Today in Photos...

 

 

Happy Dog!

She just loves looking out the window and watch what's going on outside (mainly the cats)...

 

Fred said something about going Kayaking and I was thrilled...but then he changed his mind, sigh! He wanted to Kayak the creek at our place but I told him I didn't think that was going to happen as there isn't enough water in most places to float a Kayak...I grabbed my fishing gear and headed to the creek.

 

 Red-shouldered hawk...He was on the limb to the left and I kept telling him to stay put until I got the camera out of the bag...stay put...Just as I brought the camera up he launched off the branch and I managed this one shot!

 

Fred came down to the creek, he didn't want to fish so I asked if he wanted to walk down and see where the creek opened up and he said yes. There was more water than there was a few months ago when there was just a trickle and I could walk the creek and not get my feet wet. Still not enough to float the kayaks though...

 

 My Sasquatch...

I have never ever in my life heard someone who is so LOUD when they are walking in the woods, sheesh!! He stomps, tromps and makes so much noise...I'm walking as quiet as I can and all of a sudden I hear this rotten tree being crunched and slammed to the ground...I turn around and look at him like wtf...He grins and says sorry...I had to laugh, he is too funny!! So I told him his new nickname is Sasquatch!! Sheesh!! This was after he tripped over a grape vine and fell, then while climbing down an embankment on the creek he slips and falls on his ass...We were both laughing as I was just stunned at all the noise this person makes, it's just too funny!!

 

 

 

 Texas spiny lizard...Fred was going to check something out and I heard this guy scaling the tree...Fred was standing right next to it and never heard it, sigh!

 

 

Anole Lizard...Fred and I were walking along the creek when I spyed this little guy on a log. I have Fred trained well, as I yelled lizard and brought the camera up Fred stopped in his tracks until I said okay gott'im...lol

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Sasquatch headed back to the house and I stayed at the creek to fish.

 



 Green Kingfisher, I love watching them. This male came and trilled at me from this branch...Guess I was in his favorite fishing hole or near the nest he was making in the creek bank.

I was bored...the fish weren't biting.

 

 

It was a gorgeous day and glad I got out and was able to enjoy it! Hope y'all had a good day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Whiney horse...

 

Wheeere you go'in Mooom!! You havenn't feeed meee Yet!! It was 5pm and feed time isn't until 6pm and she is just going to shrivel up and blow away with the wind if she doesn't get her FEED RIGHT NOW!! Sheesh!!!

 

Gotta love my animals!!

 

 

Hope y'all had a great week!

 

 

 

 



Just For Your Information...

 

Below is a photo of my reference books...These are the books I go too to identify what I photograph. There are a few favorites, like the Wildflowers of Texas on top and the Birds (North America) book that is half buried. I also like my Texas Snakes and the Black Butterfly book...I plan on picking up some more guides that I saw at our local grocery store (HEB) on snakes and another on Dragonflies...I do love my reference books and have more than this. If there is a bug that I am unable to find (either in my books or on the web) and Michael or I really want to know what it is I email the Department of Entomology at one of our Texas universities, they are very helpful...

 

 

I just like to know what I'm taking photos of...and I do know that I am human and I'm not always right either...so forgive me if I miss-label something.

 

 

 

 

 



Jenny was a naughty dog this morning, Uh Oh!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning walk with Lydia, evening walk with Jenny...

It was another gorgeous day out...

 

 

 Flyover...

 

I actually thought I got away from the house without being followed, NOT!!

 

 

 Chipping Sparrow...There were a lot of them about today!

 

 

 Leafwing butterfly

 

 

 Very well camouflaged, looks just like a leaf, right down to the veins of a leaf!

 

 

 And when I'm sitting and watching and there is nothing to photograph, there is always LYDIA!!

 

 

 She watches too! Always good to have another set of eyes and ears...

 

 Ground beetle, he thinks he's hiding from me, lol. (If I don't see YOU, You are NOT there)

 

 

 Carolina Chickadee

 

 

Lydia are you coming? Nope! She found a nice mound of dirt and of course she's a cat and won't come until she's good and ready too!

 

 

A leafwing butterfly with it's wings open...beautiful!

 

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Then this evening I decided to take Jenny out with me...

 We found a patch of sneezeweed blooming under the Oak trees.

 

 And CowPen Daisy's on the Gas Line Right of Way...The butterflies had found them too!

 

 

 Bordered Patch Butterfly, his wings were pretty torn up! There is a small green beetle with black spots just below the butterfly.

 

 

 And a Hairstreak butterfly too...Love their Camo too, their butt actually looks like a head...I had a really hard time photographing butterflies as the wind was really blowing!

 

 

 Pipevine swallowtail trying to hang on in the wind...

 

 

 Then I found a hummingbird nest, Oh so cool! They make their nest out of spider webs, lichen, small twigs, etc...Normally they make their nest high up in the trees but this one was fairly low.

 

 

 The backside of the nest, very well camouflaged!

 

 

 When I first noticed it...

 

 

 Eastern Phoebe

 

 

A terrible photo of a Hooded Merganser flying out of the stock tank, thank you Jenny. Jenny has a problem with sitting and staying still and it's really hard to photograph anything when she is with me. Tomorrow I hope to walk back out to the stock tank and see if they are back so I can try for a better photo!

 

 

I hope y'all had a good day!

 

 

 

 

 



Here's hoping y'all have a great day!

 

 

Sharing a Glorious South Texas Sun Rise!

 

 

 

 

 



Morning walk...

Fred and I both were tired and honestly didn't feel like doing much this morning. I grabbed the camera along with the 300mm lens and the Macro lens and went for a walk at the property...

 

 Ladybug

 

 

Cute little sparrow...

 

White tail doe running through the back pasture...

 

 

 Looks like this one was dancing...

 

 

 Phlox

 

 

 Pipevine swallowtail spotted in the brush by the creek

 

 

Large Mouth Bass in the Creek

 

 

 

 Leaf cutter ants...

 They amaze me but they are also very destructive...

 

 

 Red shoulder hawking on the neighboring property

 

 

 Pipevine swallowtail with wings open...

 

 

 And another one soaking up the sun...

 

 

 Night shade with a beetle in a bloom

 

 

 Fly

 

 

 Night shade blooms

 

 

Poison Crow foot bloom open...

 

 

So glad I went out this morning as this afternoon it became overcast and a brisk cold wind started blowing...We enjoyed a quiet day at home doing practically nothing. I hope y'all had a good weekend.