July 6th, 2011   Tags: , , , , , ,

Continental to Patagonia

Violet-crowned-Hummingbird-Patons-11-0706-02Next up was Patagonia Roadside Rest, which produced THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD and a gorgeous VARIED BUNTING. Four COMMON GROUND-DOVES were at Paton’s in Patagonia, along with INCA, MOURNING, WHITE-WINGED and EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE for a five-dove moment. VIOLET-CROWNED, BROAD-BILLED, BLACK-CHINNED and a female MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD added to the fun, along with HOODED ORIOLE, GRAY HAWK and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. [...]

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June 27th, 2011   Tags: , ,

White Mountains: Reptiles and more

Bee-sp-Walnut-Creek-11-0624-01While in the White Mountains I was able to get photos of a wide range of wildlife… birds, butterflies and dragonflies. Here’s everything else, from lizards to grasshoppers. [...]

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June 27th, 2011   Tags: ,

White Mountains: Dragonflies

Eight-spotted-Skimmer-Walnut-Creek-11-0625-08Walnut Creek was a great place to watch and photograph dragonflies. This Eight-spotted Skipper was one of the best dragonflies I’d ever seen! Flame Skimmers are always fun. I’m not sure what these damselflies are though. I haven’t got the hang of the many damselflies we have here yet. [...]

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June 27th, 2011   Tags: ,

White Mountains: Butterflies

Atlantis-Fritillary-Walnut-Creek-11-0625-09A lot of my time in the White Mountains was spent looking for butterflies. At Walnut Creek alone, I found and photographed 14 species including one or two new ones I’d not encountered before. [...]

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May 28th, 2011   Tags:

Rustic Sphinx Moth

Rustic-Sphinx-florence-dr-11-0528-03When I got home this evening I found a RUSTIC SPHINX MOTH nestled comfortably on the England flag that hangs by my back door (which reminds me and my visitors that I’m a strange foreigner from the other side of the world). This is a big moth – they can have a wingspan of up to six inches. What a stunning creature! [...]

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