Insects Lake Sommerville









In addition to birds, photography of insects has greatly enhanced my NEDs (nature exploration days)!!
Was pleased to find 6 examples of my favorite beetle yesterday!









In addition to birds, photography of insects has greatly enhanced my NEDs (nature exploration days)!!
Was pleased to find 6 examples of my favorite beetle yesterday!
Love these colorful, chunky grasshoppers in Davis Mountains this time of year. They’re called Plains Lubber Grasshoppers. Also a couple of young birds for someone to ID.
I enjoyed the sunrise at Cedar point on Lake Buchanan yesterday and with the approaching Festivus season (“the festivus for the rest of us”) it was nice to find many of these beautiful Axarus festivus (as I’m told by iNat) a variety of midge.
Gnats anyone?
I was also very impressed with night crickets going to town at several locations on my walk!!!!!
Just back from several days in Terlingua, Fort Davis, Big Bend area. Saw about 60 bird species, but overall low in numbers. Best bird probably Townsend Solitaire. Here’s some cool non bird animals we saw — the “B” trifecta — Black Witch, Badger & Bear. That black blob is the bear. We pointed it out…
Banana slug in Pac NW.