DJW
@ssgwentzel.bsky.social
Life long medical professional with passion for foraging, outdoors, macro photography, food and fixing things.
A Pale Beauty Moth, saying hello on my patio door. NE Massachusetts
September 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A Pale Beauty Moth, saying hello on my patio door. NE Massachusetts
Hericium - Lions Mane Mushroom
#mushroom #funfungi #macrophotography #lumix #lumixs5ii #Massachusetts #foraging #mycology
#mushroom #funfungi #macrophotography #lumix #lumixs5ii #Massachusetts #foraging #mycology
June 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hericium - Lions Mane Mushroom
#mushroom #funfungi #macrophotography #lumix #lumixs5ii #Massachusetts #foraging #mycology
#mushroom #funfungi #macrophotography #lumix #lumixs5ii #Massachusetts #foraging #mycology
Calligrapher Fly - Toxomerus marginatus, an important native pollinator, part of the Hover fly family.
#fly #calligrapherfly #nativeinsect #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Toxomerusmarginatus #hoverfly #pollinator
#fly #calligrapherfly #nativeinsect #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Toxomerusmarginatus #hoverfly #pollinator
March 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Calligrapher Fly - Toxomerus marginatus, an important native pollinator, part of the Hover fly family.
#fly #calligrapherfly #nativeinsect #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Toxomerusmarginatus #hoverfly #pollinator
#fly #calligrapherfly #nativeinsect #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Toxomerusmarginatus #hoverfly #pollinator
Red Velvet Mite - Trombidiidae
#insect #arachnid #macrophotography #lumixsii #velvetmite #trombidiidae #newengland #wildlife
#insect #arachnid #macrophotography #lumixsii #velvetmite #trombidiidae #newengland #wildlife
March 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Red Velvet Mite - Trombidiidae
#insect #arachnid #macrophotography #lumixsii #velvetmite #trombidiidae #newengland #wildlife
#insect #arachnid #macrophotography #lumixsii #velvetmite #trombidiidae #newengland #wildlife
White Birch Bark
#tree #whitebirch #nature #bark #macro #macrophotography #texture #lumixs5ii #newengland
#tree #whitebirch #nature #bark #macro #macrophotography #texture #lumixs5ii #newengland
February 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
White Birch Bark
#tree #whitebirch #nature #bark #macro #macrophotography #texture #lumixs5ii #newengland
#tree #whitebirch #nature #bark #macro #macrophotography #texture #lumixs5ii #newengland
Spined Soldier Bug - Podisus maculiventris
#stinkbug #bug #insect #macro #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Podisusmaculiventris #spinedsoldierbug #Massachusetts
#stinkbug #bug #insect #macro #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Podisusmaculiventris #spinedsoldierbug #Massachusetts
February 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Spined Soldier Bug - Podisus maculiventris
#stinkbug #bug #insect #macro #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Podisusmaculiventris #spinedsoldierbug #Massachusetts
#stinkbug #bug #insect #macro #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #Podisusmaculiventris #spinedsoldierbug #Massachusetts
Hammock Spider - Pityohyphantes costatus
This spider was very small, maybe 2mm, I think it's a male also.
#Pityohyphantescostatus #spider #nature #animal #arachnid #hammockspider #macro #naturephotography #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #massachuesetts
This spider was very small, maybe 2mm, I think it's a male also.
#Pityohyphantescostatus #spider #nature #animal #arachnid #hammockspider #macro #naturephotography #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #massachuesetts
February 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Hammock Spider - Pityohyphantes costatus
This spider was very small, maybe 2mm, I think it's a male also.
#Pityohyphantescostatus #spider #nature #animal #arachnid #hammockspider #macro #naturephotography #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #massachuesetts
This spider was very small, maybe 2mm, I think it's a male also.
#Pityohyphantescostatus #spider #nature #animal #arachnid #hammockspider #macro #naturephotography #macrophotography #lumixs5ii #massachuesetts
White Cheeked Jumping Spider with prey.
I am not 100%on ID, Massachusetts, in dense undergrowth on the edge of a parking area.
#jumpingspider #spider #arachnid #nature #animal #macro #macrophotography #newengland #insect
I am not 100%on ID, Massachusetts, in dense undergrowth on the edge of a parking area.
#jumpingspider #spider #arachnid #nature #animal #macro #macrophotography #newengland #insect
February 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
White Cheeked Jumping Spider with prey.
I am not 100%on ID, Massachusetts, in dense undergrowth on the edge of a parking area.
#jumpingspider #spider #arachnid #nature #animal #macro #macrophotography #newengland #insect
I am not 100%on ID, Massachusetts, in dense undergrowth on the edge of a parking area.
