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Callen Harty

@callenh.bsky.social

Writer/photographer/activist. he/him/his www.callenharty.com All photos and words mine unless reposted or noted.

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 12h ago

Small milkweed bugs. #SmallMilkweedBug #LygaeusKalmii #MilkweedBug #CommonMilkweedBug #SeedBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #NlineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

A pair of small milkweed bugs on the top of a dried-out flower. The flower is diagonal in the photo from the bottom right corner and is browned. The bugs are on both sides of it, with the one toward the bottom facing up and the one at the top facing down. You cannot see the head of the one at the top as it is behind the flower. The bug is orange with a black tail and black semi-circles on each side of the wing. There is a heart-shaped black mark just below the black head. The background is blurred green.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · yesterday

Mating Eastern box elder bugs. #EasternBoxElderBug #BoiseaTrivittata #BoxElderBug #TrueBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

Pair of mating box elder bugs on cement. They are facing away from each other. They are mostly black but with orange stripes around the outer edge of the wings. There are also two orange stripes on the wings.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2d ago

Lark sparrow. #LarkSparrow #ChondestesGrammacus #Sparrow #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photopraphy #SouthDakota

A lark sparrow on the lower limb of a tree. There are many branches with green leaves on the tree with a white fence behind it and grass at the bottom. The sparrow is facing the camera. Its breast is white with a small black spot top center and two black lines reaching up to its open beak. The wings are at its side and appear to be brown with white edging. The bird's head is brown and streaked with white lines and a black streak on both sides of its eyes.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3d ago

Moose calf. #Moose #AlcesAlces #Calf #Deer #Mammal #Animal #Nature #Photography #YellowstoneNationalPark #Wyoming

A moose calf in the middle of a green, grassy field. It looks small in the midst of the field. Its body is facing right. but its head is turned toward the camera. It has long legs and a reddish-brown body. It also has a long nose and ears, which are sticking straight up. The moose has a short tail, barely visible in this photo.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 4d ago

Northern shovelers. #NorthernShoveler #SpatulaClypeata #Shoveler #Duck #DabblingDuck #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Madison #Wisconsin

A pair of northern shovelers on the water. They are swimming left to right. The male has a white body with a large brown patch on the side and a brown tail. Its head is a dark metallic green and its bill is black. The feathers on its back are black with some white streaking; The female is mottled with a grey head with lighter spots on the neck and behind the eye. Her bill is a dull orange with black on the top;

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 5d ago

Coyote in the grass. #Coyote #CanisLatrans #Canine #Mammal #Animal #Nature #Photography #Lisle #Illinois

A coyote walking through the grass. It is moving toward the right with its front leg lifted. The coyote is a light brown or grey on most of its body, but it does have a white chest, neck, and face. The tail is long and bushy with a darker brown or black tail at the end. The coyote looks alert with its ears straight up and it appears to be looking at something to its right.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 6d ago

White-winged doves. #White-WingedDove #ZenaidaAsiatica #Dove #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #SanAntonio #Texas

A quartet of white-winged doves along a sloping concrete wall. They are all facing right with the left-most dove higher than the others and the one on the right lower than the others. They are mostly grey with darker wings that have white borders. There is a small darker mark on the neck. The eyes and beak are black.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · last wk.

Blue-fronted dancer. #Blue-FrontedDancer #Dancer #Damselfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #LakeOwen #Cable #Wisconsin

A male blue-fronted dancer on a boardwalk. The damselfly is facing left. It is a dark brown or black except for a powder blue thorax and tip of the tail. The thorax has thin black lines as well. The wings are clear except for some veining are are held behind the damselfly.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · last wk.

Large milkweed bug. #LargeMilkweedBug #OncopeltusFasciatus #MilkweedBug #Bug #TrueBug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #EdnaTaylorConservationPark #Madison #Wisconsin

A large milkweed bug on a leaf. The bug is toward the bottom of the leaf, facing down left. It is orange with a large black spot on its thorax, a thick black band across its center and a black tail end. Its legs and eyes are also black.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · last wk.

Mute swan. #MuteSwan #CygnusOlor #Swan #Waterfowl #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Omaha #Nebraska

A mute swan. It appears to be standing on rock next to some water. It is facing right. The head and neck curve around down to the body, forming an S. It is all white except for a black patch around its eyes stretching out to the bill. The bill is pink with black edging.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · last wk.

