covered with wattle and daub, a roof
Look at the Lodge by grinnin1110
Perspective by grinnin1110, The original round building was erected on this spot over 600 years ago; over time the far building
Perspective by grinnin1110
How Big is Little River by grinnin1110, Not very – unless flooding from heavy rains – here it is near the confluence with Town Creek ______
How Big is Little River by grinnin1110
Little River by grinnin1110, A nature trail runs by the river, giving a good hiking experience to get the lay of the land in an a
Little River by grinnin1110
Broomstraw by grinnin1110, Also called Broomsedge or Beard Grass (Andropogon glomeratus) _____________________________________
Broomstraw by grinnin1110
Black Saddlebags by DrPhotoMoto, I thought this might be the Jagged-Edged Saddlebag but it looks more like Tramea lacerata, Black Sad
Black Saddlebags by DrPhotoMoto
Black Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, As with the Yellow tiger, this female has a broad rounded abdomen. The male does not come in a bla
Black Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
The Plaza by grinnin1110, The Town Creek site is modeled after a Mississippian village, which includes a townhouse set on top
The Plaza by grinnin1110
Wing Hugs by DrPhotoMoto, This female Spicebush Swallowtail was being hounded by a male. She wanted to peacefully sip her nec
Wing Hugs by DrPhotoMoto
Hut & Stockade North Entrance by grinnin1110, The round red clan burial hut was home, where the people lived, ate, laughed, died, and where they b
Hut & Stockade North Entrance by grinnin1110
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto, Now that the blue berries have come and gone, the Red Spotted Purples are spending more time on the
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto
Black Tiger by DrPhotoMoto, The female Tiger Swallowtail comes in a black morph as seen above and in a yellow morph as seen in t
Black Tiger by DrPhotoMoto
Calico Pennant by DrPhotoMoto, My favorite dragonfly. When I see one I stalk it shamelessly and try to get a good dorsal view show
Calico Pennant by DrPhotoMoto
Stockade within a Stockade by grinnin1110, That is the East Lodge, provided with its own protective stockade positioned along the eastern defen
Stockade within a Stockade by grinnin1110
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto, Another shot of yesterdays Red Spotted Purple. The color difference is due to the angle. Wave inte
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto
Beard Grass by grinnin1110, Also called Broomstraw or Broomsedge (Andropogon glomeratus) ______________________________________
Beard Grass by grinnin1110
Black Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, Of the five shots uploaded today, all were taken over 24 hours on August 12-13. This is a Black Swa
Black Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
Old Posts Meet New by grinnin1110, The taller brown posts were put in about a month ago, a stark contrast to the shorter weathered gray
Old Posts Meet New by grinnin1110
Bush Beard Grass by grinnin1110, Also called Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) ___________________________________________ Moun
Bush Beard Grass by grinnin1110
Inside the North Entrance at Sunset by grinnin1110, A protective palisade surrounded the Town Creek mound, plaza, burial, mortuary houses, and many fami
Inside the North Entrance at Sunset by grinnin1110
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto, The red patches at this angle have an orange tint. None of these colors would be visible without th
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto
Black Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, The female Tiger Swallowtail comes in a black and a yellow "morph." The male only comes
Black Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
American Painted Lady by DrPhotoMoto, A close up of the ventral surface of the Vanessa Virginiensis, the American Painted Lady. She diffe
American Painted Lady by DrPhotoMoto
Tiger Beetle by DrPhotoMoto, “There was a young lady of Riga, / Who rode with a smile on a tiger; / They returned from the ride /
Tiger Beetle by DrPhotoMoto
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto, The scales of the red spotted purple are able to interfere with white light and produce color. The
Red Spotted Purple by DrPhotoMoto
Spicebush Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, Explored - Highest position: 224 on Saturday, March 9, 2013thistle northcarolina papilio spicebushsw
Spicebush Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
East View of North Gate by grinnin1110, Although inhabited several thousand years, the major occupation at the Town Creek site, in North Car
East View of North Gate by grinnin1110
Black Saddlebags with Skydrops by DrPhotoMoto, It was misting today but I went out anyway to see what might be stirring. This black saddlebags cou
Black Saddlebags with Skydrops by DrPhotoMoto
Bugeyed by DrPhotoMoto, The face and color of this inchworm serve to deter predators and attract macro-photographers. These
Bugeyed by DrPhotoMoto
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Lake Tillery at Morrow Mountain State Park (2) by Gerry Dincher
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, Each day new species appear at the thistle patch. This male Tiger Swallowtail spent much of the day
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
Where Gloves Go by DrPhotoMoto, I have learned to put my gloves in a safe place. Old ones are treasured by my doggies but they can'
Where Gloves Go by DrPhotoMoto
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, I am so glad to see the swallowtails coming in. blue orange black yellow butterfly thistle northcar
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
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Lake Tillery at Morrow Mountain State Park by Gerry Dincher
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Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, This is another female Tiger Swallowtail. There is an abundance of beauty this year.blue orange bla
Tiger Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
Spicebush by DrPhotoMoto, I don't know which I enjoyed more this year, the butterflies or the flowers I grew to attract them.
Spicebush by DrPhotoMoto
Pipevine Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto, It was over 100 degrees today. When this Pipevine parked in the shade who was I to complain? I too
Pipevine Swallowtail by DrPhotoMoto
Common Buckeye by DrPhotoMoto, butterfly goldenrod northcarolina picnik commonbuckeye richmondcounty tfi junoniacoenia thinfilminte
Common Buckeye by DrPhotoMoto
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Bee on Helianthus by DrPhotoMoto