https://littlewildstreak.com/2025/02/01/castor-canadensis-and-castor-fiber/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/skulls.jpgskullsI think this illustration shows a beaver skull, but the plate number is cut off, so I can't be sure.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/landscape.jpglandscapeLandscape from Vol. 6 of the Pacific Railroad reports.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/weasel.jpgweaselIllustrations of mammals from Vol. 6 of the Pacific Railroad reports.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/audubon-beaver.jpgaudubon beaverhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/medicinall-vertues.jpgmedicinall vertueshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/beaver-1600.jpgwoodcut c 1600Beaver illustration from a book from 1658, lifted from an earlier book.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/beaver-caption.jpgbeaver captionDescription of beaver from an 1850s government report.2025-02-02T03:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/08/american-bird-grasshoppers/2024-08-18T21:06:28+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/05/04/host-and-guests-vetch/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1150442.jpgP1150442A large carpenter bee, possibly Southern Carpenter.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1150423.jpgP1150423American Bumblebeehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1150422.jpgP1150422American Bumblebeehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1150458.jpgP1150458Funereal Duskywinghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1150237.jpgP1150237Painted Ladyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1150193.jpgP1150193Beehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1150048.jpgP1150048Beehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1140826.jpgP1140826Bee on vetch flowers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1140821.jpgP1140821Reakirt's Bluehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/p1140766.jpgP1140766A Vetch -- possibly Cow Vetch or American Vetch.2024-07-12T15:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2024/07/12/take-a-good-look-the-numbers-game-july-11-2024/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/p1150358-pine.jpgP1150358 pineCamouflaged on the forest floor.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/calico.jpgcalicoCalico Pennant, Celithemis elisahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/calico-in-grass.jpgcalico in grassDragonfly in grass.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fly-on-leaf.jpgfly on leafIn plain view, but mimicking a totally different creature.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/robber-fly.jpgrobber flyAnd then you realize it is not gathering pollen... This is a robber fly, Laphria saffrana.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/p1150324-e.jpgP1150324 eTexas Goldsmith Beetle, Cotalpa conclamara.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/find-me-2.jpgfind me 2Little Brown Skink, Scincella lateralishttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/p1150346.jpgP11503462025-07-14T03:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2024/07/03/the-numbers-game-july-1-2024/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/path-1-1.jpgpath 1Dry creek bed in the Texas Hill Country.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2020_07-149.jpg2020_07 149Porcupine.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/axis-wgi_0149.jpgaxis WGI_0149Axis doe and fawn.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1499-whitetail.jpg1499Whitetails.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1493-aoudad.jpg1493Aoudads.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_4185.jpgIMG_4185Yellow-breasted Chat.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hillside-231.jpghillside 231Hillside plants.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/walnut-scale-228.jpgwalnut scale 228Here is a Little Walnut with a human for scale. You can see how flood waters have turned everything downstream.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/walnuts-191.jpgwalnuts 191Green nuts at the end of June.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rocks-241.jpgrocks 241Fossil in the creek bed.2024-07-04T14:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2024/06/26/by-the-numbers/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_1483-raven.jpgIMG 1483Another raven at the water trough, May of 2018. (The camera date was not set properly.)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_1488-hog.jpgIMG 1488... but they are a menace when they are large.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/raven-2018.jpgraven 2018https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/axis-2019-1.jpgaxis 2019https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_1483.jpgIMG_1483https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cicada-0148.jpgcicada 0148https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_1483-frog.jpgIMG_1483 froghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p1250148-vetch.jpgP1250148 vetchhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/axis-2019.jpgaxis 20192024-07-04T14:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2024/06/13/another-one-joins-the-bird-world/2024-06-13T13:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/06/26/cholera-in-1833/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/drummond-clip.jpgdrummond clipDrummond's correspondence, published in 1835.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/companion-clip.jpgcompanion clip1835 Companion to the Botanical Magazinehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/drummond-1.jpgdrummond 1Correspondence from Thomas Drummond2024-01-03T21:52:45+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/10/09/nature-photo-challenge-30-the-moon/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sharp-moon.jpgsharp moonSuper Moon, August 2023.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_7909.jpgmoon and cloud bankMoon with cloud bank and pines, September, 2023.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_7639.jpgmoon and lacy cloudsThe moon in spooky clouds, August, 2023.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/moon.jpgmoonChecking that the zoom still works, June, 2022.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_0104.jpgall zoomed inThe moon as my camera captured it with a 65x zoom, January 3, 2015.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_0101.jpgmoon as seenThe moon as my eye saw it, January 3, 2015.2023-10-10T20:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/09/27/nature-photo-challenge-29-spiders/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/giant-crab-e.jpggiant crab eA Giant Crab Spider getting my attention.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/green-lynx.jpggreen lynxGreen Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridanshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spider-on-dock.jpgspider on dockIt went to the edge and leaned over as if contemplating the water.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7642.jpgwolf spider strollingHere is a Rabid Wolf spider strolling on the dock.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1220316.jpgsix spotted fishing spiderSix-spotted Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tritonhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1220377_edited-1.jpgfloating spiderSix-spotted Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tritonhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1330303.jpgunderviewView of underside.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1330280-e.jpgbanded garden spiderBanded Garden Spider, Argiope trifasciata.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1330292.jpglovely spider on branchTheir backs can have more variegated stripes than this one has.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1010464.jpgspotted orbweaver with preySpotted Orbweaver, Neoscona crucifera2024-07-04T03:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/09/19/exotic-animals-in-texas/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_5059-e.jpgporcupine in treeA porcupine asleep in a tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/red-deer.jpgred deerRed Deer, Cervus elaphus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_0018.jpgwildebeest and oryxHanging out with an oryx.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_0027.jpgwildebeest grazingA grazing group.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_0016.jpgwildebeestCommon Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/black-buck.jpgblackbuckBlackbuckhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0029-young-aoudad.jpgyoung aoudadYou can see they have horns at a young age.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wgi_0030-aoudad-group.jpgaoudad groupA group with several young ones.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fallow.jpgfallowFallow Deer, Dama dama.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-oryx.jpg2 oryxScimitar-horned Oryx on the big ranch.2023-09-23T15:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/09/18/native-animals-of-north-america/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lake-with-moose.jpglake with mooseMoose along the Snowy Range Road in Wyoming. I am pretty sure this is at Hanging Lake.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1000950-a.jpgmoose by lakeMoose.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1000940-a.jpgmoose in weedsMoose, Alces alces.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elk-refuge.jpgelk refugeThe National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bull.jpgbullBull Elk, Cervus elaphus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1110054.jpgbighornBighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis, at the National Elk Refuge.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pronghorn-2.jpgpronghorn 2Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana, at the National Elk Refuge.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bearbaby.jpgbearbabyBaby bear.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bearbabies.jpgbear and babiesAmerican Black Bears, Ursus americanus, along the road in British Columbia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mountain-goat.jpgmountain goatMountain Goat, Oreamnos americanus, at Mount Rushmore.2023-09-23T14:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/09/17/native-wild-animals-of-texas/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/armadillo.jpgarmadilloArmadillo.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/armadillo-trick.jpgarmadillo trickNine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/backyard-javalina.jpgjavalinaJavalina (Dicotyles tajacu) in Big Bend.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/green-sea-turtle.jpggreen sea turtleGreen Sea Turtle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1320792.jpgP1320792https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elk-legs.jpgelk legsMystery legs captured on the game camera.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/elk-and-baby-2017_07.jpgelk and baby 2017_07Elk mama and baby.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/buck-2-1.jpgbuck 2If it's not hunting season, the bucks don't even move when you drive by.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1010722.jpgotter on branchesRiver Otter.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p1010718.jpgriver otterNorth American River Otter, Lontra canadensis2023-09-23T15:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/08/29/nature-photo-challenge-26-corvids/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/crow-preening.jpgcrow preeningAmerican Crow preening.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/crow-in-tree.jpgcrow in treeAmerican Crowhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1240421.jpgscrub jay on lineWoodhouse's Scrub Jay, showing its dusty blue back.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1170787_edited-1.jpgblue jay with peanutHere a Blue Jay picks a peanut out of the birdseed mix.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wgi_0184-e.jpgravensRavens in Central Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1230560.jpgamerican crowAmerican Crow, East Texashttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1120346.jpgblue jayBlue Jay, East Texashttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/green-jay-1.jpggreen jay 1Green Jay, Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, Rio Grande Valley, Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/big-bend203.jpgraven in big bendRaven in Big Bend, Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/big-bend252.jpgraven at castolonRaven at Castolon, Big Bend National Park2023-09-15T22:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/09/13/nature-photo-challenge-27-ladybugs/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_5228.jpgIMG_5228Asian Lady Beetles, Harmonia axyridis, introduced into the US.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_4084.jpgIMG_4084Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata, introduced into the US in 1973 and now widespread.