2026 - Summer Seasonal Photos
Submitted by Great Rivers MMN Chapter Members, Summer 2026
The eyes reflect the world in a snapping turtle in The Heart of the Country
Southeast Missouri
July 2026
Photo by Don Bauer
Turkey vulture launch in The Heart of the Country
in Southeast Missouri
July 2026
Photo by Don Bauer
Red banded hairstreak on Allium
in Cliff Cave St. Louis County Park
September 2023
Photo by Carl Davis
Sunset over Simpson Lake
in St. Louis County
July 2026
Photo by Barb Cerutti
A Dickcissel sits among spider webs in the prairie on a foggy morning.
in Friendly Prairie, Pettis County, Missouri
June, 2026
Photo by Karen Zelle
Stream Team volunteers monitoring water discharge
in Mackenzie Creek at River Des Peres in St. Louis City
April 2026
Photo by Kim Funcik
Stream Team volunteers doing a macroinvertebrate survey
in Mackenzie Creek at River Des Peres in St. Louis City
April 2026
Photo by Kim Funcik
Delicate and strong: grey-headed coneflower Ratibida pinnata
in Pollinator Paradise - Steger Ecology Center at Givens Elementary School (Webster Groves)
June 26, 2025
Photo by Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Morning dew collects on the colorful grass of Friendly Prairie.
in Friendly Prairie, Pettis County, Missouri
June, 2026
Photo by Karen Zelle
Definitely not a bird in the bird box:a juvenile gray tree frog
in Little Creve Coeur Ecological Area
August, 2024
Photo by Mary Dueren
Feasting Monarch butterfly caterpillar
in St. Louis County
August 2025
Photo by Mary Dueren
Bumblebee on native coneflower
in St. Louis County
July 2026
Photo by Valerie Klipfel
Eastern swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) on Joe Pye weed plant (Eutrochium purpureum)
in St. Louis County
July 2026
Photo by Valerie Klipfel
Bumblebee on mountain mint
in Ste. Genevieve County
July 2026
Photo by Lara Redmond
Eastern tailed-blue butterfly
in Ste. Genevieve County
July 2026
Photo by Lara Redmond
Dedicated to all the late bloomers: an adult mayfly
in St. Louis City
June 2026
Photo by Megan Moffatt
Tiger bee fly spotted while volunteering for Habitat for Humanity
in South St. Louis City
July 2026
Photo by Megan Moffatt
Hummingbird clearwing moth on blazing star also known as gay feather (Liatris pycnostachya) photographed while on a butterfly walk
in St. Francois State Park
July 2026
Photo by Sean Tracy
Snowberry clearwing moth on blazing star also known as gay feather (Liatris pycnostachya) photographed while on a butterfly walk
in St. Francois State Park
July 2026
Photo by Sean Tracy
Soaking up sunshine: Lactuca wild lettuce in the rain garden
in Webster University Browning Hall Rain Garden
May 9, 2026
Photo by Victoria Brown-Kennerly
Cedar waxwing munching on service berry.
South St. Louis County
May 2024
Photo by Carl Davis