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Gulf fritillary butterfly (with colors of orange, silver and brown) perching on the back side of a orange and yellow flower. The flower is commonly known by several names - "pride of Barbados" or rattletrap shrub are two that I know of.
In Kinney County, Texas.
This butterfly looks purple if the light hits it just right but the shots I got did not show any purple that I could see. The vivid blue, red and orange against black wings are very striking. I think this may be one of the most beautiful butterflies I have photographed. It was on the button bush flowers.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in June 2022
Butterflies - we had a lot of them in Montell, Uvalde County, during October 2020. Quite a variety of species.
The red flower is a variety of salvia that grows wild here - commonly called autumn sage I think. A nice butterfly and bee plant to have around. The butterfly is a large orange sulphur.
A butterfly named for our state! When I look at the wing patterns, I am reminded of the patterns of the western style shirts that men in my family wore back in the old days. These shirts always had fancy stitching and hand-tooled designs and often a range of colors along with "pearl snap" buttons. Mostly, though, it makes me happy to see a beautiful creature named for the state of Texas.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in November 2020
Green jays are colorful, raucous and entertaining. We have had a flock for a number of years on our property. They are not always easy to photograph because it seems they always post a sentry in a high tree to alert the others of potential dangers. They make a variety of harsh calls, including one that sounds very similar to a red-shouldered hawk and something that is between a gargle and a rattle. But occasionally they grace me with some wonderful moments to capture with my camera. During June this year the fledglings were particularly demanding and they found my yard with an abundance of feeders an easy solution to gathering food. The young ones will remain with the parents and help in caring for the next brood before they move on to raising their own. This sequence caught an interaction between an adult bird and a junior who was begging for food and appeared to have a temper tantrum before finally getting his or her way.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in June 2020
A visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney provided many glorious sights and one of the first things that caught my eye after getting there at 7.30 am (I'm keen!) was a Salvia with dynamic colour against the darker foliage.
As it was early morning there was lots of dew that provided bokeh interest as well.
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with nearly 1000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals.
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Gulf fritillaries look completely different when seen from different viewpoints. Top of the wings are vivid orange with small black and silvery-white markings. Underside of the wings are orange and brown with bold silver-white spots. I find they are easy to photograph compared to other butterfly species. They have a tendency to perch for longer periods and will perch with wings folded or open equally.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in October 2020
This colorful bird rivals the parrots of other regions in the array of bright colors sported by the mature males. Blue, red, yellow, green - they are truly a delight to see. This one came in to enjoy the variety of seeds in my yard and paused on this rather unattractive feeding/watering dish.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2022
This male house finch seemed to be quite proud of himself, posed all puffed up. It was a dreary winter day and he provided a nice bit of bright color.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during February 2020
I have a difficult time telling the painted lady and American lady species of butterflies apart. I'm pretty sure this one is the painted lady (vanessa cardui) and it looked beautiful on a pink zinnia.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in October 2020
This little warbler really enjoyed the water sprinkler on a warm fall day. These yellow and gray birds are very small and migrate through in fall and spring. I usually only get a few days of seeing them so any photo I can get makes me happy.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during October 2020
Very small butterfly with blue tinged upper wings and gray below with a pattern of black and white spots. These were feeding on Mexican hat flowers on a pleasant November day A wasp down below on a different flower.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during November 2020
Hermit thrush is a winter visitor to our neighborhood. This one has been coming in to enjoy the bird bath on a regular basis this winter. Here it seems to be engaging in a kind of dance along the fence. Quite fancy moves.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during February 2020
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The autumn sage plant is blooming (aka salvia gregii, I believe) and the hummingbirds love it. Although the name of the plant is autumn sage, this one blooms at various times almost all year, taking a break during the coldest winter months. This particular plant has been in my yard for at least 10 years that I know of. It is a hardy little shrub. The hummingbird is a male black-chinned.
Montell, Uvalde County during March 2020
This little woodpecker was trying to avoid being photographed by moving to the opposite side of the tree as I tried to focus. It was not bothered enough to leave so after finding a place that had sufficient light for a decent shot, I just waited him out. These migratory woodpeckers typically visit us during fall and winter.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in November 2020