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_4079.jpgIMG_4079Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctatahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_4081.jpgIMG_4081Convergent Lady Beetle with a Mountain Laurel Scarlet Mirid, Lopidea major.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_4078.jpgIMG_4078Convergent Lady Beetle, Hippodamia convergens, native to the US.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_4076.jpgIMG_4076Convergent Lady Beetle, Hippodamia convergens2023-09-16T13:18:02+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/09/06/anhinga-bird-of-the-week/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7503-crop.jpgIMG_7503 cropOriginal photo of Anhinga in flight.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7503-zoom-burst.jpgIMG_7503 zoom burstZoom Burst effect from Photoshop Elements.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7547.jpgIMG_7547Perch #3.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7514.jpgIMG_7514Perch #2.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/trees-with-anhinga.jpgtrees with anhingaThe Anhinga on a log in the pond.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7503-speed.jpgIMG_7503 speedSpeed effect.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7503-pan-blur.jpgIMG_7503 pan blurPan blur effect..https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/anhinga-on-log.jpganhinga on logZooming in.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7500.jpganhinga in pineSpreading its wings.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_7501-zoom-burst.jpgIMG_7501 zoom burstZoom burst effect.2023-10-04T15:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/26/light-painting/2023-08-31T14:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/10/05/planting-hope/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/smart-weed.jpgsmart weedTwo other native pond plants - smart weed and water leaf.2023-08-31T13:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/08/23/a-couple-of-herons-birds-of-the-week/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/green-heron.jpggreen heronGreen Heron. In this picture you can see the beautiful patterning on the wings.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/coot-feet.jpgcoot feethttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1120156.jpglittle blue on logLittle Blue on the pond's edge.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_9236.jpglittle blue in pineLittle Blue Heron in the top of a pine.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1220875_edited-1.jpglittle blue with ducksLittle Blue Heron with domestic ducks. They look like they are deciding whether to let him eat lunch with them or not. :)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1020404.jpgllittle blue turning blueLittle Blue with blue feathers, June of 2011.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_7277.jpgmeeting of the heronsThe Green gathers itself to fly off.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_7317.jpglittle blueLittle Blue Heronhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_7306.jpgreflected green heronBack to work, hunting for food.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_7278.jpggreen heron looks aroundStretching up for a good look.2023-08-25T11:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/08/21/nature-photo-challenge-25-seedheads/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/seedbox-1.jpgseedbox 1Shorter, stockier seedhead of Ludwigia glanulosa.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20200909_165743.jpgleptocarpa seed caseNot the best picture but it shows how the seeds of leptocarpa are stacked inside the case.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lynx-on-ludwigia.jpglynx on ludwigiaA Green Lynx spider makes use of the long tubular seedhead of Ludwigia leptocarpa.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1060626.jpgP1060626Hercules' Club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) is native here -- you can see how it supports native insects by how eaten up it is!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1060625.jpgP1060625Hercules' Club -- a very large clump of seeds for such a slender plant.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/alternifolia-brown-e.jpgalternifolia brown eWhen it has turned brown, it would look beautiful in dried arrangments.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/alternifolia-green-e.jpgalternifolia green eLudwigia alternifolia when it is still green.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1180587.jpgP1180587https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sphinx-larva-1.jpgsphinx larva 1https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/web-drops.jpgweb dropsThe stalks and seedheads provide structure for spider webs.2023-08-27T15:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/08/18/red-shouldered-hawk-bird-of-the-week/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hawk-and-crow-1.jpghawk and crow 1Hawk with its back to the crows.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pond-in-august.jpgpond in augustThe pond on a hot August afternoon.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_6994.jpgred-shouldered hawkA good pose.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_6983.jpghawk walkingRed-shouldered Hawk walking to the water.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hawk-and-crow-2-e.jpghawk and crow 2 eCrow takes notice.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ahh.jpgAhh"Ahhh, that feels nice and cool."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_6940.jpgcrow with mystery objectA young American Crow. I never could figure out what it was playing with.2023-08-18T21:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/08/12/nature-photo-challenge-24-edibles/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/beautyberry-2.jpgbeautyberry 2American Beautyberryhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/persimmon.jpgpersimmonTexas Persimmon, Diospyros texanahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/texas-persimmon-e.jpgtexas persimmon eTexas Persimmon, Diospyros texanahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/opuntia-e.jpgopuntia eSomeone has found this Opuntia edible -- probably a feral hog.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/preserves.jpgpreservesPart of the most recent pear and grape crops.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1010141-e.jpgthree pearsSpeckled crunchiness.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1010142.jpgbox of pearsCrate of pears.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1010137.jpgasian pear treePear tree, unknown variety.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/prickly-pear-e.jpgprickly pear ePrickly Pear, Opuntia spp, Central Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mustang-cluster.jpgmustang clusterMustang Grapes2023-08-20T14:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/08/07/nature-photo-challenge-23-flies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mallophora-e.jpgmallophora eSouthern Bee-killers, making sure their species continues.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/proctacanthus-with-prey.jpgproctacanthus with preyThe predator is Genus Proctacanthus; the prey is Promachus hinei.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fly-eyes.jpgfly eyesPromachus, showing the "bearded" face and the dip between the two large eyes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2018_08_13.jpg2018_08_13Triorla interruptahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1270470.jpgpromachusGenus Promachushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/robber-fly-1.jpgrobber flyTribe Stenopogonini. This one is very small, about an inch long.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_4401.jpgefferia femaleGenus Efferia, female.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_4356.jpgefferia maleGenus Efferia, male.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_5060.jpghanging thieves flyHanging-thieves, genus Diogmites. Often they use their two front legs to hang down from twigs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/promachus-sp.jpgpromachus spA Promachus taking out a grasshopper.2023-08-11T14:24:03+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/08/02/nature-photo-challenge-22-tree-bark/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sap.jpgsapSap oozing from sapsucker holes in an oak.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bark-layers.jpgbark layersAugmented by PhotoShop. :)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/portrait-e.jpgportrait eFace in a tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1190923.jpgear tuftsTo a casual glance, this looks like some broken-off branches.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1200318_edited-1.jpgscreech owl in pineIs is bark or is it feathers??https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1190736.jpgowl in pineChecking from another angle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1190747-e.jpgeastern screechThe Eastern Screech Owl leaves the hollow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_2185.jpgIMG_2185https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p1170244.jpgsapsucker with holesYou can see the rows of small holes drilled by the bird.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_1341.jpgsapsuckerYellow-bellied Sapsucker.2023-08-06T22:16:52+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/07/21/mississippi-kite-bird-of-the-week/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6323.jpgIMG_6323Mississippi Kitehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6299.jpgIMG_6299Mississippi Kite -- a very nice picture from a few days ago, but it doesn't show much of the bird.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6307.jpgIMG_6307Mississippi Kite; very distinctive silhouette when flyinghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6458.jpgIMG_6458Mississippi Kitehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6464.jpgblue jayThe young Blue Jay that chased off the kite.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6445.jpgIMG_6445Mississippi Kite, Ictinia mississippiensishttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6446.jpgIMG_6446Mississippi Kite2023-07-22T20:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/07/20/nature-photo-challenge-21-water-plants/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/blossoms-and-tubes-e.jpgblossoms and tubes eAngle-stem Primrose Willow, Ludwigia leptocarpa.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/shoreline.jpgshorelineSmartweed and Primrose Willow at the pond's edge.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/seed-heads.jpgseed headsRush seed heads.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/topsy-turvy.jpgtopsy turvyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hydrolea-with-wasp.jpghydrolea with waspI believe this is a Feather-legged Scoliid Wasp.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p1130501.jpgP1130501https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hydrolea-close-up.jpghydrolea close upBlue Waterleaf, Hydrolea ovata.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hydrolea-ovata-e.jpghydrolea ovata eBlue Waterleaf, Hydrolea ovata.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p1130601.jpgP1130601https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p1140025.jpgP11400252023-07-30T20:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/10/18/dragonfly-detecting/2023-07-20T20:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/07/17/nature-photo-challenge-20-black/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_3288.jpgIMG_3288Eastern Giant Swallowtail, Heraclides cresphontes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_8660-e.jpgIMG_8660 eBlack Vulture.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_8664-e.jpgIMG_8664 eBlack Vulture.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ebony.jpgebonyEbony Jewelwing damselfly, Calopteryx maculatahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/juvenile-eastern-lubber-1.jpgjuvenile eastern lubberJuvenile Eastern Lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/eastern-lubbers.jpgeastern lubbersA myriad of Eastern Lubbers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0541.jpgIMG_0541https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_2512.jpgHog-nosed SkunkAmerican Hog-nosed Skunk, Conepatus leuconotoshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_5777.jpgStriped SkunkStriped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/indigo-racer-close-up.jpgindigo racer close upClose up of the Texas Indigo Snake. 2023-07-20T05:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/12/distinguishing-swallowtail-butterflies/2023-07-16T23:55:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/07/13/greater-roadrunner-bird-of-the-week/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/roadrunner-2014.jpgroadrunner 2014Greater Roadrunner, July 2014, Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/roadrunner-2014-b.jpgroadrunner 2014 bGreater Roadrunner on fence rail, July 2014, Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6348.jpgroadrunner on roadGreater Roadrunner, July 2023, Texas. I am not sure if this is the same one that was ruffling its feathers, or the other one.