My favorite baby bird!!!
This is my fourth posting of this same nest, starting June 26, 2019.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27718328
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27780904
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28145676
One chick hatched July 3, I think. There are now two chicks in the nest just a few days from fledgling. I'll try to keep some photo records of them as my time permits.
Two adult Killdeer had four 1 day-old chicks which were scampering all over the area.
Was surprised to find two seperate Winter Wrens without much effort today.
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
adult at nest
Tucson, Pima Co., AZ
8 April 2003
This Robberfly I was following and it decided to land on my tripod leg, so took a few shots, then it went to a large concrete filled steel tube, then flew out caught a Grasshopper and decided to land on the tripod leg, again got a few shots then it took off I couldn't find it for a bit till I noticed it perched on the Lens strap around so had to take the last photo with the Cell phone
squinting in the afternoon sun
Pecos River Canyon Val Verde Co TX
Southeast Metro Park,
Travis Co., Texas
17 March 2018
Forest Creek, Round Rock, Williamson Co TX
Male Pachydiplax longipennis attempting to wipe rain from eyes
I went out the other day as it was about to rain to see if I could follow some dragonflies and find the best types of places they hole-up when it rains.
I got there a little too late and the rain was coming down pretty heavily so I just hung out under some tree cover and looked around.
As I moved from one covered spot to another I saw this lone Blue Dasher clinging to a branch, sitting there as it rained. He kept trying to wipe the large water droplet that had accumulated near the vertex but he was unable to dislodge it.
I don't know what it is like to see like a dragonfly but I imagine the water must distort the vision quite a bit. As well it could possibly have been a grooming response (just as if other detritus where resting on eyes) and not been related to the fact that the water may distort vision.
Either way, kind of funny to watch.
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Catalina,
Pima Co., Arizona
15 March 2009