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!
Just back from a few days at Fort Davis. Stopped in at Sandia Wetlands (a nice stop just off I10) and Lake Balmorhea and had 9 species of shorebird. Killdeer, BN Stilt, Avocet, Wilson’s Phal, Spotted Sand, Western Sand (flyby), Upland Sand (several flyovers), Greater yellowlegs and my fav: fly right over the head 12…
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.
And here are some additional pix from Davis Mountains in August 2023.
Gnats anyone?
If there’s Crane Flies it must be spring!
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.