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_6336-1.jpgruffled roadrunnerRoadrunner with ruffled feathers, July 2023, Texas.2024-06-28T21:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/07/11/nature-photo-challenge-ferns/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/palm-house-and-snow.jpgpalm house and snowLooking out at the snow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hortus-palm-house.jpghortus palm houseInside the Hortus Botanicus Palm House. I think there are some ferns in there somewhere. :)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/img_0773-e.jpgIMG_0773 eA stunning golden fern.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fern-on-boulder.jpgfern on boulderA fern growing on the side of a creek bed.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fern-close-up-e.jpgfern close up eA close up of the fern's surface. I believe this is either a Rough Lipfern or an Alabama Lipfern.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fern-in-rocks.jpgfern in rocksA lip fern on rocky soil in June of 2021.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/st-louis-gardens.jpgst louis gardensSt. Louis Botanical Gardens, April 2018.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fern-in-st-louis.jpgfern in st louisBeautiful lacy fern against the sky light.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ferns-and-waterfall.jpgferns and waterfallTiny waterfall with ferns.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sharp-waterfall-e.jpgsharp waterfall eLarge waterfall with ferns.2023-07-13T07:47:08+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/05/05/photos-from-the-city-nature-challenge/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_5042.jpggray hairstreakThese little Gray Hairstreaks were everywhere...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_20230501_211756593_hdr.jpgshort-lined chocolate mothShort-lined Chocolatehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_20230501_211909935_hdr.jpgred-eyed button slug mothA tiny creature that rejoices in the name of Red-eyed Button Slug Mothhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_20230501_211639905_hdr.jpgmoth and caddisflyA moth, a caddisfly, and something really really tiny.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_20230501_210535054_hdr.jpgnight spiderA spider, as yet unidentified.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p1370822.jpgreakirt's blue 2Reakirt's Blue dorsal side, showing the brownish-blue tint.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p1370796.jpgreakirt's blue 1...but fortunately I took a good look at this one and realized it was a Reakirt's Blue.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_5480.jpgyoung titmouse 3The perfect pose.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_5464.jpgyoung titmouse 1This young Tufted Titmouse was following its parent and begging. It stayed in the same place for a long time, giving me the opportunity to get lots of good pics.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_5467.jpgyoung titmouse 2Looking around.2023-05-06T04:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/04/19/host-and-guests-texas-ragwort/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4049.jpgIMG_4049Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/caterpillar.jpgcaterpillarThese dark caterpillars (Salt Marsh Moth) can be seen from far away.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/texas-ragwort.jpgtexas ragwortTexas Ragwort, single plant.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4105.jpgmonarch on ragwortMonarch, Danaus plexippus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ragwort-and-tree.jpgragwort and treehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ragwort-e.jpgragwort eGrowing all around a dead tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4314.jpgIMG_4314Hairy-footed Scoliid Wasp.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4295.jpgIMG_4295Banded Bee Fly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4298.jpgIMG_4298A close-up of the flowers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4251.jpgIMG_42512023-04-24T01:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/03/08/a-multi-species-multi-tasking-spring-workout/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/comparison.jpgcomparisonhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dam-close-up-in-2023.jpgdam close up in 2023So here I have walked through the trees to get a clear pic of the pond. You can see how the dam is now full of trees and shrubs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pict0070-1.jpgpond in 2009This is how it looked in 2009, from pretty much the same spot.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/corner-2023.jpgcorner 2023In 2023, you can hardly see the pond from that spot because so many trees have grown up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1962_04-dam-1.jpg1962_04 damThis is what the pond and dam looked like in 1962.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pond-at-dacus.jpg2009 pondpond view from 2009https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1962_04-dam.jpg1962_04 damhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/plant-piles-e.jpgplant piles eLook at all those piles of dead plants!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/img_5070.jpgbullfrog reflectionBullfrog provides a soundtrack.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/on-deck-b.jpgon deck bSlide backward to your lair!2023-03-12T14:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2023/02/03/spiders-and-snakes-and-a-city-girl/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/screenshot_20230121-053249_google.jpghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/screenshot_20230202-214543_chrome.jpghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/screenshot_20230202-211555_chrome.jpghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20221010_234614.jpg2023-02-05T01:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2022/12/05/walkingsquares-27-through-30/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_2537.jpgIMG_2537The beautiful huge Mulberry leaves.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_2535.jpgIMG_2535Mulberry tree growing intertwined with a Sugar Hackberry and a Yaupon.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dusk.jpgduskTupelo silhouette.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/fungus-pattern.jpgfungus patternFungus on a fallen tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/kinglet-2.jpgkinglet 2Golden-crowned Kinglet.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/kinglet-1.jpgkinglet 1Golden-crowned Kinglet -- blurry but adequate for ID.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/oak.jpgoakFinally, some clear weather! https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_2450.jpgIMG_2450Golden-crowned Kinglet, helpfully displaying his crown.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_2421.jpgIMG_2421American Kestrel.2022-12-08T13:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2022/11/28/walkingsquares-20-through-26/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2285.jpgIMG_2285Also November 23 -- Common Buckeye.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2364-oil.jpgIMG_2364 oilHooded Merganser with an oil painting filter.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2329.jpgIMG_2329November 25 -- Hooded Merganser on the pond.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2339.jpghooded merganser femaleClose-up of the Hooded Merganser.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2304.jpgIMG_2304Texas Bull Nettle seedpod.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2259.jpgIMG_2259November 21 -- what caused this sapling to grow in a circle? I have no idea.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/road-east.jpgroad eastNovember 20, our road looking north.2022-11-30T17:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/12/11/twelve-days-of-christmas-national-elk-refuge-style/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pronghorn.jpgpronghornA pronghorn we saw somewhere in western Wyoming.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pronghorn-2.jpgpronghorn-2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1100993.jpgp1100993Mallards in the icy pond.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/bull.jpgbullBull elk.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1110154.jpgmagpieA better picture of a magpie, taken a few days later.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/p1100956.jpgp1100956Red-winged Blackbird.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/horses.jpghorsesIt was too warm for sleighs, so the draft horses pulled wagons for our tour.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mounts.jpgmountsThe mounts in the museum ensure that visitors can get an idea of what elk look like, even in summer when they are up in the mountains. (They wouldn't all fit in one shot.)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/geese-1.jpggeese-1I love this photo because it looks like the geese are studying the ski lift...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/magpies.jpgmagpiesBlack-billed Magpies.2022-11-21T16:16:54+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2022/11/20/walkingsquares-13-through-19/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2024.jpgIMG_2024Pine Warbler.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sloth.jpgslothSloth at the thrift store.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2083.jpgIMG_2083Lonely baseball.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2082.jpgIMG_2082That doesn't belong there!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fungi-e.jpgfungi eMystery fungus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2197.jpgIMG_2197Mailbox full of welcome books!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/reflection.jpgreflectionA beaver was here for weeks in fall of 2022.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2133.jpgIMG_2133Oblivious on the shore.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2109.jpgIMG_2109Chewed saplings.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_2116.jpgIMG_2116Practically down to toothpick size.2022-11-21T17:11:02+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2022/11/14/walkingsquares-6-through-12/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1997.jpgIMG_1997Yellow-rumped Warbler.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1892.jpgIMG_1892Zooming in on the hawk.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/hawk-in-tree.jpghawk in treeRed-tailed hawk in dead oak.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1791.jpgIMG_1791Winter resident.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1761.jpgIMG_1761Theis Attaway pond.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/theis-attaway.jpgtheis attawayFrom this picture, you would never know that this path is surrounded by industrial warehouses and a large nursing home, with a WalMart right across the street.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/skimmer.jpgskimmerI believe this is a Roseate Skimmer.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1690.jpgIMG_1690Turtle in the wetlands area.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/waterfall.jpgwaterfallTatanka, the bison sculpture at Memory Park of Montgomery.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2-frits.jpg2 fritsTwo frits, a wasp, and a vitex.2022-11-14T15:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2022/11/06/walkingsquares-1-through-5/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cross-2.jpgcross 2I love the different types of crosses and the peaceful country setting.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/church.jpgchurchSt. Mary's Catholic Church in Plantersville, Texas. I love that they have bluebird houses on the ground.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/companion.jpgcompanionMy walking partner.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1514.jpgIMG_1514Wasp galls on oak sapling.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1446.jpgimg_1446https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_1443.jpgimg_1443Queen on Vitex bloom.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fall-leaves.jpgfall-leaveshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/elm-branches.jpgelm-branches2022-11-07T15:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/13/quiz-obsolete-bird-names/2023-09-07T14:40:42+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/14/bird-quiz-answers/2022-05-09T14:34:22+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2022/04/17/the-best-laid-plots/2022-04-18T02:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2022/01/01/favorite-shots-from-2021/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/buck-2.jpgbuck 2Another buck, totally unconcerned with our presence.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/buck-1.jpgbuck 1A Whitetail buck.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1340151.jpgleast grebeLeast Grebe -- a first sighting on our farm.