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Adult male summer tanager in glorious orange-y red plumage. Stopped to pose on a piece of driftwood in my yard.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during April 2020
The dainty sulphur is the smallest sulphur in North America. Compared to other sulphurs, the forewings of this species are rather elongated. Dainty sulphurs typically fly just inches above the ground. The upper side is yellow with black forewing tips. They are also called dwarf yellow in some references.
This one was visiting some small yellow daisies during November 2020.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
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I love armadillos, but do not like to step in the holes they leave behind as they forage for grubs. This young one was out beside the highway and I walked close enough for some shots. The road was on a slope so I was able to position myself at the bottom so the animal was at eye level. This one was very curious and posed for quite a few photos as it sniffed the air and listened to the sounds from my camera. They reportedly have very poor eyesight. Usually they run away very fast when they realize a potential threat is nearby.
Near Rocksprings, Texas in October 2020
Brown upper parts and white underparts, white eye-brow and loud voice for such a small bird. I call these the tattle-tale birds in my yard. They will immediately raise a ruckus when they see anything unusual and alert all the other birds. This one was near George West, Texas in December 2019
Found some wildflowers along the road during our drives through the Texas Hill Country. This is a variety of milkweed and host to many butterflies, including Monarchs. It was on a hillside along one of the roads between Camp Wood and Kerrville during May, 2020
Very tiny orb weaver spiders. I'm not sure of t he species but know by the design of the web that it is in the family of orb weavers. I love wet spider webs. It was a treat to see the one spider with raindrops dripping of of it as it made its way along the edge of a wet leaf.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas on 6/4/2019.
You only see the reddish colored feathers on Inca doves when they open their wings wide. I rarely seem to be quick enough to capture the moment when that brilliant flash of color shows through. But my luck was true on this day as I caught the moment twice. They seem like fairly plain little birds until then.
Inca doves, Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during February 2020
I love bald cypress trees and local "old-timers" said that once upon a time there were a lot of them growing along the Nueces near our area but logging took out many and a huge flood did the rest. My family has planted a few around our property and they are doing quite well. The fern-like leaves or needles turn brilliant shades of orange-red in autumn before the trees go dormant for winter.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during November 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
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during November 2020
This caterpillar is the larva of the Cecropia silkworm moth. It is one of our largest caterpillars. It feeds on many trees and shrubs including wild cherry, plum, elderberry, maple, willow, boxelder, apple, birch, lilac, walnut, pecan, elm, beech and poplar. In the late summer or early fall, the larva spins an overwintering cocoon attached to a twig on the plant where the larva fed. The large adult moth emerges May-July. The caterpillar was beautiful and there were several, quickly stripping the leaves off our young plum tree. I carefully moved the caterpillars to a less desirable and larger wild plum tree nearby and they seemed happy enough there.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in May 2021
Showing orange and black male perching on a piece of driftwood that is in my yard. The driftwood was the remains of a tree that was uprooted by one of the floods of last year on the Nueces River. It makes a nice natural "sculpture" in my yard as a place for birds to perch.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas May 2020
Male northern cardinal taking flight in a very flashy manner.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas
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This little Carolina wren posed with the chilis in the background creating a nice bokeh effect. These little wrens are year-round residents at our place. Very noisy, beautiful singers.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in January 2022
I'm not 100% sure that I have the ID correct on this. But the closest I could come to was variegated meadowhawk. This one was in my yard during October 2017. Portland, Texas.
Male black-chinned hummingbird on a dreary day. He was keeping watch over the sugar water feeders.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during March 2020
A pretty butterfly with a bright yellow to orange border around the dark brown to black shoulder patches and a dark outer border on the wings. Underneath the wings shows the same basic patter but usually paler.
I call this pretty fellow "Big Red". He seems to have a much more vivid red coloration and less gray than the other male cardinals.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
Sachem is a species of skipper butterfly with a lot of variation in colors. I think this is a sachem based on size and coloration. Some of the skippers are difficult for me to confidently identify. They like the wildflowers in our area. In May 2020, we had a good variety of blooms because there had been some rains in the previous month (April showers do bring May flowers). Wish we had some of that rain not that it is August and we have had blistering heat and no rain for weeks.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during May 2020
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.
Wild garlic has pretty blooms. I have read that these plants are edible, but haven't tried them. They do have a smell like garlic or onion. The flowers are very small but create a nice show of color when the ground has not yet fully awakened from the winter dreariness.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas during March 2020