Orange tiger moth

 

Fuzzy and scurry

 

A tiger moth caterpillar scurries across the street, looking for a place to overwinter.  There are many species of tiger moths (Arctiinae).  Some of their caterpillars are also called "woolly bear" caterpillars; we can call this a "yellow bear"?

 

Gold rush

 

Where did we stay last year?

The bright yellow color of this Spotted Tussock moth caterpillar made it easy to spot as it headed up the fourth step of the porch, looking to find itself an overwintering spot.

The Lophocampa maculata, the Yellow Spotted Tussock moth, is really a Tiger moth.  Those hair tufts on the caterpillar cause it to be called a "tussock moth caterpillar".  This caterpillar has five spots; the fifth one is next to the banding at its rear.

Caterpillar and flower

 

That must have been a long crawl to get to a flower so tall.

 

 

What is that?

 

The flower - maybe an echinacea?  The caterpillar - maybe a skipper butterfly?

 

 

Feeding on flowers

If you can identify the flower and /or the caterpillar, post a comment.  This unexpected find was seen in a field of flowers in southern Quebec, near the middle of the Vermont border with Quebec.

 

 

Cocooning for winter

 

Getting ready...

This  Lophocampa caryae (Hickory Tussock) moth is cocooning itself onto a board in preparation for overwintering.

 

 

...ready.

 

These three Hickory Tussock moths have cocooned themselves and are ready for the cold.  

 

Timberjack skidder

Timber, Jack!

This construction yellow John Deere skidder is known as a "timberjack".  The specific model of this forestry equipment is not known; it is similar to the John Deere 640 Skidder. 

This image is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

Rocks and a cat

Nicely piled piles of rocks are a pleasure to see.

Rock pile(s)

Nearby is the Cat that piled those piles.

The Cat that did that 

Ready for its next assignment, this Caterpillar 980K Wheel Loader is presented in a 3d relaxed view stereograph.

Walnut yum

Hickory Tussock caterpillar 

A Hickory Tussock moth (Lophocampa caryae) caterpillar munching away on one of its favorite foods - a black walnut leaf.

Spotted in the knapweed

Spotted knapweed 

What looks like a "C" on the left side of the spotted knapweed flower is a green caterpillar.

Caterpillar awaits

John Deere 550G TC ("tracked crawler") - view 1

John Deere 550G TC ("tracked crawler") - view 2

Having completed the clearing of an empty lot, this circa 1990's John Deere 550G TC Crawler Dozer awaits its next assignment.

This "tracked crawler" caterpillar is presented here as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

Trusty caterpillar

Caterpillar "High Drive"

Although this Caterpillar looked beat up and abandoned, it was there and it was worked.  This 3d relaxed view stereogram provides a look at what could be a post 1978 model with the triangular-track elevated sprocket system.