Texas Arbor Day Posted on November 4, 2023 by brad Today was a free day at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the weather was beautiful. Flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Eastern Black Swallowtail Posted on September 25, 2023 by brad Eastern Black Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) feeding on a Texas sage bush (Leucophyllum frutescens)
Walking Stick Posted on July 20, 2023 by brad I think this is a common walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata)
Monarch Posted on May 29, 2023 by brad Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeding on horsemint (Monarda citriodora)
Grasshopper Posted on May 18, 2023 by brad I stumbled on this huge grasshopper while pulling weeds around the patio.
Katydid Posted on May 11, 2023 by brad Bright green isn’t very good camouflage in the Central Texas caliche
Caterpillar on Bluebonnet Posted on May 9, 2023 by brad Genista broom moth (Uresiphita reversalis) caterpillar eating a bluebonnet flower