Rainbow Trout are only found in a few counties in Missouri, where they are introduced by MDC. Cold water habitat only.
Been getting more and more into freshwater fish lately, and just love aquatic wildlife in general...so much going on underwater!
Here's a Northern Hogsucker and Rainbow Trout from a river here in the Ozarks that I photographed recently.
#Naturalist #Wildlife #FreshwaterFish #OzarkNature
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Orangethroat Darters (Etheostoma spectabile)
Ozark Zigzag Salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius) This one looks a little like a Galaxy Frog! Those blue spots!!!
Beaked Trout Lily (Erythronium rostratum)
Finds during a productive nature hike with friends here in the Ozarks
#Birding #FreshwaterFish #Herping #Botany #Naturalist #NaturePhotography #InTheWild #Nature #OzarkNature #Salamander #Birder #Wildflower #SpringMigration #Wildlife
Limonethe maurator (a species of Ichneumon Wasp)
Always so nice to photograph cool insects again after the dreary winter! I miss life in abundance during the cold months...
#OzarkNature #Entomology #Naturalist #Insect #NaturePhotography #Biodiversity #Spring #TheNaturalWorld #InTheWild #Bugs
Purple Finch from today
These are moving through in good numbers right now for some reason. Looks like he just had a mouthful of seed
Still not detecting any Warblers, Swallows, or Gnatcatchers yet in my hood this spring. I'm itching for migrants
#OzarkNature #SpringMigration #Birding #Naturalist
Trametes sp.
White Fawnlily (Erythronium albidum)
Toadshade (Trillium sessile)
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Ozark flora while hiking around with a friend last weekend. We were looking for early migrant birds and herps but the wildflowers and fungi took over our attention!
#NaturePhotography #OutdoorPhotography #Naturalist #OzarkNature #Plants #Botany #Fungi #Mycology #Hiking #TheNaturalWorld #Missouri
It hit an absurd 83°F on Saturday while doing a Christmas Bird Count, which meant December butterflies. Unbelievable...
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - Taney County, Southwestern Missouri 12/27/25
#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #Insect #Naturalist #ChristmasBirdCount #OzarkNature
Belvosia borealis (a species of Bristle Fly)
Maize Calligrapher (Toxomerus politus)
Fruit Fly sp. (possibly Tomoplagia obliqua)
Not all flies are the annoying little poops that get in your house and on your food, or worse, lay eggs in your skin. They're very diverse and can be surprisingly striking
Photographed a few neat species in my yard earlier this month.
#Entomology #Insects #OzarkNature
Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle (Tetracha virginica)
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Fungi sp. in habitat
All photographed around Stockton Lake in SW Missouri
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#Mothing in the Ozarks of Southwestern Missouri recently for #NationalMothWeek
1: Golden-legged Mydas Fly (Mydas tibialis)
2: Fiery Searcher Beetle (Calosoma scrutator)
3: Heitzman's Dagger (Acronicta heitzmani)
4: Kermes Scale Moth (Euclemensia bassettella)
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Red-tailed Specter Moth (Euerythra phasma) from a couple springs ago in Branson, Taney County, Southwestern Missouri
One of my favorite species I've ever photographed!
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A little waterfall I photographed at Roaring River State Park in Southwest Missouri on a lovely spring day
Taken with a Nikon Z6 and Nikkor 28-400mm f/4-8 Z
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Golden-winged Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, and multiple Blackpolls Warblers in my SW MO hood the last couple of days. LONG LIVE #SpringMigration!!!
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Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) from my property - Branson West, Stone County, Southwestern Missouri 5/2/25
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OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't have my camera but whatever! EASTERN COACHWHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my hood today! What a SICK snake!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌
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