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1330723.jpggulf frit 1Gulf Fritillary posed on the water's surface.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/frit-e.jpgfrit eGulf Fritillary floating on the water.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1330354.jpgdamselfliesFamiliar Bluetshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1320586.jpglaughing gullLaughing Gull demonstrates his namesake skill.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1320337.jpgblack necked stiltBlack-necked Stilthttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1320800.jpggreen turtleGreen Turtle, a marine turtle, at the Port Aransas jetty.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1320723.jpgshore birdShorebird at the Port Aransas Jetty.2022-01-04T16:20:16+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/11/10/the-elusive-black-saddlebags/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_2537-e.jpgIMG_2537 eCommon Green Darner (Ajax junius).2021-11-12T02:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/species-list-dragonflies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_0380.jpgIMG_0380https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p1320573-e.jpgP1320573 eBlack Saddlebags, photographed in Port Aransas.2021-11-10T20:10:49+00:00weekly0.6https://littlewildstreak.com/2021/11/05/reddish-egrets/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/img_1821-reddish-white.jpgreddish white morphReddish Egret, Folletts Island, Texas, October 2016https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/reddish-21-1.gifreddish-21Reddish Egret, white morph, Port Aransas, Texas, October 2021.2021-11-10T03:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/09/16/wander-and-ponder/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1300361-e.jpgsnapdragon vineSnapdragon Vine plants were attracting lots of pollinators.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1300345.jpgbumblebeeSonoran Bumblebee on Snapdragon Vine.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1300448-e.jpgpallid wingedA well-camouflaged Pallid-winged Grasshopper blends into the rock background.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1300438.jpgblack swallowtailBlack Swallowtail butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1300443.jpgsonoranSonoran Bumblebee.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1300389.jpgmountain pinkMountain Pink.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p1300402.jpgduskywingsA butterfly in the duskywings family.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rocky-ground.jpgrocky groundRocky ground.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/web-and-blossom.jpgweb and blossomSnapdragon Vine. I love the web in the background.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/clouds-from-hill.jpgclouds from hillRain clouds in the south.2021-09-16T22:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/08/17/i-spy-tiny-ones/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/img_8546.jpglonghorn beetleTexas Crescent Longhorn beetle.2021-08-19T18:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/05/01/eastern-yellow-bellied-racer/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/colors.jpgcolorsI took this picture with flash -- the colors of olive gray and blue gray show up better. I would estimate its length at 36 to 40 inches.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/racer-head.jpgracer headClose-up of the racer's head, showing hints of the lovely yellow underside.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/racer-e.jpgracer eEastern Yellow-bellied Racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventris. I took this one by the light of the flashlight.2025-07-07T14:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/04/28/lyrical-color/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/purple-description.jpgpurple descriptionDescriptions of some purple hues from 1821 book.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/purples.jpgpurplesPurple swatches from Werner's Color Nomenclature.2021-05-19T06:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/04/27/a-lovely-april-morning-walk/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/yaupon-bloom.jpgspray of bloomsWhite blossoms with scoliid wasp.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/woods.jpgwoodsWoodland path.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pasture.jpgpasturePasture with some big shady trees.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/wolf-spider-e.jpgwolf-spider-eWolf Spider.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/textures-e.jpgtextures-eForest floor textures.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/skink.jpgskinkBrown Skink.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/skink-detail.jpgskink-detailMetallic-looking scales.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/p1240495.jpgeuphoria sepulcralisSpangled Flower Beetle deep in thistle fluff.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/p1240437.jpgsummer tanagerSummer Tanager.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/osmia-in-thistle.jpgosmia-in-thistleBlueberry Mason Bee in a thistle seed head.2021-04-30T07:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/02/20/texas-cold-snap-brings-out-the-birds/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/brown-thrasher-e.jpgbrown thrasher eBrown Thrasher on the ground.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mixed-group-e.jpgmixed group eThis Photoshop-enhanced picture exaggerates the birds' features, making it easier to match them to guidebook photos.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/purple-finch-male.jpgpurple finch malePurple Finch, male.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/thrush-family-e.jpgthrush family eRobins and Hermit Thrushes clearing off a yaupon bush.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/robins-e.jpgrobins eAmerican Robins.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sapsucker.jpgsapsuckerYellow-bellied Sapsucker on a tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/robin.jpgrobinAmerican Robin.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/robin-and-waxwing.jpgrobin and waxwingAmerican Robin and Cedar Waxwing going for iced berries.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pf-female-2.jpgpf female 2Purple Finch, female.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/hermit-thrush-e.jpghermit thrush eHermit Thrush in the snow.2021-02-21T17:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2021/01/01/wrapping-up-2020/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/gulf-frit.jpggulf fritGulf Fritillary.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190902.jpgP1190902Banded bee fly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190811-e.jpgP1190811 eMallow Scrub-Hairstreak, Strymon istapahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190546.jpgP1190546Feather-legged Scoliid Wasp, Dielis plumipeshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190490.jpgP1190490Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp, Isodontia auripes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190470.jpgP1190470Ringed Assassin Bug, Pselliopus cinctushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190441.jpgP1190441Fraternal Potter Wasp, Eumenes fraturnus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190427.jpgP1190427Double-striped Bluet, Enallagma basidens, I think.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/reddish-1.jpgreddishReddish Egret.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/walkway.jpgwalkwayWalkway at South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.2021-01-03T03:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/12/23/our-farm-bird-list-grows-to-101/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/p1110855.jpgP1110855Hooded Mergansers, January 2020.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/brown-creeper.jpgbrown creeperBrown Creeper, November 2020.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/p1060357.jpgP1060357Blackburnian Warbler, May 2019https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/pair.jpgpairA pair of pelicans.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/p1210633.jpgP1210633White Pelicans, December 2020.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/p1210606.jpgP1210606White Pelicans, December 2020.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/p1210600.jpgP1210600White Pelicans, December 2020.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/p1210588.jpgP1210588Hooded Mergansers, December 2020.2021-01-03T02:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/10/10/last-on-the-card-september-2020/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1190044.jpgunhappy heronUnhappy Heron.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lobelia-1.jpglobeliaFrom my phone: Lobelia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_0288.jpgleaf hopperFrom 2015, a stem of goldenrod with a leaf hopper on it -- I was trying to zoom in on the leaf hopper's face.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_2153.jpgworm binFrom 2016, a picture of the bin where I was raising red wriggler worms to create compost faster.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_5191.jpgelkFrom 2017, an elk on a Central Texas ranch.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1020668-e.jpgsotolFrom 2018, in Central Texas, sun through the sotol plant leaves.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1090309.jpgromyFrom 2019, one of my sheep eating in the pasture. I have no idea why I even took this.2020-10-11T02:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/10/07/the-changing-seasons-september-2020-in-east-texas/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bumblebee-2-e-1.jpgbumblebee 2 eAmerican Bumblebee on Lobelia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pt-10-s-sept.jpgpt 10 S SeptTupelo tree, facing south, September morning.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pt-10-s-aug.jpgpt 10 S AugTupelo tree, facing south, August afternoon.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pt-9-n-sept.jpgpt 9 N SeptSeptember, Point 9 facing north.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/pt-9-n-aug.jpgpt 9 N AugAugust, Point 9 facing north.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/rumpled-redtail.jpgrumpled redtailA Red-tailed Hawk molts into its adult plumage, looking less than its intimidating best.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/p1190031-e.jpggreat egretI loved how this Great Egret was spotlighted in the woods.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/mantis.jpgmantisI'm doing a weekly art class with neighborhood kids. When the Praying Mantis crawled on one of their paintings, we thought it looked like a murder scene!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lobelia.jpglobeliaThis is the first time I have seen this plant here. It's a Lobelia but I don't know yet which one. Got to love a September bloom!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fungus.jpgfungusI noticed these two fungi from way across the pasture -- they are as big as chickens!2020-12-23T00:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/09/30/the-changing-seasons-september-2020-in-the-hill-country/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/shadow.jpgshadowSharp shadow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sculpture.jpgsculptureA sculpture left from the Llano Earth Art Fest (LEAF).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/river-2.jpgriver 2Inviting river.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p1170924.jpgwilson's warblerA Wilson's Warbler -- not a good picture, but they are only here during migration, so it is a proof of fall!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/clammyweed.jpgclammyweedRed-whiskered Clammyweed, Polanisia uniglandulosahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bridge.jpgbridgeBridge at the Llano River.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bee-close-up.jpgbee close upClose-up of the bee.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bee-and-clammy.jpgbee and clammyA bee leaving the clammyweed.2020-09-30T22:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/09/21/host-and-guests-ludwigia/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/anole-1.jpganoleAn anole.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/banded-june-2012.jpgbanded june 2012When the larva grows up, it will look like this.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sphinx-larva-2-e.jpgsphinx larva 2 eI love how the pattern looks like a row of turtle heads.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sphinx-larva-1.jpgsphinx larva 1A spectacular Banded Sphinx moth larva, Eumorpha fasciatus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lynx-and-case-view-2.jpglynx and case view 2Another view, showing the cottony egg case.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lynx-and-case-e.jpglynx and case eA Green Lynx spider with an egg case.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p1180132.jpggreat egretA Great Egret against a backdrop of Ludwigia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lynx-and-bee-3-e.jpglynx and bee 3 eTwo weeks later, another bumblebee loses out to the spider.