exoskeleton – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Autumn Cicada Shell – Why Is It Still Here?

By Mia McPherson|October 25th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Cicadas, Sebastian County|Tags: attached, autumn, bark, Cicada, Cicadoidea, exoskeleton, exuvia, fall, garden, pine tree, shell, suburban, tree, trunk, yard|

Four days ago, I spotted a cicada shell hanging on to a pine tree still clinging to the bark like it had all the time in the world and nowhere to go.

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Cicada Shell And The Photographer Who Took The Image

By Mia McPherson|August 17th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Cicadas, Sebastian County|Tags: bark, Canon, Cicada, cicadas, exoskeleton, exuvia, Mia McPherson, photographer, photographing, pine, pine tree, R7, shell, Steve Creek, summer, tree, tree trunk, trees|

This cicada shell on a pine tree was photographed by little old me in Arkansas yesterday. The photo of me taking this image is by my dear friend, Steve Creek.

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Young And Adult Blue Jay Photos From Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|August 1st, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Blue Jays, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Blue Jay, branch, calling, Cicada, close up, corvids, Cyanocitta cristata, driftwood, drinking, exoskeleton, immature, jay, jays, pine, portrait, spring, summer, tree, trunk, urban, water, yard, young|

This morning, I am sharing young and adult Blue Jay photos that I took from my dear friend Steve Creek's deck while I was staying with him in Arkansas.

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Cicada Exuvia: Just a Shell Of Its Former Self

By Mia McPherson|June 29th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Cicadas, Sebastian County|Tags: Cicada, cicadas, driftwood, exoskeleton, exuvia, feeder, insect, insects, metamorphosis, nymph, shed outer covering, shell, summer|

Two days ago I found a Cicada exuvia or exoskeleton attached to a driftwood suet feeder. The cicada had emerged sometime during the night to begin its life anew.

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