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Tiny little Bell's vireos seldom seem to sit in one spot, especially on nice open limb. It was really nice to see this one perch in a clear spot long enough for me to catch a nice shot. In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during September 2018.
It has been hot and dry lately in the Texas Hill Country. I'm looking back to images I made when we last had some measurable rain and it was a good day for rain. As I started processing the images from that day, it actually started to rain a little bit. Not enough to measure yet, but we can hope.
Montell, Uvalde County Texas on June 4, 2019.
The American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) is a damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. Males have a lustrous red head and thorax. The abdomen of both genders is brilliant green. The female may have either green or copper colored marks on the thorax.
I was lucky to have found some that were willing to perch in place for photos.
Montell, Uvalde County, in September 2021
I suspect this one is immature because the markings don't seem fully developed. I was happy to see this one because I haven't seen many and usually they seem to be shy and stay hidden among the foliage. In Kinney County, Texas near Brackettville.
I had the pleasure of observing a family of ladder-backed woodpeckers. Adults teaching the youngsters how to forage for food on the tree bark. They didn't pay much attention to me as they worked away. In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Web of an orb weaver (not sure which species because I never saw the spider) stretched between the limbs of a bald cypress tree.
This iguana seems relatively small compared to some I saw later. This was one of the first that I found while walking around one of the resorts with more tropical grounds and a golf course.
Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico during April 2022
This white-eyed vireo was foraging among the needles of a cedar tree. Didn't always get a view of the eyes but did get some shots of identification marks such as the wing bars, yellow eye line, and one good shot of the white eye and observed typical behavior. They are fast and tiny.
In Montell, Uvalde County.
A little insect (I think it was a katydid) hiding behind the petals of this wildflower. A pale lavender colored flower we call skeleton plant.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
Some say that cardinals bring messages of comfort to those who have lost a loved one. I found this beautiful poem to explain it.
Red Feathered Soul
When you’re lost or feeling down,
Don’t despair, just look around.
God made me red so you would see
That I still exist outside your memory.
I make my visits in bright daylight.
You’ll hear my song in distant flight.
My cardinal song is a call to you,
To tell you that I miss you, too.
I never left; I live through you.
A am everywhere and finally free,
Like love you cannot touch or see.
You’ll see me in the trees and skies.
I didn’t leave, love never dies.
-Elle Bee
I had lots of fun photographing the hummingbirds in August as they prepared for their migration further south for the winter. My yard provided plenty of food and water for them. Lantana is another favorite plant for the hummingbirds. Again, not sure of the species.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in August 2021
Small finch found primarily in the western part of the US south into Mexico. Males are black above and bright yellow below with some prominent white marks on the wings. Females are duller yellow with olive gray upper parts. They reside year round at our property in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
A member of the so-called tyrant flycatcher family (Tyrannidae), the least flycatcher is very small and very similar to some of the other small tyrant flycatchers. This one was spotted at Paradise Pond in Port Aransas, Texas.
Indian paintbrush is one of the wildflowers commonly seen along Texas highways and backroads. Often they are growing next to bluebonnets. The drought and excessive heat really limited the wildflower blooms in much of the state during spring 2022. We found this one at the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve in Corpus Christi.
Very small colorful grasshopper. I don't know much about the exact species but found it interesting.
Dimmitt County, Texas during September 2020
This migratory warbler was willing to show off a bit and let me get some shots. It was passing through during spring migration.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2021
A cardinal with a little extra flare. Her head is almost all white due to a condition called leucism which means a lack of pigmentation. It differs from albinism in that the eyes are not affected. She has been showing up to the feeders and birdbaths in my yard and the surrounding property since this past summer.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
The facial markings and coloration point to this being lark sparrow. The bit of spotting/streaking on the breast indicate maybe it is immature. There were other adult lark sparrows nearby. In Montell, Uvalde County.
This handsome dude posed so that the sunlight really showed off his bronze sheen in the plumage.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in May 2022
The White-crowned Sparrow is a large sparrow with a small bill and a long tail. The head can look distinctly peaked or smooth and flat, depending on the bird’s attitude. Adult birds have a distinct black and white head, showing a white stripe in the center of the crown. Immature birds have brown and white on the head. They are winter visitors in our area, and across much of the US - breeding in the northern most regions of North America.
These were seen from my friend's bird blind in Uvalde, Texas
Record rains through parts of Texas during late summer and early fall of 2018 created ideal opportunities for fungi to develop. I don't know the correct species names but gave them descriptive titles, when possible. Some of them are beyond describing but are just weird and fascinating.
Various places in South and Southwest Texas during 2018.
This was possibly the last day before this little sparrow migrated on to summer breeding grounds to the northern and western regions of the continent. It posed kindly on the barbed wire fence, careful to show both front and back. They have beautiful tan, brown and gray streaks.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2021
A green anole that has turned grayish brown to blend in to the cut-off limb where it is hanging. It was just enjoying the sunshine and waiting for a bug to approach so it could catch a snack.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
A rather unimaginative name but at least fully descriptive. This one is a female, arrived in the spring to spend some her her summer months with us. There was also a male who did not cooperate for a photo at the time. She managed to pose on some of my favorite backyard perches.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2022