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lynx-and-bee-2-9_4.jpglynx and bee 2 9_4https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200917_105119.jpgsix petalsSix petals and a visiting bee.2020-09-24T21:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/09/09/last-on-the-card-august-2020/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/july-rs-photos-344.jpgsquirrelWildlife camera squirrel.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p1170777.jpgkatydidKatydid at night.2020-09-09T14:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/09/03/the-changing-seasons-august-2020/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/red-saddlebags.jpgred saddlebagsRed Saddlebags dragonfly (I am pretty sure).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/swallowtail.jpgswallowtailSwallowtail butterfly -- I think a Pipevine Swallowtail, with the iridescent blue pattern not showing up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/rocks-e.jpgrocks eRippled rocks.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/queen.jpgqueenQueen butterfly on ageratum.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/painted-lady.jpgpainted ladyPainted Lady on ageratum flowers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p1170326-e.jpgvermilion flycatcherFemale Vermilion Flycatcher.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p1170307-e.jpgjuvenile birdYoung bird on sentry duty.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gray-fox-e.jpggray fox eYoung gray fox.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gray-fox-crop-e.jpggray fox crop eGray fox close-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cedar-before.jpgdirt roadCaliche road with cedar.2021-04-05T21:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/07/14/bioblitz-fun/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/halloween.jpghalloween pennantHalloween Pennanthttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/p1150967.jpgzizotes milkweedZizotes Milkweed.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/queens-delight-e.jpgqueen's delight eQueen's Delight -- this photo is from April.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/p1160788.jpgfarctured mothFractured Western Snout moth.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/p1160779.jpgP1160779Bent-shielded Besieger wasp.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/p1160235-d.jpgP1160235 dArrowhead Spiketail dragonfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/p1160477.jpgP1160477Speckled Lamplighter moth.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/leopard-frog.jpgleopard frogSouthern Leopard Frog.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/vireo.jpgvireoWhite-eyed Vireo.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/snake.jpgsnakePlain-bellied Watersnake.2020-07-15T12:24:46+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/04/17/earth-prayer/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/chanco-in-2017.jpgchanco in 2017Goats and sheep.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wolf-e.jpgwolf eWolf spider with egg case and hatchlings.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wolf-close-up.jpgwolf close upWolf spider close up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/yellow-moon.jpgyellow moonhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/baskettail.jpgjuvenile blue corporalJuvenile Blue Corporal.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/turtle.jpgturtleTurtle on a mission, more than 100 meters from the creek.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/iris-galaxy.jpgiris galaxy"The Galaxy full blooming in the spring..."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/crab-and-zinnia.jpgcrab and zinniaTiny crab spider on zinnia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bold-crab.jpgbold crabClose up she looks intimidating.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sharpie-maybe.jpgsharpie maybeCoopers or Sharp-shinned.2020-04-17T15:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/01/15/on-the-hunt-for-joy-challenge-get-outside/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/taee-weekend-1.jpgTAEE weekendNature journaling at the TAEE conference.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/snowy.jpgsnowySnowy over Saltgrass.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pelicans.jpgpelicansBrown Pelicans. In 1969, only 116 Brown Pelicans could be found on the Texas coast, but since the banning of DDT, they have come back. I saw more than 116 on this evening cruise.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ibis.jpgibisWhite Ibis.2020-01-15T16:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/01/08/lens-artists-photo-challenge-78-special-spot/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_3557.jpgkid by creekThat special spot to explore.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/roots.jpgrootsBuilt-in seating.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2-kids.jpg2 kidsTwo kids cross a fallen tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_2888.jpglaunchhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wading-2.jpgwading 2The water is cold in March.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/log.jpglogChecking out the possibilities.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/turtle.jpgturtlePond turtle laying eggs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_3559.jpgpearl crescentPearl Crescent, Phycoides tharos.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/frog-and-log.jpgfrog and logBronze Frog, a subspecies of Green Frog.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_4865.jpganimal tracksTracks in the sand.2020-01-10T01:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2020/01/01/lens-artists-challenge-77-favorite-photos-of-2019/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/turning.jpgturninghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/juvenile-eastern-lubber.jpgjuvenile eastern lubberJuvenile Eastern Lubber grasshopper.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/young-buck-2.jpgyoung buck 2Zooming in on the buck.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tanager.jpgtanagerSummer Tanager.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/skipper-2.jpgskipper 2Skipper butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/owl-in-branches.jpgowl in branchesGreat Horned Owl barely visible in the tree branches.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/owl-eyes.jpgowl eyesStudious owl.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/longtail.jpglongtailWhite-striped Longtail butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/great-horned.jpggreat hornedZooming in on the Great Horned Owl.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/buck.jpgbuckWhitetail buck in the pasture.2020-01-12T21:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/12/11/lens-artists-photo-challenge-75-nostalgic/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_7755-e.jpgsnow on fencesLight snow at home, Dec. of 2017.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_7752-e.jpglight dustingA light sprinkle of snow in Dec. 2017.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/orchids.jpgorchidsAn orchid display at the San Diego Botanical Building.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/botanic-1-1.jpgbotanic 1Inside the Climatron at the Missouri Botanical Garden.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/botanic-6.jpgbotanic 6Inside the Palm House of the Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/botanic-2.jpgbotanic 2Hortus Botanicus in the snow, Dec. 2010.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/botanic-1.jpgbotanic 1Amsterdam canal outside the Hortus Botanicus.2020-01-12T21:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/11/23/a-woman-in-alaska-in-the-1930s/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-098.jpggownMillie in Juneau, circa 1931.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-201-cousin-1936.jpgcousin 19361936, cousin in fur parka, Bethel, Alaskahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-130-building.jpgman building"1932, Building his mother's cabin at Lake Constance."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1937-cabin.jpg1937 cabin"1937, Albert White's cabin at Lena Beach."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-122-1931.jpg1931, Salmon Creek Dam1931, Salmon Creek Dam. Millie is on the left.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-120.jpgfriends at the dam1931, friends at Salmon Creek Dam.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-071.jpgwoman in fishing gearA friend in fishing gear.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-271.jpgboy with fishA boy, a dog, a fish, 1934 Alaska.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-270.jpg1934 fishing catch1934 fishing catchhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/b-398-e.jpgb 398 eMillie with catch.2019-11-24T16:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/nature-observation-records/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dragonfly-dinner-2.jpgdragonfly dinner 2I think this is a Common Green Darner eating a Blue Dasher.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dragonfly-dinner-1.jpgdragonfly dinner 1I think this is a Common Green Darner eating a Blue Dasher.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2226-e.jpgdragonfly munchingI think this is a Common Green Darner eating a Blue Dasher.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2207.jpgbrown katydid I think this is a katydid too.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_2201-e.jpgkatydidA stunning katydid.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/zinnias.jpgzinniasZinnias are about the only flower I have success with.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/widow-skimmer-female.jpgwidow skimmer femaleWidow Skimmer female.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_7926.jpgunidentified insectMaybe a click beetle? Still unidentified.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_7891.jpgcommon checkered skipperCommon Checkered Skipper, Pyrgus communis, I believe.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/blue-dasher-male.jpgblue dasher maleBlue Dasher male2019-09-04T02:22:35+00:00weekly0.6https://littlewildstreak.com/2019/08/28/finally-caught-on-camera/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/comparison.jpgcomparisonWater Snake head looks much more rounded to me.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/blotched-e.jpgblotched eThis snake could grow up to become a Blotched Water Snake or a Yellow-bellied Water Snake.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/where-is-it.jpgwhere is it"I don't see a snake anywhere."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p1010538-e.jpgjuvenileEastern Yellow-bellied Racer juvenilehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/shed-e.jpgshed eLook for the long thin shed skin near the log.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/shed-close-up.jpgshed close uphttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/p1070151.jpgP1070151Delicate shed skin.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/racer-2.jpgracer 2Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventrus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/racer-3.jpgracer 3Close up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/racer-1.jpgracer 12019-08-29T14:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/06/14/great-horned-owl-fledgling/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p1060833.jpggreat horned owlhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/far-away-again.jpgfar away againThis is how far away I really was to take pictures. The tiny white blob in the middle of the picture is the owl.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p1060821-e.jpgowl 2Owl 2 on the night of May 24th, just a few trees away.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p1060788.jpgowl 1Owl 1, on the night of May 24th.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/owl-on-feeder-e.jpgowl on feeder eZoomed in.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/young.jpgyoungThe sharpest image, cropped.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/far-away.jpgfar awayThis was the most I could zoom in.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/p1060700.jpgP10607002019-06-20T23:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/04/27/who-left-that-there/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/left-wing-feathers.jpgleft wing feathersLeft wing feathers still clumped together.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5800.jpgbroad-wingedhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4841_edited-1.jpgIMG_4841_edited-1https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_4840.jpgbroad-winged I thinkHawk in the same pasture where I found the feathers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/feather.jpgfeatherOne of the feathers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/feather-and-bones.jpgfeather and bonesFeather with bone fragments.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/evidence-scenes.jpgevidence scenesTwo areas where feathers were found.