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26
May
2020
Widow Skimmer, Nutty Brown Farm


I’m back to insects this week after another visit to the flower field at Nutty Brown Farm. Here’s another widow skimmer dragonfly (Libellula...



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10
May
2020
Red Black and Yellow Crab Spider


This will be the last of the macro pictures for a few days though I suspect I’ll be back at the flower field some time in the next week to take more....



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9
May
2020
Nigella


Some of the nigella flowers at Nutty Brown Farm, Austin on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020.



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7
May
2020
Bee in a Field of Firewheels


A western honey bee (Apis Mellifera) gathers pollen and nectar from an Indian Blanket or Firewheel flower near Dripping Springs, Texas on April 28th, 2020....



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6
May
2020
Honey Bee on Cornflower


A honey bee (Apis Mellifera) seen on a cornflower at Nutty Brown Farm near Dripping Springs, Texas.



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5
May
2020
Waiting for Breakfast


I stumbled upon another Bee Assassin bug (Apiomerus spissipes) during Saturday’s visit to Nutty Brown Farm. This one was sitting right on top of a very...



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4
May
2020
Common Thread Waisted Wasp


A Common Thread Waisted Wasp (Ammophila procera) seen on a cornflower at Nutty Brown Farm near Dripping Springs, Texas on May 2nd, 2020. A few people have...



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3
May
2020
Widow Skimmer


I’m going to stay with insect macro photographs this week because I spent a couple of hours yesterday morning in the flower field at Nutty Brown...



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1
May
2020
Bee Assassin


A flower patch can be a dangerous place for a busy bee. This one’s day didn’t end well after meeting a Bee Assassin bug (Apiomerus spissipes)...



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30
Apr
2020
Painted Lady


A Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) seen on an Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) in Dripping Springs, Texas.



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29
Apr
2020
Honey Bee on Indian Blanket


I’ll interrupt the planned rodeo theme this week because, believe it or not, I actually took some photos yesterday! I spent the hour before sunset...



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30
Mar
2020
Female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker


Continuing my wander through the archives, here’s a female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) seen at the Pedernales Falls State Park...



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16
Mar
2020
Field Sparrow


Yesterday morning, as local social isolation took effect and church was off, we visited Charro Ranch Park in Dripping Springs and spent some time in the bird...



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29
Aug
2019
Algae


Water levels were very low at Pedernales Falls last weekend and there was also significantly more algae growth than I had seen in the past. Some of those...



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26
Jul
2019
Foxglove


Foxgloves were blooming everywhere we went in Scotland this summer. Here’s one we found on the walk around the Wallace Monument near Stirling.



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30
May
2019
Yucca at Enchanted Rock


It was pointed out to me on Monday that, despite enthusing about all the amazing wildflowers at Enchanted Rock right now, I failed to actually show any of them....



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16
May
2019
Agave Americana


This century plant (agave americana) and several more like it live in the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center not far from our home. These huge succulents...



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12
Apr
2019
Gulf Fritillary on Buttercup


One of the signs of the arrival of spring in Texas for me, is the first sighting of a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) butterfly. I’m sure a sighting...



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11
Apr
2019
Aloe and Bluebonnets


Let’s step away from motorsport for a couple of days (but prepare for more next week because MotoGP is in town this weekend). Drew and I took a trip...



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31
Dec
2018
Rice Paper Butterfly


We’re just back from a couple of days’ museum hopping in Houston. One of the museums we visited was the fantastic Houston Museum of Natural...



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