Tag: insects
Dawn & Did
Dawn this morning.
Urban Katydid hanging on the outside of the glass between the 5th and 6th levels of the parking structure enjoying the view of downtown Albuquerque.
Bothered Bumblebee
The buzz off
“Hey, there boy. You’re bothering me.” This poor bumblebee was trying to feed on the echinacea when other bees kept pestering it and T-boning it. I was not able to capture a T-bone, but you can see how the bumble is knocked “off-center” and ends up “not even” right after being slammed into by other flying insects.
Incoming
After the flyby T-bone
Knocked off-center & not even
The bumblebee was determined to feed.
After another whack
Incoming again
Treading air
Pearl Crescents Courting
“Hi there big little boy!”
Romance is in the air and on the Shasta Daisies, as the Pearl Cresent Butterflies have been courting with standoffs and flurries of fluttery foolery in the flowers. I assume the smaller butterflies are the males.
“This is my good side.”
“Well? Are you just going to stand there and gawk at me?”
Lady Cresent in waiting.
She didn’t have to wait long.
The male paused to savor the view of Lady Crescent’s beautiful butterfly behind.
An advance.
Fluttery butterfly foolery in the flower.
I found these two had snuck off into the weeds to do the butterfly bad thing.
This is what they call the “Butterly Position”.
The Passenger
I had a tiny grasshopper rode with me today.
Reakirt’s Blue
Reakirt’s Blue (Echinargus isola) is a tiny butterfly with a wingspan of only 3/4 of an inch (19mm). This one distracted me while I was walking in the bosque this morning.
Eye-Eye Skipper
Common Checkered-Skipper on Purple Salvia.
Dragonfly 2020
This is the first dragonfly that has stopped long enough for me to get a photo this season. Insect season, which means macro season, is coming into full swing.
Ladybugs
Ladybugs (Coccinellidae) are all over our Peonies that are getting ready to pop.
What Does Silver See?
Off Center & Not Even 