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Fruit of a very invasive but sometimes pretty tree. These can be seen in much of south Texas. Birds do enjoy the berries.
Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope and also one of the common names for this plant with beautiful yellow, bell-shaped flowers. This tiny black-chinned hummingbird female certainly has hope that she will find sweet nectar to fatten up on prior to her up-coming migration. Taken in September 2018 in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
The verdin is a small bird, about the size of a Carolina chickadee, and mostly pale beige and white. Yellow face and red wing patches add a pop of color, if you happen to catch the red since they are often nearly completely hidden when the bird is perched. They prefer to forage in the thorny brush and undergrowth commonly found in South Texas. This one was kind enough to perch for several shots and even give me a nice flight shot showing off the red wing patches very well. In Montell, Uvalde County, during October 2018.
Several species of vireo can be found on our property in Montell, Uvalde County. The white-eyed seems to be a year-round resident. Gray vireos just showed up for the first time this spring but likely will be year-round. Yellow throated and red-eyed generally seem to be sumer visitors, but this is the first year that I have seen a red-eyed on our property. Still hoping to find a black-capped and a Hutton's. Happy birding to everyone!
Extremely common (to the point of being overly so) and mostly nuisance birds, they are entertaining to watch and when in breeding season, the males put on a wonderful display that shows off iridescent black feathers and amazing tail. In Port Aransas, Texas at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center. (But could be anywhere in South Texas)
Tiny yellow butterfly on yellow wildflowers that I'm not able to identify. Something in the daisy or aster family and nice for butterflies. In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Kind of a plain looking little brown butterfly in the skipper family. This one was seeking nectar on the remaining blooms of a wild prairie verbena. I think eufala skipper is the species. They are not always easy to get correct.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
This species visits during the winter months, but they are so elusive that I rarely get more than a glimpse as they dart back into hiding. They seem to prefer staying close to the ground in thick cover or dense shrubs. I was delighted when this one actually hopped up on the fence and posed for a few shots.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during January 2019.
Still bright, but at the end of their blooming. :-)
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The August Break, day 15
To realize just how small this baby lizard was, take a look at the lichens surrounding him. Think of how small those are. He was quite brave enjoying the sun after a few days of dreary, rainy weather. In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during September 2018.
This small dragonfly was seen during September 2018 in Portland, Texas. I think, but am not sure certain, that this is a female little blue dragonlet -- Erythrodiplax minuscula.
May 8, 2011 ~ To all my flickr friends and their families ~ may all the Mother's and Mother's in your lives have a wonderful day!
This is a Lilac tree in my backyard that is just starting to bloom.
I've been wanting a dogwood tree and I stumbled upon one on our property, near the road, but not where it can be appreciated in our yard. Wondering if hubby wants to uproot it and replant it where I can see it from the house :)
I had not seen a juniper hairstreak on our place in Montell before now. This is a small butterfly with dark greenish and coppery coloring. I waited for a shot with the wings open, but it was not meant to be. The little white daisy, I think, has the common name of prairie fleabane. The flower is not bigger than a US nickel in diameter to give an idea of how small the butterfly is.
Montell, Uvalde County, 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.
A member of the tyrant flycatchers and visually similar to Western kingbird, Cassin's kingbird and Tropical kingbird. I identified these based on location and the vocal sounds which differ in each of the four species. These were spotted in my backyard in Portland, Texas.
"Do you mind?" Seems to be a bit miffed at being a photo subject. Winter visitor to Montell, Uvalde County, Texas. This was seen in November 2018.
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.
Tiny little bird, identified by the pale colored eye and it's unique call. They move quickly in and out of leaves and I feel fortunate to get several decent shots of them. In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Smaller relative of the American goldfinch, the adult male has a black back with with wing markings. Females are yellow with olive upper parts. Quite common around our property, especially if you put up some seed feeders or turn on a water sprinkler.
Montell, Uvalde County
A large orange sulphur (tentative ID) and a lyside sulphur vying for space on the same small zinnia. In Montell, Uvalde County Texas.
One of the few times I actually got a shot of a sulphur with the wings open. It seems they always rest with wings folded so I have to try and capture a flight shot.
Zinnias are very attractive to pollinators. I observed and photographed both honey bees and American bumble bees on these zinnias.
In Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Carolina chickadee, to be specific. This one perched on leaves dripping from a recent watering with a hose. They love to come to water spray.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
Pine siskins are winter visitors and often are seen flocking with house finches and goldfinches. Just cute little birds. We still had a number of them into early June, but they were soon all gone.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
This little lark sparrow was very curious, but a bit nervous. I back away and he (or she) would perch on the fence and hop to different spots trying to figure out what I was up to. Really cute. I have seen quite a few of these before, but had not observed one raise the crown feathers into a crest. Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during September 2018.
These beautiful butterflies really like the prairie verbena blooms. The prairie verbena (on which this butterfly is perched) is one of the first wildflowers to start blooming each spring on our place.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during March 2021
Extremely common (to the point of being overly so) and mostly nuisance birds, they are entertaining to watch and when in breeding season, the males put on a wonderful display that shows off iridescent black feathers and amazing tail. In Port Aransas, Texas at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center. (But could be anywhere in South Texas)
This small little butterflies can be quite beautiful. Pale gray underwings, and darker blue-gray above with some pretty pops of color in the patterns. Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
I'm still not completely sure that I have made a correct ID on this one, but another birder has given me some tips to help me pin it down. Anyway, it was the first and only time I saw this bird and to my knowledge the first time I have seen this species. It posed nicely on some rusted barbed wire. In Montell, Uvalde County, during September 2018.
Texas bluebonnets up close. These shots were made in March 2019 along a county road near Uvalde, Texas. It was nice to see a honeybee working the flowers. Pollination is very important to insure a future crop of wildflowers. Also, we love wildflower honey.
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.
The rain gave plenty of opportunity to get shots of wet foliage. Things always look so clean and sparkly right after a rain.
During August 2018, in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Flashy blue on the wings of this small skipper butterfly will definitely draw your attention. This one was fluttering around the blooms of a Chinaberry tree in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
This robin posed for me on a winter day. They come to visit us in Montell, Uvalde County, Texas each winter and leave us each spring to go further north.