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tail-feathers.jpgtail feathersTail feathers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/right-wing-feathers.jpgright wing feathersFeathers from Tree 1, arranged as best I can. They look to be wing feathers from a hawk.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/feathers-day-2.jpgfeathers day 2Feathers by the fence post.2023-08-06T16:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/04/16/blogging-buddies-take-a-hike/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sculpture.jpgsculptureSculpture at North Mountain Preserve, Phoenix, AZ.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050599-e.jpgP1050599 ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050584.jpgAndrea shooting picsAndrea stops to take pictures.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/trail.jpgtrailThe trail was flat and easy to follow, but I think we still get points for being on it in 90 degree weather.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/verdin.jpgverdinThis Verdin was a life bird for me. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/house-finch.jpghouse finchHouse Finches are so common but this one looked pretty among the yellow flowers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050632.jpgNorth Mountain visitor centerNorth Mountain Preserve Visitor Center, with ocotillo and sculpture.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050593-e.jpgdry washhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050587.jpgP1050587https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/andrea.jpgandreaAndrea at the end of our hike.2019-04-17T15:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/04/13/desert-beauty/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/on-the-road.jpgon the roadRocks along the Apache Trail.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/on-the-road-2.jpgon the road 2On Highway 88, the Apache Trail, Arizona.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bridge.jpgbridgeBridge across the Salt River on Highway 288.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050503-e1.jpgArizona flowers and grassRoadside flowers and grass near Roosevelt Lake, Arizona.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050497-e1-poster.jpgbacklit flowersFlowers on the Apache Trail, Arizona.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050495-e.jpgdesert globemallowDesert globemallow, Sphaeralcea ambiguahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/roosevelt-lake.jpgRoosevelt LakeRoosevelt Lake, Arizona.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/p1050528-e.jpggreen into silverGreen and silver desert plants.2019-04-18T21:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/03/23/wild-hogs/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/red-hog.jpgred hoghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dark-hog.jpgdark hog2019-03-25T17:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2019/03/14/hill-country-animals/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wgi_0184-e.jpgravensRavens.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wgi_0165-e.jpgWGI_0165 eAxis doe.2019-03-21T21:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/species-list-reptiles-and-amphibians/2018-10-05T20:27:37+00:00weekly0.6https://littlewildstreak.com/2018/09/18/a-trip-to-a-research-station/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/toad-5.jpgtoad 5Toadlet.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gulf-coast-toadlet.jpggulf coast toadletGulf Coast toadlet on leaves.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yellow-flowers-e.jpgyellow flowers ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/leaves-e.jpgleaves eI believe this is Hairy Leafcup, Smallanthus uvedalia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wood-storks.jpgwood storksWood Storks on one of the remaining ponds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/swallowtail.jpgswallowtailPipevine Swallowtail on wild Morning Glories.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/silver-water.jpgsilver waterTrees grew in this historic pond, and then it flooded again, killing the trees.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/harmon-creek.jpgharmon creekHarmon Creek.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/garter-snake.jpggarter snakeGarter snake.2019-01-23T17:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/10/05/toad-update-solves-an-id-mystery/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bronze-frog.jpgbronze frogGreen Frog, Rana clamitans.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1220043_edited-1.jpgtoad legsDetail of hind legs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1220034_edited-11.jpgP1220034_edited-1Mystery amphibian now ID'd as Woodhouse's Toad.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1220042_edited-1.jpgtoad undersideUnderside showing speckles.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1220037_edited-1.jpgunderside with flashUnderside with flash -- blurry, but it gives more detail of coloring.2018-10-06T03:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/10/03/september-showers-bring-butterflies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/snout-face.jpgsnout faceThe face of a Snout, showing how it got its name.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020584-queen-e.jpgqueenQueen, Danaus gilippushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020592.jpgP1020592Sage and bee.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020589.jpgP1020589Sage seedhead.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020545.jpgvariegatedVariegated Fritillary, Euptoieta claudia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/camo-snout.jpgcamo snoutAmerican Snout, ventral (underside) view, showing how it blends in with the limestone rocks.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/american-snout-e.jpgamerican snout eAmerican Snout on King Ranch Bluestem grass.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020579.jpgbattered monarchMonarch, Danaus plexippushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020570-black-sw.jpgblack swallowtailBlack Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p1020661-sage-detail.jpgsage detailDetail of the Mealy Blue Sage, Salvia facinacea.2018-10-06T03:04:32+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/06/19/beach-reading/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/conchologia_iconica_or_illustrations_of_the_shells_of_molluscous_animals_1845_20668564692.jpgConchologia_iconica,_or,_Illustrations_of_the_shells_of_molluscous_animals_(1845)_(20668564692)By Internet Archive Book Images [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons2018-10-06T13:23:58+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/06/14/beautiful-bee-balm/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wasp.jpgwaspA visiting wasp loaded with pollen.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/monarda.jpgmonardaThe pink "petals" are actually bracts, as on a Poinsettia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/from-above.jpgfrom abovehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/field.jpgfieldBee Balm (Monarda punctata) in the field.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dots.jpgdotsA closer look at the speckled petals.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/detal-crosshatch.jpgdetail crosshatchTiny hairs on the tops of the petals.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/complexity.jpgcomplexityLayers of complexity.2018-06-19T17:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/06/08/herons-with-fish/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4279.jpgheron grabbing fishhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0675-e.jpgdown the hatchDown the hatch!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0673-e.jpgheron and fishThis looks impossible.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0659-e.jpgheron on bankCarrying the fish.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/catfish.jpgcatfish14 inch catfish (36 cm).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/big-fish.jpgbig fishThis picture shows how big the fish was.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4316.jpgcatfish caughtThe catfish caught by the heron.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_4209-e.jpggreat blue and preyA Great Blue Heron tries to nab something out of the water.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ruffled.gifruffledhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/heron-3.gifheron-32018-06-24T01:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/06/06/host-and-guests-yellow-thistle/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spicebush-on-thistle.jpgspicebush on thistlehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/scudderia.jpgscudderiaA Bush Katydid nymph.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pink.jpgpinkhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/convention.jpgconventionA convention of Eastern Leaf-footed Bugs, Leptoglossus phyllopus. .https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thistle-close-up.jpgthistle close upYellow Thistle (Cirisium horridulum)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blue-orchard-bee.jpgblue orchard beeI believe this is a blue mason bee, either Osmia lignaria or Osmia https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_0727.jpgIMG_0727A Spicebush Swallowtail had a long visit.2018-06-06T16:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/04/21/bird-97/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_1739.jpgvireo in baccharishttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4294.jpgBell's at Kickapoo"Vireo" comes from Latin vivere, which means "to be green," but these are subtle shades.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_4281.jpgIMG_4281Bell's Vireo.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_1725-e.jpgsinging vireoIt was singing while it scoped me out.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_1724-e.jpgwhite-eyed vireoWhite-eyed Vireo.2018-04-21T18:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/03/27/new-birds-and-bugs/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0943-e.jpgIMG_0943 ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0939-e.jpgparasitic flyA parasitic fly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_1022-e.jpgcalico pennant 2Another angle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_1021-e.jpgcalico pennantCalico Pennant dragonfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dramatic.jpgdramaticA close-up of the dramatic patterning.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/waiting.jpgwaitingBlue-gray Gnatcatcher waiting for a bug, possibly a little moth.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/waiting-w-circle.jpgwaiting w circleHere I have circled the bug.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/nabbing.jpgnabbingThe gnatcatcher "gnabs" the bug.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gnatcatcher-with-bug.jpggnatcatcher with bugA tasty snack.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/p1010636.jpgmystery photoHere is a photo I took back in 2012! I am glad I finally figured out this mystery.2018-03-29T23:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/03/23/a-lovely-spring-afternoon/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0602.jpgdamselflyA damselfly rests on the hawthorne leaf.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/arless.jpgarlessArless the rooster remains vigilant.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0590-e.jpgmantled baskettail 2Same Mantled Baskettail, different background.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0584-e.jpgmantled baskettail 1This Mantled Baskettail stayed in one place so long, I was able to get pictures from different angles.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0557.jpgsapsucker 3Now its body is in shade. It's always something.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0551-e.jpggreen darnerI was glad to get this dragonfly picture, because I never see this species land. I think it is a Common Green Darner.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0536-e.jpgsapsucker 2When its head comes out into bright sunlight, sticks block the view of its profile. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_0529-e.jpgsapsucker 1A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in partial shade. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hawthorne.jpghawthorneThe parsley hawthorne draws pollinators.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bertha.jpgbertha and chicksBertha hatched out five chicks about two weeks ago.2018-04-09T23:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/02/11/birds-on-a-water-break/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_9815.jpgwoodhouse'sWoodhouse's Scrub Jay.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_9817-e.jpgwoodhouse's jayWoodhouse's Scrub Jay. These birds are common on the Edwards Plateau, but are not seen where I live in East Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/trough.jpgtroughWater trough for wildlife. Wire barrels filled with rocks support some fencing, to keep the feral hogs out.