All kinds of insects are flourishing this year, including the giant walking stick (Megaphasma denticrus). I had seen males before (left), but never a female (right). She is significantly larger than the male and the largest insect in the US.
"Her Glorious Kingdom"
I felt an instant rush of adrenalin as a beautiful lone cow moose came into view. She was standing at water's edge on a point at the opposite end of the small cove, drinking from the lakes cold clear water . . Read the rest of this story - here: https://pixels.com/featured/her-glorious-kingdom-scott-loring-davis.html