On This Day

July 18

Series of images taken on this day (Month Day) in history.

Wild Petunia: blooming in the backyard gardens

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 2:55 p.m. Species: Wild Petunia

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 1600 | Focal Length: 221mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 2:55 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Painted Lady: Visiting Purple Coneflower

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 2:54 p.m. Species: Painted Lady, Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 1600 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 2:54 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Summer Azure: Visiting Dogbane

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:42 a.m. Species: Summer Azure

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:42 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Rose-breasted Grosbeak: At the conservation area

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:34 a.m. Species: Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 2000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:34 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Great Golden Digger: Visiting Swamp Milkweed

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:25 a.m. Species: Great Golden Digger, Swamp Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:25 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Common Ironweed: Blooming at the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:23 a.m. Species: Common Ironweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 1000 | Focal Length: 260mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:23 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Common Ironweed and Cup Plant: At the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:22 a.m. Species: Common Ironweed, Cup Plant

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 324mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:22 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Great Egret: Coming in for a landing at the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:03 a.m. Species: Great Egret

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 400 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 11:03 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Song Sparrow: At the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 10:53 a.m. Species: Song Sparrow

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 1000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 10:53 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Monarch: Visiting Swamp Milkweed

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 10:44 a.m. Species: Monarch, Swamp Milkweed

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/13 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 10:44 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Bullfrog: In the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 10:39 a.m. Species: American Bullfrog

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec | Aperture: f/13 | ISO: 3200 | Focal Length: 500mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2023, 10:39 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2023 Vonda Zwick

Kalm's St. John's Wort: In my front yard gardens

Shot Date: July 18, 2022, 5:11 p.m. Species: Kalm's St. John's Wort

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec | Aperture: f/11 | ISO: 4000 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2022, 5:11 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2022 Vonda Zwick

Eastern Black Swallowtail: On Cutleaf Teasel (nonnative)

Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:34 a.m. Species: Eastern Black Swallowtail

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 320 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:34 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2021 Vonda Zwick

Red-winged Blackbird: On Cup Plant at the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:24 a.m. Species: Red-winged Blackbird, Cup Plant

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:24 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2021 Vonda Zwick

Great Egret: At the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:14 a.m. Species: Great Egret

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec | Aperture: f/11 | ISO: 320 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:14 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2021 Vonda Zwick

Eastern Comma: At the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:11 a.m. Species: Eastern Comma

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec | Aperture: f/11 | ISO: 1000 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 10:11 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2021 Vonda Zwick

Gray Catbird: At the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 9:47 a.m. Species: Gray Catbird

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 9:47 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2021 Vonda Zwick

Gray Catbird: At the conservation area

Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 9:47 a.m. Species: Gray Catbird

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 250 | Focal Length: 600mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2021, 9:47 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
©2021 Vonda Zwick

Prairie Blazing Star: First blooms of 2010

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 4:36 p.m. Species: Prairie Blazing Star

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 640 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 4:36 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Visiting Purple Coneflower in backyard gardens

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 2:34 p.m. Species: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 320 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 2:34 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail: Male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Nectars at Purple Coneflower in backyard gardens

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 2:34 p.m. Species: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Purple Coneflower

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 2:34 p.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Red-eared Slider: Red-eared Slider in the grass near the creek leading to the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:15 a.m. Species: Red-eared Slider

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 800 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:15 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Twelve-spotted Skimmer: Twelve-spotted Skimmer perched over the creek

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:14 a.m. Species: Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec | Aperture: f/10 | ISO: 160 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:14 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Twelve-spotted Skimmer and Blue Dasher: A male Twelve-spotted Skimmer and a male Blue Dasher perch on the same blade of grass at the creek

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:09 a.m. Species: Blue Dasher, Twelve-spotted Skimmer

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 125 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:09 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Male Blue Dasher: Male Blue Dasher perched over the creek

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:07 a.m. Species: Blue Dasher

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec | Aperture: f/13 | ISO: 320 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:07 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Immature Male Eastern Pondhawk: Immature male Eastern Pondhawk perched at the creek

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:07 a.m. Species: Eastern Pondhawk

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec | Aperture: f/13 | ISO: 160 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 9:07 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

American Bullfrog: American Bullfrog resting on litter in the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:46 a.m. Species: American Bullfrog

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 1250 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:46 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Widow Skimmer: Widow Skimmer in the grass along the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:45 a.m. Species: Widow Skimmer

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 100 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:45 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Widow Skimmer: Widow Skimmer perching in the grass along the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:43 a.m. Species: Widow Skimmer

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 100 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:43 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Male Eastern Pondhawk: Male Eastern Pondhawk watching over his territory at the pond

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:42 a.m. Species: Eastern Pondhawk

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 100 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:42 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick

Unicorn Clubtail: Unicorn Clubtail

Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:37 a.m. Species: Unicorn Clubtail

Camera Settings: Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec | Aperture: f/8 | ISO: 125 | Focal Length: 100mm | Shot Date: July 18, 2020, 8:37 a.m. | Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV | Lens: EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
©2020 Vonda Zwick