#jumpingspider #spider #arachnid #nature #animal #macro #macrophotography #newengland #insect
Zebra Jumping Spider - Salticus scenicus
#jumpingspider #spider #Salticusscenicus #macro #insect #animal #newengland #macrophotography #lumix
#jumpingspider #spider #Salticusscenicus #macro #insect #animal #newengland #macrophotography #lumix
February 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Zebra Jumping Spider - Salticus scenicus
#jumpingspider #spider #Salticusscenicus #macro #insect #animal #newengland #macrophotography #lumix
#jumpingspider #spider #Salticusscenicus #macro #insect #animal #newengland #macrophotography #lumix
"Old Man of the Woods"
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
#macro #fungifriends #fungi #macrophotography #mushroom #mycorrhizal #nature #newengland #forest #Strobilomycesstrobilaceus #ediblemushroom #foraging
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
#macro #fungifriends #fungi #macrophotography #mushroom #mycorrhizal #nature #newengland #forest #Strobilomycesstrobilaceus #ediblemushroom #foraging
February 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Old Man of the Woods"
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
#macro #fungifriends #fungi #macrophotography #mushroom #mycorrhizal #nature #newengland #forest #Strobilomycesstrobilaceus #ediblemushroom #foraging
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
#macro #fungifriends #fungi #macrophotography #mushroom #mycorrhizal #nature #newengland #forest #Strobilomycesstrobilaceus #ediblemushroom #foraging
Jewel Weed Flower - this is a very important food source for bees, Bumble bees love it. The seeds are also edible raw, tastes like walnuts. The liquid from crushed stems can be used on poison ivy and bug bites.
#flower #nativeplant #macro #macrophotography #jewelweed #plant #forage #medicinal
#flower #nativeplant #macro #macrophotography #jewelweed #plant #forage #medicinal
January 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Jewel Weed Flower - this is a very important food source for bees, Bumble bees love it. The seeds are also edible raw, tastes like walnuts. The liquid from crushed stems can be used on poison ivy and bug bites.
#flower #nativeplant #macro #macrophotography #jewelweed #plant #forage #medicinal
#flower #nativeplant #macro #macrophotography #jewelweed #plant #forage #medicinal
Red Russula
#macro #fungifriends #fungi #macrophotography #mushroom #mycorrhizal #nature #newengland #forest
#macro #fungifriends #fungi #macrophotography #mushroom #mycorrhizal #nature #newengland #forest
January 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
January 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Common Green Briar Fruit
#macro #nativeplant #birdfood #berry #nature #macrophotography #briar #greenbriar #newengland
#macro #nativeplant #birdfood #berry #nature #macrophotography #briar #greenbriar #newengland
January 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Common Green Briar Fruit
#macro #nativeplant #birdfood #berry #nature #macrophotography #briar #greenbriar #newengland
#macro #nativeplant #birdfood #berry #nature #macrophotography #briar #greenbriar #newengland
January 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
White Pine Seedling - the little Pine is maybe an inch tall, it is growing on another downed log.
#macro #photography #nature #whitepine #evergreen #conifer
#macro #photography #nature #whitepine #evergreen #conifer
January 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
White Pine Seedling - the little Pine is maybe an inch tall, it is growing on another downed log.
#macro #photography #nature #whitepine #evergreen #conifer
#macro #photography #nature #whitepine #evergreen #conifer
January 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Happy to do my part in not buying something new. Omega Seamster Chronometer 1968.
#vintage #watch #omega #seamaster
#vintage #watch #omega #seamaster
January 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Happy to do my part in not buying something new. Omega Seamster Chronometer 1968.
#vintage #watch #omega #seamaster
#vintage #watch #omega #seamaster
Winter coating, first big snow of the year in Massachusetts.
January 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Winter coating, first big snow of the year in Massachusetts.
January 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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January 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
#macro #macrophotography #bee #nativebee #insects #hymenoptera #lumix5ii #laowa #newengland #pollinator
#macro #macrophotography #bee #nativebee #insects #hymenoptera #lumix5ii #laowa #newengland #pollinator
January 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Orange-legged Furrow Bee
#macro #macrophotography #bee #nativebee #insects #hymenoptera #lumix5ii #laowa #newengland #pollinator
#macro #macrophotography #bee #nativebee #insects #hymenoptera #lumix5ii #laowa #newengland #pollinator
Bluestem Goldenrod Seeds
#macrophotography #macro #nature #plant #wildflower #lumixs5ii #laowa #newengland
#macrophotography #macro #nature #plant #wildflower #lumixs5ii #laowa #newengland
January 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Bluestem Goldenrod Seeds
#macrophotography #macro #nature #plant #wildflower #lumixs5ii #laowa #newengland
#macrophotography #macro #nature #plant #wildflower #lumixs5ii #laowa #newengland