A Summer Song

Summer has a rhythm unlike any other season. The sun rises high in the sky, orchestrating long, hot days. Singing high in the treetops, cardinals, wrens, and robins meet the sunrise. Soon the grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets join the song, providing a continuous hum. Plants and trees reach their crescendo — heavy with fruits, lush green foliage, and colorful blooms. Wildlife provides a drumbeat of energy. Bees and butterflies flutter amongst flowers, while birds and deer care for young. As night falls, frogs and toads offer their melodic trills and bass-heavy croaks, while fireflies light the night sky.

We encourage you to get outdoors this summer and take in the show. Make some music of your own! What will your summer song sound like?

Dining Spider by David Stonner 100 mm lens, 1/160 sec, f/4, ISO 1000

Northern Bobwhite Chick by David Stonner EF100-400 lens, 1/125 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800

Indigo Bunting by Noppadol Paothong RF600mm lens, 1/500 sec, f/8, ISO 320

Tiny Flower by David Stonner RF100mm macro lens, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 12800

Amidon Memorial CA by David Stonner 35mm lens, 1.6 sec, f/22, ISO 100

Spider Lilies by Noppadol Paothong 105mm lens, 1/250 sec, f/4, ISO 250

Birdsong CA by David Stonner EF500mm lens, 1/160 sec, f/10, ISO 800

False Sunflower by Noppadol Paothong 15mm lens, 1/125 sec, f/11, ISO 800

Least Bittern Hatchlings by David Stonner 100mm lens, 1/250 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar by Noppadol Paothong 105mm lens, 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 800

Stony Point Prairie CA by David Stonner 400mm lens, 1/5 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200

Prairie Onion by David Stonner RF100mm macro lens, 1/500 sec, f/4, ISO 12800

Red-Tailed Hawk by David Stonner RF100mm macro lens, 1/500 sec, f/4, ISO 12800

White-Tailed Deer by Noppadol Paothong RF500mm lens, 1/80 sec, f/7.1, ISO 2500

White-Banded Crab Spider by Noppadol Paothong 105mm lens, 1/500 sec, f/10, ISO 220