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)...
A Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) seen on an Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) in Dripping Springs, Texas.
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...
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...
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...
Selvatura Park near Monteverde, Costa Rica proved to be a fantastic place to visit during our trip last week. Among the various attractions there is a beautiful,...
There are, apparently, 22 different species of insect known as “Paper Wasps” in North America and I must admit that I didn’t spend the time...
A flame skimmer dragonfly (libellula saturata) seen at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas this morning. This was our monthly 4-H Photography...
Here’s another macro image from a recent visit to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. This shows a Blue Dasher (pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly.
Cameron and I visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center last Sunday and I spent a little time taking pictures of the many Queen butterflies (Danaus...
A Longwing Butterfly seen at the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is one of my favourite places to visit when I need a fix of macro photography. Their displays attract many different...
For the second of my 7 “Nature Challenge” images, here’s one of an Owl Butterfly (genus Caligo but there are many species and I’m...
A Flame Skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) seen at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center this past summer.
I spent yesterday morning out at Pedernales Falls State Park with a group of kids from our local 4-H club. We had intended shooting in the bird blind but there...
I spent some time at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on Saturday playing with the macro gear and managed to grab a few shots of this Flame Skimmer...
An owl butterfly seen at the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Cockerell Butterfly Center, an excellent place to spend an afternoon with a macro...
