Photography

Mousetoescamper

(5,133 posts) Sat Aug 31, 2024, 07:52 AM Aug 31

Summer's almost gone

I'll be happy to leave heatwaves and high humidity behind! Photos taken yesterday at Lancaster County Central Park.

Zebulon skipper on oxeye sunflower

Phlox

Monarch butterfly and oxeye sunflowers

Cow corn

Oxeye sunflower

Giant ironweed

Honeybee on wingstem

Milkweed bugs

Double banded scolid wasp on wingstem

Obedient plant

Bumblebee on wingstem

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Summer's almost gone (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Aug 31 OP

Very Nice nwliberalkiwi Aug 31 #1

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Aug 31 #2

Had to Google "Cow corn" Nittersing Aug 31 #3

Thank for the interesting addition! Mousetoescamper Aug 31 #7

Very nice, Mousetoes! brer cat Aug 31 #4

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Aug 31 #8

These are just fabulous, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 31 #5

Thanks! I've been out shooting an art show since this morning Mousetoescamper Aug 31 #9

nice set! HAB911 Aug 31 #6

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Aug 31 #10

nwliberalkiwi

(373 posts)

1. Very Nice

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2024, 08:16 AM

Aug 31

Great images, what were you using to capture your images?

Mousetoescamper

(5,133 posts)

2. Thanks!

Reply to nwliberalkiwi (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 31, 2024, 08:33 AM

Aug 31

Canon EOS R8 w/RF35mm f1.8 lens.

Nittersing

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3. Had to Google "Cow corn"

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2024, 08:55 AM

Aug 31

It's my favorite pic of the bunch.

What is Cow (Field) Corn?

When looking at a fresh ear of cow corn, also known as dent corn or field corn, it is easy to identify—there is a dent, or dimple, in the crown of each individual corn kernel. Cow corn has high starch and low sugar content, which means it's not sweet and juicy like the corn you buy to eat from your grocery store or farmers market. Farmers allow cow corn to dry on the stalks in the field before harvesting since it's not intended to eat fresh. Most cow corn in the U.S. grows as animal feed, although some varieties of dent corn end up as a grain in products like chips, cornmeal, and masa. This type of corn contributes to making bourbon and moonshine. The majority of corn grown in the U.S. is yellow dent corn, though you may also find dent corn in a wide variety of colors.