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Seen This Week: Flowers, Bugs and Deer

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Insect(s) ate holes in this morning glory, Hays Woods, 31 July 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

2 August 2025

This week every flower had a bug on it. Even when I didn’t see insects I heard the drone of cicadas and found evidence of bugs munching on plants and flowers.

The symmetrical holes on the morning glory, above, probably indicate that a bug ate it at night when the petals were closed.

Butterflies were everywhere on Thursday along the trail of black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia hirta) at Hays Woods, but they were difficult to photograph with a cellphone. I spent a lot of time trying to get a good photo of this silver-spotted skipper.

Silver spotted skipper on black-eyed susan, Hays Woods, 31 July 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

… and even longer trying for this butterfly who would not show to good advantage. Jeff Cieslak suggests it’s a hackberry emperor. You can see the “bug” looking at me.

Butterfly on black-eyed susan (Which one?) Hays Woods, 31 July 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

A true bug — a leaf-footed bug — rested on my window for several hours on 28 July.

Leaf-footed bug outside my window, 28 July 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

Deer and Deer Damage in Schenley Park:

Alas there are still too many deer in Schenley Park for they’ve browsed these yews down to woody stems outside Phipps Conservatory.

Deer damage on yews, Schenley Park, 1 August 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

Inside the park they’ve eaten all their favorite native plants and are now trying “novel” foods. It took them years to discover that the young shoots of Japanese knotweed are acceptable forage.

Deer damage on Japanese knotweed(!), Schenley Park, 1 August 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

As expected, Schenley’s deer have come out of hiding this month as they wait for the rut to begin. In this photo I’ve circled four does resting in dappled shade along the Upper Trail.

One fawn in dappled shade along Schenley’s Upper Trail, 1 August 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

Nearby a single fawn rested alone. Can you see the fawn near the center of the photo?

One fawn in dappled shade along Schenley’s Upper Trail, 1 August 2025 (photo by Kate St. John)

Munching all night, they sleep during the day.

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