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hermit.jpghermitHermit Thrush.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hermit-rear.jpghermit rearA very stubby tail.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hermit-and-brush.jpghermit and brushHermit Thrush in the brush.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hermit-2.jpghermit 2Three-quarter view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/armadillo.jpgarmadilloNine-banded Armadillo.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/armadillo-trick.jpgarmadillo trickStanding up to sense what's around.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/armadillo-drink.jpgarmadillo drinkArmadillo getting a drink.2018-02-12T00:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/02/01/a-walk-to-harvest-native-grass-seed/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wren-and-lichen.jpgwren and lichenA Sedge Wren in a lichen-covered yaupon.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/broom-sedge.jpgbroom sedge bluestemBroom sedge bluestem.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/flower.jpgflowerTiny wildflower.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rooftops.jpgrooftopsEncroaching neighborhood.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/prairie-e.jpgprairie ePocket prairie.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/indian-and-indigo-e.jpgindian and indigo eIndian Grass and Wild Indigo.2018-02-01T14:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/01/31/unusual-pair/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/deer-and-fox.gifdeer and foxWhitetail doe and gray fox.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fox-2-poster-crop.jpgwhitetail and foxA whitetail doe studies a gray fox at a water trough.2018-01-31T03:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2018/01/21/wildlife-cam-2017/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fox-2.jpgfox 2Gray fox.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fawns.jpgfawnsWhitetail fawns.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/elk-cow.jpgelk cowElk cow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/elk-cow-calf.jpgelk cow calfElk cow and calf.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/doe-e.jpgdoe eWhitetail doe.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buck-e.jpgbuck eWhitetail buck in velvet.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/baby-raccoons.jpgbaby raccoonsBaby raccoons.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/auodad.jpgauodadAuodad, also known as Barbary sheep, introduced from North Africa.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/auodad-baby.jpgauodad babyAuodad baby.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/3-hawks-web.jpg3 hawks webCooper's Hawk, I think. This one had Photoshop help.2018-01-22T17:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/12/10/the-gift-of-snow/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_7752-e.jpgIMG_7752 eSnow on the morning of Dec. 8, 2017.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_7751-e.jpgIMG_7751 ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_7745-e.jpgIMG_7745 eA little snow in East Texas.2017-12-13T03:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/08/23/weird-science/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nypl-digitalcollections-510d47dd-e81f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.510d47dd-e81f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001Magnetic disturbances. Image from the New York Public Library Digital Collections.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nypl-digitalcollections-510d47dd-e81a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.510d47dd-e81a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001From New York Public Library Digital Collections.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nypl-digitalcollections-510d47dd-e820-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99-001.jpgnypl.digitalcollections.510d47dd-e820-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001From New York Public Library Digital Collection2017-08-24T15:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/01/12/favorite-books-of-a-feather/2017-08-23T01:53:31+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/08/20/praying-mantis/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4300-e.jpgIMG_4300 e"Hmmm. Well, hello photographer! What are you doing for dinner?"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4298.jpgIMG_4298"Let's see, what else is around here for dinner?"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4295-e.jpgIMG_4295 e"Shoot! Missed it by that much!"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4294-e.jpgIMG_4294 e"...closer..."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4293-e.jpgIMG_4293 e"Closer...."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4292-e.jpgIMG_4292 e"There's another one! I think I can pounce on it."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4288-e.jpgIMG_4288 e"Wait, what is that over there? It looks delicious!"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4281-e.jpgIMG_4281 ePhotogenic Praying Mantis.2017-08-24T22:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/07/13/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-as-the-crow-considers-flying/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sign-e.jpgsign eWhile traveling through Nova Scotia last week, I noticed that like a lot of tourists, these crows seemed to be arguing over directions.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/i-mean-it.jpgi mean it"Yes! Left, I tell you! That's the only way to get anywhere!"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/crows.jpgcrows"Left? Are you sure?"2017-07-13T22:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/07/02/robber-flies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1180.jpgIMG_1180Robber fly on grass stem.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1176.jpgIMG_1176"Robber-fly-in-the-headlights" look.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1428.jpgIMG_1428https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1422.jpgIMG_1422American Bumblebeehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9130.jpgIMG_9130https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9259.jpgIMG_9259https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_7590.jpgIMG_7590Hummingbird moth.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_7588.jpgIMG_7588https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_7582.jpgIMG_7582https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_7581.jpgIMG_75812017-07-02T21:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/05/06/host-and-guests-texas-dandelion/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/eastern-black.jpgeasternEastern Black Swallowtail female, Papilio polyxenes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bloom.jpgbloomTexas Dandelion, Pyrrhopappus pauciflorishttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9518.jpgIMG_9518https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9472.jpgIMG_9472https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9437.jpgIMG_9437https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9434.jpgIMG_9434https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_9430.jpgIMG_9430https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/good.jpggoodhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_8751.jpgIMG_8751https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_8714.jpgIMG_87142017-05-09T01:49:18+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/04/22/tonights-performance/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8675-e.jpgIMG_8675 ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8672-e.jpgIMG_8672 e...He leans forward...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8668-e.jpgIMG_8668 eUnfortunately for his audience, he did his drinking on the far side of the log, blocking the audience's view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8664-e.jpgIMG_8664 eHe graciously acknowledges his astounded audience.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8660-e.jpgIMG_8660 eBlack Vulture, Coragyps atratus.2017-04-24T14:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/04/12/april-2017-on-the-farm/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7503.jpgIMG_7503March 2017https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7711.jpg2 boer goatsConcho and Leila.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_6875.jpgcoopNew chicken coop.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8185.jpgamerican ladyAmerican Lady butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8368.jpgdewberriesDewberries, which are like tart wild blackberries.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8410.jpgnew goatNew baby goat.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_8397-e.jpgbumblebeeAmerican Bumblebee.2017-04-13T11:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/04/02/smith-oaks-rookery/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/turtle-face.jpgturtle faceHere is a close-up of her face. I love the tiny close-set eyes. The bumps on the front of her shell are the "spines" in Spiny Softshell.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7974-e.jpggiant turtleI believe this large turtle is a Spiny Softshell.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7987-e.jpgsunning gatorhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nest-w-chicks.jpgnest w chicksGreat Egret with three chicks.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7964-e.jpgrookeryThe densely populated rookery.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7963-e.jpgspoonbill headProfile close-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7958-e.jpgspoonbill in willowA Roseate Spoonbill flew right next to the viewing platform.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7946-e.jpgegret nestGreat Egret with egg.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7940-e.jpgspoonbillsNot everybody gets along peacefully. As far as I could tell, one stepped over an invisible boundary line.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_7906-e.jpgcormorant nestsNeotropic Cormorants.2017-05-21T23:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/03/01/basking-with-the-butterflies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6424.jpgimg_6424Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6464.jpgimg_6464Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/carolina-satyr.jpgcarolina-satyrCarolina Satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius. For such a little butterfly, it has a long Latin name!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6396.jpgimg_6396Goatweed Butterfly, Anaea andria.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6430.jpggoatweed butterflyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6394-e.jpgimg_6394-eWhite-striped Longtail, Chioides catillus.2017-03-02T00:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/02/25/what-butterfly-has-its-name-printed-on-its-wing/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6450-e.jpgimg_6450-eMissing some pieces.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6449-e.jpgimg_6449-eBringing beauty to last year's leaves.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6439-e.jpgimg_6439-eLook for the mark in the red circle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6443.jpgimg_6443With wings spread.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6437.jpgimg_6437See it now?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6436-e.jpgimg_6436-eFind the butterfly.2017-02-25T01:38:16+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/02/23/whooping-crane-tour/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5818.jpgendangered beautyWhooping Crane.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6210.jpgcootAmerican Coot.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6206.jpgnight heronBlack-crowned Night Heron.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5961.jpgshore birdsCormorants, gulls, and terns.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5785.jpgimg_5785One Whooper, with a Great Egret, some White Ibis, gulls, and more friends.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5927.jpgbargesThe constant stream of barges in the Intracoastal Waterway.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5775-e.jpgtern and pintailsA tern and Northern Pintails.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5837.jpgwhooping pair"We like long walks in marshy waters, with blue crabs for dinner..."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5779.jpgwhite pelicanWhite Pelican.2017-02-24T03:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/02/21/the-beauty-of-little-brown-birds/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6202.jpgsavannah sparrow 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6194.jpgsavannah sparrowSavannah Sparrow, Goose Island State Park, TX.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_5040.jpgimg_5040https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_5036.jpgimg_5036https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_5049.jpgimg_5049https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2069.jpgimg_2069White-throated Sparrow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0412.jpggreat blueSomething eye-poppingly mind-boggling.