Alexander Rogge @alexanderrogge@staging.brighteon.social

This brown Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera) was making an intricate web under a lamp. After catching and eating a moth for dinner, the orbweaver collected the large web by rolling it into a ball and retreated to a secluded position to sleep until the next night.

#SpottedOrbweaver #Orbweaver #NeosconaCrucifera #Spider #Spooky #Entomology #AnimalBiology #Biology

The U.S. Army Band Country Roads played into a sunset at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia, featuring renditions of popular songs including Travelin’ Soldier, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Angel from Montgomery, American Pie, Workin’ Man Blues, Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly, and John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads." #WorkhouseArtsCenter #CountryRoads #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #ChamberMusic #Music

The U.S. Army Blues Swamp Romp played at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon, Virginia for the Hunter Mill Melodies summer concert series, featuring vocalist SSG Melinda Rodriguez on Up a Lazy River, Avalon, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans, and Down by the Riverside. #HunterMillMelodies #HunterMill #ArmyBlues #SwampRomp #Jazz #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Music

The Full Buck Moon of July 2024 rises with Pluto between the constellations Capricornus and Sagittarius this morning; Saturn and Neptune follow in the east, and pass through the Delta Aquariid meteor shower.

#BuckMoon #BerryMoon #FeatherMoltingMoon #RaspberryMoon #SalmonMoon #ThunderMoon #FullMoon #Moon #NightSky #Astronomy

https://earthsky.org/sky-archive/july-full-moon/

The Prince William Community Band accompanied vocalist Rebecca Cznadel for a performance of America the Beautiful, America's unofficial national anthem by Katharine Lee Bates & Samuel A. Ward, at the Loy E. Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Virginia; Robert Thurston, conducting. #PrinceWilliam #CommunityBand #PWCB #Manassas #Virginia #ConcertBand #Band #Vocal #Music

Robert Thurston was awarded the title of Conductor Emeritus upon his retirement from the Prince William Community Band, finishing the concert program with a medley of themes by Robert Sherman & Richard Sherman from the movie Mary Poppins. #PrinceWilliam #CommunityBand #PWCB #Manassas #Virginia #ConcertBand #Band #Music

The Prince William Community Band accompanied vocalist Debora Madsen for a performance of Over the Rainbow by E.Y. Harburg & Harold Arlen at the Loy E. Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Virginia; Robert Thurston, conducting. #PrinceWilliam #CommunityBand #PWCB #Manassas #Virginia #ConcertBand #Band #Vocal #Music

The Prince William Community Band accompanied trombonist and arranger Scott Shelsta to perform Arthur Pryor's Air Varie & Teresa del Riego's O Dry Those Tears at the Loy E. Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Virginia; Jack Tilbury, conducting. #PrinceWilliam #CommunityBand #PWCB #Manassas #Virginia #ConcertBand #Band #Trombone #Music

The Prince William Community Band performed the works of Caesar Giovannini, Meredith Willson, Alonzo Elliot, John O'Reilly, and Gustav Holst at the Loy E. Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Virginia; Robert Thurston, John Cznadel and Jack Tilbury, conducting. #PrinceWilliam #CommunityBand #PWCB #Manassas #Virginia #ConcertBand #Band #Music

A Full Strawberry Moon approaches completion during the night of the Summer Solstice of 2024. Saturn and Neptune follow in the eastern sky as the reddish planet Mars, walking behind these two gaseous planets, fades into the summer sunrise.

#FullStrawberryMoon #StrawberryMoon #FullMoon #Moon #SummerSolstice #Solstice #NightSky #Astronomy

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-june-solstice/

I found an ant colony that was tending to some eggs under a flowerpot. Some of the eggs were curling as if wanting to walk by themselves. The ants started moving out when the sunlight appeared, lifting the eggs gently with their mandibles and carrying them to a nearby wooden shelter. I replaced their roof with the flowerpot to deflect the incoming rain, and left their new home undisturbed. The ants are still happy with their digs tonight, and have been taking chunks of suet dropped by the birds. Ants can be very smart, notably their communicative methods for assigning tasks and gathering information about their environment.

#AntColony #AntEggs #Ant #Formicidae #Biodiversity #Entomology #Zoology #Biology

Spring has brought some beautiful blooms of flowers and trees to Virginia. The bees have been busy with their pollination activities, spreading grains of yellow pollen into the air. The rains and increasing temperatures are promoting more growth this April, and soon there will be lush gardens filled with more of the returning perennial plants and new annuals.

#Blooming #Flowers #Tulip #AppleBlossom #Bees #Spring2024 #Spring #Gardening #Botany #PlantBiology #Biology

I experienced the Great American Eclipse under some clouds that rolled in, as is typical for astronomical events, during the moment of maximum eclipse. The birds stopped singing except for one squawking bird in a tall tree, the squirrels went home, the color of the ambient light changed from orange to blue as it would in the evening, the shadows on the ground became softer, the wind speed increased and the temperature cooled. It was eerily quiet for a few minutes before the normal activity returned with the unveiled sunlight; several sunspots were visible during this April 8th solar eclipse.

#Supermoon #Moon #Shadow #PacMan #Crescent #SunSpots #Sun #SolarEclipse2024 #SolarEclipse #Eclipse #Astronomy

CSM Julian Ayers finished performing at his last American Trombone Workshop concert on active duty as the U.S. Army Concert Band played Henry Fillmore's Rolling Thunder for the finale of the 50th anniversary of The U.S. Army Band American Trombone Workshop. #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied Peter Moore from the London Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret by Bramwell Tovey at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; COL Bruce Pulver, conducting. #LondonSymphony #LSO #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied Bradley Kerns from the University of Kentucky for a performance of Red Sky by Anthony Barfield at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; CPT Bonnie Alger, conducting. #Kentucky #UK #GoBigBlue #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied SSG Felix Padilla from the West Point Band for a performance of Concerto for Bass Trombone by Chris Brubeck at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; CPT Lee Lamb, conducting. #WestPoint #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The Capitol Bones performed at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop, featuring Jeff Cortazzo & Jerry Amoury on bass trombone, and Jay Gibble, Jim McFalls, and Matt Niess on tenor. #CapitolBones #JazzBones #JazzTrombone #Jazz #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The Capitol Bones performed at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop, featuring Jeff Cortazzo & Jerry Amoury on bass trombone, and Jay Gibble, Jim McFalls, and Matt Niess on tenor. #CapitolBones #JazzBones #JazzTrombone #Jazz #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The third Guest Artist Recital of The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop featured Jeff Gittleson & Alex Felker playing Angel's Tango by Steven Verhelst, SSG Kyle Price & SSG Michael Burner playing Red Spain by Nicola Ferro, Matthew Ethier & pianist Topher Ruggiero playing Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor, and John Gruber & pianist Topher Ruggiero playing Romance by William Grant Still. #ArmyMusic #OberlinCollege #Oberlin #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW #ATW2024 #Music