American copper. #AmericanCopper #LycaenaPhlaeas #Copper #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Wisconsin

An American copper butterfly on a leaf. There are several leaves and blades of grass surrounding the butterfly. The body is grey with long white antennae that have black tips. The wings have a white or grey strip around the edges. Its forewings are orange with a thick brown line at the outer edge and several brown spots on both sides. The hindwings are mostly grey or brown with a band of orange with brown spots at the outer edge.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Little Manitou Falls. #LittleManitouFalls #Waterfall #BlackRiver #Nature #Landscape #Photography #PattisonStatePark #Superior #Wisconsin

Little Manitou Falls. Two falls dropping over a rock wall into a pool of water below. The on the left has water flowing down in three places and the one on the right is a single flow of water. The water appears white as it is dropping down. The entire falls and river above are surround by leaves and trees.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

My latest blog post, an open letter to David Crowley. #WisconsinPrimary #Election #Governor #DemocraticPrimary #DavidCrowley #FrancescaHong #GeneralElection #OpenLetter #GubernatorialRace #November #DemocraticSocialist #ASingleBluebird

An Open Letter to David Crowley

Dear Mr. Crowley, My vote in the Democratic party primary went to Francesca Hong because she represented a return to Wisconsin’s Progressive roots and aligned most closely with my political b…

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pale green assassin bug. #PaleGreenAssassinBug #ZelusLuridus #AssassinBug #Bug #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #SpiderLake #ManiotowishWaters #Wisconsin

A pale green assassin bug on wood. The bug is facing down left. It is mostly green with brown and tan on its back and a brown bar on its thorax and neck. The long legs are also green. The head is long and thin and the eye is red.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pied-billed grebe. #Pied-BilledGrebe #PodilymbusPodiceps #Grebe #Waterbird #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #NineSpringsE-Way #Madison #Wisconsin

A pied-billed grebe in the water. This was taken from a distance so it's hard to see much detail. Much of the photo is blue water with the bird in the middle of it. The grebe is centered in the photo. While its body is facing left, its head is turned around looking behind. It is mostly brown with a grey neck and black throat. There is a white spot on its face, between the eyes and beak and a black ring around the beak.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Reposting this blog post before Wisconsin's primary election tomorrow, for those afraid to vote for the candidate they really want. #WisconsinPrimary #PrimaryElection #Primary #Election #Wisconsin #FranchescaHong #SocialDemocrat #ASingleBluebird

On the Wisconsin Primary

Francesca Hong is tapping into Wisconsinites’ (and Americans’) dissatisfaction and frustration with the current state of things. Ever since Bill Clinton’s center right administrat…

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Aurora damsel. #AuroraDamsel #ChromagrionConditum #Damselfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #ManitowishRiver #ManitowishWaters #Wisconsin

An Aurora damsel. The damselfly is at the center of the photo on a blade of grass. It is surrounded by other grass leaves. it is facing right. The damsel's thorax is mostly black with light blue at the side. The abdomen is black with light blue between each segment and a large section of light blue at the tail end.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Black and yellow mud dauber. #BlackAndYellowMudDauber #SceliphronCaementarium #MudDauber #Wasp #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Madison #Wisconsin

A black and yellow mud dauber on a large leaf. The wasp is facing right and is at the outer edge of the leaf, which takes up most of the photo. The head is black, with long curved antennae. Its thorax is black with several yellow stripes and dashes. The waist is black and incredibly thin. The wasp's abdomen is mostly black with one large yellow circle around it where it joins with the waist. The legs alternate between black and yellow and its wings are clear, but reddish-brown in color.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

American lappet moth. #AmericanLappetMoth #PhyllodesmaAmericana #LappetMoth #Moth #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #ManitowishWaters #Wisconsin

An American lappet moth. It appears to be clinging to a wall. The moth is mostly a light brown with some dark lines on its wings toward the tail end. It almost looks like a crumpled up dry leaf. The head is fuzzy and is a very light tan.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Blue dasher. #BlueDasher #PachydiplaxLongipennis #Dragonfly #Skimmer #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #UniversityOfWisconsinArboretum #Madison #Wisconsin

A female blue dasher. The dragonfly is facing left and appears to have a brown head. Her thorax is brown with yellow stripes. The wings are clear. The abdomen has brown and yellow striping.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

Squash vine borer. #SquashVineBorer #MelittiaCucurbitae #Moth #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Madison #Wisconsin

