Hi! I'm so glad you downloaded my picture collection, I took all of these photos myself!
This note is to list out what each photo is for anyone curious.

Happy Advent <3
  - Wrenn@Chimes

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Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
  Chimes_Lepidoptera1 - Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
  Chimes_Lepidoptera2 - Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
  Chimes_Lepidoptera3 - Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)


Angiosperm (Flowering Plants)
  Chimes_Angiosperm1 - South American Amaryllis (Genus* Hippeastrum)
  Chimes_Angiosperm2 - Wax Plants (Genus Hoya)
  Chimes_Angiosperm3 - Lantana (Lantana strigocamara)


Fungi (Mushrooms) (I am awful at identifying mushrooms FYI)
  Chimes_Fungi1 - Brittlegills (Genus Russula)
  Chimes_Fungi2 - Amanita Mushrooms (Genus Amanita)
  Chimes_Fungi3 - Amanita Mushrooms (Genus Amanita)


Aves (Birds)
  Chimes_Aves1 - Domestic Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata domestica)
  Chimes_Aves2 - Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica)
  Chimes_Aves3 - Florida Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis pratensis)


Sciuridae (Squirrels) (Yes it's all squirrels)
  Chimes_Sciuridae1 - Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
  Chimes_Sciuridae2 - Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
  Chimes_Sciuridae3 - Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

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*Anything listed as just "genus" means I don't know the specific species, only the genus

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Oh! Still reading? Hi! I'd like to share a little information about the moth in the first photo (the Polyphemus Moth). On the morning of 8/30/2024 I was walking my dogs with my mom, and we suddenly saw this huge brown leaf drop from a tree and slap on the ground. Looking up closer, though, it was a huge moth! Handing my mom a leash, I gently scooped it up and watched as it crawled over my hand, trying to hold on against the windy day.

It ended up fluttering away, but smacked into someone's house and was back on the ground. My mom offered to take the dogs back inside so I could scoop it back up. I wasn't really sure what to do with it, but we identified that it was a female (the antennae is the main point of their sexual dimorphism) and let it rest on a plant in our backyard. We'd check in on it, and after a few hours seemed to be gone.

Her species only lasts a few days in their adult form, so she's long gone if she did fly away and found a new spot to rest. But it was still remarkable to get to hold such a beautiful moth, and hopefully gave her some vague sense of safety since she wasn't doing the best.

She wasn't exactly magical or anything, but getting to meet her, even if briefly, really stuck with me. I'm happy to share the photo of her with you all!