bbogush's Identifications

Photos taken from my back porch.

When runoff pushes lake levels above normal, water rises into an area behind my house that the city normally keeps mowed. This fleeting are of open, shallow water draws wading birds like a magnet!

Photos taken from my back porch.

When runoff pushes lake levels above normal, water rises into an area behind my house that the city normally keeps mowed. This fleeting are of open, shallow water draws wading birds like a magnet!

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This iridescent little fly was on my bee balm. I was able to get it identified to the genus level, a genus that was new to me. Also that it is a female. Females have a tail in the form of concentric cones. Males have a rounded tail. I have one other view that I'll add that shows this. Is it possible to get a species identification?

3 photos from when just the male mallard was in my yard.
Photo 1: This is one of the pair of mallards that decided to visit my yard this summer. He had just finished taking a bath in my fountain.

Photo 2: Guess my grass was a little high right then. Not sure what he was finding.
Photo 3: Photo taken right before my mallard visitor started exploring behind the hedges. I love how his head changes colors depending on where the light hits it.