A squash vine borer moth next to what appears to be blue salvia. The plant has numerous purple flowers spreading out in all directions and comes to a spike at the top. The moth is to the left of the plant and is in mid-air. its abdomen has several alternating black and white stripes at the top, but is mostly orange with black dots and tan or white lines between each segment. The thorax is mostly grey and the head has both orange and white on it. The wings are clear.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

Common merganser. #lCommonMerganser #MergusMerganser #Merganser #SeaDuck #Duck #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #SpiderLake #ManitowishWaters #Wisconsin

A common merganser in a lake. The merganser is in a lake, surrounded by ripples from its movement. She is facing left. The bird has a long black bill. Between it and the eyes there is a vertical white patch. The rest of the head is red with a spiky crest. The neck is also red, and the body and wing feathers are grey.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

Common wood-nymph. #CommonWood-Nymph #CercyonisPegala #Wood-Nymph #Grayling #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #BuckhornBarrens #BuckhornStatePark #Necedah #Wisconsin

Common wood=nymph on a leaf. It is facing left and is surrounded by other leaves. The butterfly's wings are various shades of brown, darker by the body and light toward the tail. There is an eyespot on the forewing. There is a white dot in the middle, surround by a black circle, and that in turn is surround by a white, then tan, ring.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

Common roadside skipper. #CommonRoadsideSkipper #AmblyscirtesVialisl #Butterfly #Skipper #Animal #HoaryVervain #VerbenaStricta #Vervain #Wildflower #Flower #Nature #Photography #SpringGreenPreserve #SpringGreen #Wisconsin

A common roadside skipper on hoary vervain. The skipper is just left of center in the photo and facing left. It is at the far right edge of the flowers of hoary vervain. The background is a blurred green. The butterfly's body is grey with a patch of white under its head. The eye is dark black and its antennae are black and white and long. The wing is mostly a dark brown, but it has a white dash at the top and several tan dashes all around the edges.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

American goldfinch. #AmericanGoldfinch. #SpinusTristis #Goldfinch #Finch #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #TiedemanPondConservancyArea #Middleton #Wisconsin

An American goldfinch clinging to a small branch. There are multiple branches going from down left to upper and upper right. The goldfinch is on the first small branch curving up right. its body is facing the camera with its head turned to the right. The breast and much of the head are bright yellow, and it has a black cap. The beak is pink as are the feet. The black of the wings is barely visible on its sides due to it facing forward. Its rump is white and the notched tail is black on the outside and white in the middle. Behind it on the right is a blurred tree and on the left a blue sky.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

House sparrow. #HouseSparrow #PasserDomesticus #Sparrow #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Madison #Wisconsin

A house sparrow in flight just above a yard full of grass and leaves. Its wings are spread wide and it is flying up left. The sparrow had a short black beak and black eyes. The top of its head is grey and the chin and throat are either light grey or white. The upper side of its neck and the back is reddish brown. The wings are brown, white, and grey, as is the long tail.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

My latest blog post, On the Wisconsin Primary. #Election #Wisconsin #Primary #Politics #FrancescaHong #SocialDemocrat #Writing #ASingleBluebird #blog callenharty.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/o...

On the Wisconsin Primary

Francesca Hong is tapping into Wisconsinites’ (and Americans’) dissatisfaction and frustration with the current state of things. Ever since Bill Clinton’s center right administrat…

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Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 3w ago

American pelecinid wasp. #AmericanPelecinidWasp #PelecinusPolyturator #Wasp #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #BuckhornStatePark #Necedah #Wisconsin

An American pelecinid wasp on a leaf. It is facing right. The wasp is mostly jet black with a white spot on its abdomen and a couple of white spots on its long tail. The wings are clear except for a white line on the bottom and dark on the top, as well as some veining. The antennae are very long and curved.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 4w ago

Rock pigeon. #RockPigeon #ColumbaLivia #RockDove #CommonPigeon #Pigeon #Dove #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #Washington #DC

A rock pigeon standing on cement next to blue water. It is facing left, toward the water. The pigeon is dark grey except for an iridescent green spot on its nape and a lighter grey head. There is a small white spot just above its short beak and a white circle around its orange eye. The feet are bright pink.

Callen Harty @callenh.bsky.social · 4w ago

Northern crescent. #NorthernCrescent #PhyciodesCocyta #Crescent #Butterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #KettleMoraineStateForest #Wisconsin

A Northern crescent butterfly on a blade of grass. There are a number of green leaves underneath. It is mostly orange, with thick brown lines around the outer edges of the wings. There are also brown spots and lines throughout the wings. The body is brown.