A Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) feeds on a Mistflower plant in Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas on Saturday, August 15th, 2026.
A Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus) peeks around a tree trunk in Pedernales Falls State Park near Johnson City, Texas on Saturday, August...
I headed out to Pedernales Falls State Park yesterday morning to spend some time in the bird blind. In the end, there were very few birds and those that...
Both sides of the Unity Tunnel on Austin’s Hike and Bike Trail are decorated with mosaics by artist Reginald Adams. The scenes depicted show Austin...
Another new addition right by Austin’s Longhorn Dam is the Unity Tunnel. This crosses under Pleasant Valley Road on the south side of the dam, linking...
This the last of my short series of Wishbone Bridge images from last Sunday’s visit. Here we see the bridge in front of Longhorn Dam. Prior to its opening,...
An overhead view of the center of Austin’s new Wishbone Bridge at Longhorn Dam as seen on August 9th, 2026.
I headed in to Austin on Sunday evening to capture some images of the new Wishbone Bridge at the eastern end of the hike and bike trail. Despite a severe...
A Four-Spotted Pennant dragonfly (Brachymesia gravida) on a dried sunflower head seen at Nutty Brown Farm, Austin on Saturday, August 8th, 2026.
A female Comanche Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula comanche) seen at Nutty Brown Farm, Austin on Saturday, August 26th, 2026. One of the techniques I’ve...
I spent another hour this morning photographing dragonflies over at Nutty Brown Farm and managed to pick up images of three species I hadn’t seen...
A view of the Rainey Street area of downtown Austin, Texas with the Austin Rowing Club in the foreground.
A section of the boardwalk on the south side of Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. 7250 feet of the 10 mile Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail is comprised...
The new home for Austin’s Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center sits on the shore of Lady Bird Lake in the Rainey Street neighbourhood....
Just for a change, I processed one of my recent Austin skyline drone shots in monochrome. I took this on July 23rd just before sunset and may have gone...
This is another of the dragonflies I spotted during my visit to Nutty Brown Farm a week ago. I’m fairly sure this is a female Widow Skimmer (Libellula...
You wouldn’t believe how difficult it is (for me, at least) to identify Crab Spiders. There are so many species and individuals in the same species...
I almost walked right into this Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) while walking along a shaded row of plants at Nutty Brown Farm last Monday morning....
A Pigweed Flea Beetle (Disonycha glabrata) on a scarlet Amaranth blossom at Nutty Brown Farm, Austin on Monday, July 27th, 2026.
I’m back to Nutty Brown Farm pictures today after I spent a couple of early morning hours there yesterday hunting bugs and birds. Here’s a Swift...
