Birds, bees and bugs
Photographs of assorted insects and birds taken in East Lyme, CT

White caterpillar
Caterpillar of the hickory tussock moth (Lophocampa caryae)
East Lyme, CT, USA

Tree swallows
Pair of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
East Lyme, CT, USA

Beetles mating
Pair of Japanese beetles mating
East Lyme, CT, USA

Hummingbird clearwing
A hummingbird clearwing feeding from a flower
East Lyme, CT, USA

Honey bee
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) landing on a flower
East Lyme, CT, USA

Black swallowtail
A black swallowtail butterfly drinks from a flower
East Lyme, CT, USA

Bee on purple flower
A honey bee on a purple flower
East Lyme, CT, USA

Small bee
Unidentified small bee or fly on a clover bloom
East Lyme, CT, USA

Bee and flowers
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a purple flower
East Lyme, CT, USA

Japanese beetle
A Japanese beetle on goldenrod blossoms
East Lyme, CT, USA