Out came a cell phone with an image of a caterpillar. I feigned a guess at a tiger moth, but I was more taken by the quality cell phone image that could win the annual Xerces Society photo contest! They explained where they saw the caterpillar on the underside of a leaf and the beautiful colors of the insect. Oh by the way, in the eastern US, if you want to impress somebody when they ask what kind of caterpillar you are seeing, just say tiger moth. There are about 11,000 species of tiger moths – it’s the sparrow of the caterpillar species.
Keeping Perspective
In meeting Rebecca, Greg and Jessica, they knew how to not to lose perspective during the pandemic. They were enthusiastic about being out in the woods, discovering interesting creatures and plants, and they really enjoyed being together. The whole experience of meeting the group was very uplifting for me. In fact, I’ll have to admit, their taking my mind of the photo project mission for a few minutes resulted in some of the best images I took for the project. I’ll have to remember that – less mission, more perspective.