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_04271.jpgIMG_0427Great Blue Heron.2017-02-22T13:51:27+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2017/01/02/the-thousand-footed-first-footer/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_44481.jpgimg_4448First invertebrate of the year, Flat-backed Millipede.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4446.jpgimg_4446First insect of the year, a grasshopper.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4441.jpgimg_4441Insect and invertebrate.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_4420.jpgimg_4420First wildflower of the year, Violet2017-01-03T17:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/12/27/waterside-supper-with-riparian-entertainments/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4098.jpgimg_4098The winner and clear champion! I have no idea where the tern went.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4097.jpgimg_4097This picture is blurry but I like how you can see the cormorants' heads turning to catch the action.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4096.jpgimg_4096Pelican edging ahead...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4095.jpgimg_4095Tern in the lead, cormorants entranced...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4116-e.jpgimg_4116-ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4106-e.jpgimg_4106-eA Royal Tern trying to process its catch.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_4278.jpgimg_4278Snowy Egrets and Roseate Spoonbills.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/tern-dinner.jpgtern-dinnerhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/spoonbill-dinner.jpgspoonbill-dinnerTrue dedication!2016-12-29T04:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/30/american-woodcock/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/woodcock.jpgwoodcockAmerican Woodcock in flight.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3382-e.jpgimg_3382-eWoodcock in the woods.2016-12-01T02:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/29/ant-mimics/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3072-e.jpgimg_3072-eMystery bugs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3068-e.jpgimg_3068-eSee those partial wings?2016-11-30T04:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/28/green-tree-frog/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3246-e.jpgimg_3246-eI like this shot from ground level, showing what fallen pine needles look like when you're a frog.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/green.jpggreenGreen Treefrog, Hyla cinerea.2016-11-29T14:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/27/a-sharp-dressed-bug/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3097.jpgimg_3097He looks pretty spiffy from the side, too.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3095.jpgimg_3095In the spotlight.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3093.jpgimg_3093Spot-sided Coreid, Hypsolonotus punctiventris.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bca_17_01_00_502.jpgbca_17_01_00_502Our Hypsolonotus is number 23 in this plate from the Biologia Centrali-America. Source.2016-11-28T10:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/25/dinner/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1583-e.jpgimg_1583-e"If I only had a way to store some leftovers..."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1581-e.jpgimg_1581-e"Do I really want a dinner that's almost as big as I am?"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1617.jpgimg_1617"I'm sure it will go down in a minute."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1616.jpggreat blue with fish"Maybe if I just wiggle a bit."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9316.jpgIMG_9316Female Northern Cardinal with big juicy caterpillar.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9422.jpgIMG_94222016-11-24T15:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/24/damselflies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3012.jpgimg_3012Familiar Bluet.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/swamp-spreadwing-e.jpgswamp-spreadwing-eSwamp Spreadwing.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3063.jpgimg_3063Familiar Bluet male.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3005.jpgimg_3005Familiar Bluet female, I think.2016-11-25T15:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/23/wasp-mimic-moths/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2504e.jpgimg_2504eI don't normally pick them up but this one looked like it was on its last wings already.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2493-e.jpgimg_2493-eWhite-tipped Black, Melanchroia chephise.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/close-up.jpgclose-upClose-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_88011.jpgimg_8801https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/flowers1.jpgflowershttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_87181.jpgimg_87182016-11-24T16:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/22/beneath-my-feet/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0488-e.jpgimg_0488-eFind the pellet.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bones-e.jpgbones-eSome of the bones from the pellet. There is a toothpick on the lower right, for scale.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0487.jpgimg_0487Another bone that was off by itself.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0486.jpgimg_0486There it is.2016-11-24T02:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/21/guest-post-wills-nature-with-minnows/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2917.jpgimg_2917https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2913.jpgimg_2913Holding a minnow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2909-e.jpgimg_2909-eLooking at minnows.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2905.jpgimg_2905Dipping water.2016-11-22T10:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/20/a-comforting-poem/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0428.jpgimg_0428"...and the great heron feeds."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_9949e.jpgimg_9949ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_9918e.jpgimg_9918e"I come into the presence of still water."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p1120299.jpgp1120299Wood Duck drake.2016-11-22T00:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/19/armchair-homesteading-grace-mccance-snyder/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p1010838-e.jpgp1010838-eWild turkeys.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4334.jpgimg_4334Turkey gobbler. 2016-11-22T00:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/18/ruby-crowned-kinglet/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/eye.jpgeyeIf this picture was the only one I had gotten, I would still be able to ID the bird from the way its eye looks oversized.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2755.jpgimg_2755https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2754.jpgimg_2754It made sure I caught every lovely angle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2752.jpgimg_2752Ruby-crowned Kinglet.2016-11-18T15:07:33+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/18/super-moon-night-two/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/moon.jpgmoonMoon and reflection.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2638.jpgimg_2638Moth doing what moths do, going to the light.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2636.jpgimg_2636Anole in dog fennel.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2625.jpgimg_2625Plume moth, Pterophoridae.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2619.jpgimg_2619Sleeping fish.2016-11-22T02:11:57+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/16/host-plant-eupatorium-capillifolium/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2555.jpgimg_2555Differential Grasshopper, taken with flashlight.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2585.jpgimg_2585Super Moon 2016.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_25251.jpgimg_2525Dog Fennel with moth.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2566.jpgimg_2566Moon and foliage.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2558.jpgimg_2558Differential Grasshopper.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2550.jpgimg_2550Grasshopper hide-out.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2540.jpgimg_2540Unknown moth.2016-11-18T15:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/15/hill-country-butterflies-and-friends/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/grasshopper.jpggrasshopperA grasshopper. I have not tried to figure out which species.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/queen.jpgqueenQueen butterfly on Turk's Cap.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/katydid.jpgkatydidA katydid, back view. If you look at top right, you will see a tiny insect of some sort. I didn't notice them until I looked at the pictures.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2456.jpgimg_2456Tiny photo-bombing beetle. Or possibly a true bug.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/common-mestra.jpgcommon-mestraCommon Mestra. This was a new one for me, as I live on the eastern edge of its migration zone.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/common-mestra-v.jpgcommon-mestra-vCommon Mestra ventral view. Another name for this one is "noseburn wanderer" because its larval plants, Tragia species, are nettle-like plants known as "noseburn."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2403.jpgoakOak with wedding arch.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/gulf-frit.jpggulf-fritGulf Fritillary.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fritillary.jpgfritillaryVariegated Fritillary.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/face.jpgfaceClose-up of adorable yellow-green eyes.2016-11-15T15:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/12/rare-reflections/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2281-e1.jpgimg_2281-ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2279-e.jpgimg_2279-ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2280-e.jpgimg_2280-ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2192-e.jpgimg_2192-eMy husband's old truck made a rare visit from the mechanic's garage to our place, so I took the opportunity to get some pictures.2016-11-12T14:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/11/nightly-forest-report/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p11908071.jpgreport signhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190864.jpgyauponYaupon Holly - Looking Christmas-y Nine Months out of the Yearhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190817.jpgChinese tallow treeCould this tree release poison through its roots to kill other trees? Stay tuned...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190888.jpgskeletonized leavesSome departments have been reduced to bare veins. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190868.jpgdewberriesDewberries - Worth the Scratches!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190856.jpgpoison ivyThe company would also like to revamp the "mitten" look of its outside leaves.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190816.jpgVirginia creeperVirginia Creeper places far ahead of Poison Ivy in any "My favorite vine" competition.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190810.jpggrape leavesThe grape leaves appear to take over the tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190809.jpggrape vineA wild grape vine stretches to reach a pine tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190807.jpgforest path2016-11-12T15:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/10/upset-but-not-alone/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p1130367.jpgdeerBut at least I'm among good company.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_7021.jpgimg_7021https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_7005.jpgimg_7005Everything feels topsy-turvy.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/hollow.jpgcicadaI'm feeling hollow today...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1634-e.jpgcrab... a little crabby.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1642-e.jpgimg_1642-eMore than a little crabby...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0992.jpgimg_0992...positively creepy.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2111.jpgimg_2111I feel like I couldn't have heard right.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2103.jpgimg_2103Something that makes me want to stick my head in the weeds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_2082-e.jpgimg_2082-eLike I heard something laughable.2016-11-12T15:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/09/caterpillars-and-moths/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6957-e.jpgimg_6957-ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6956.jpgimg_6956https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6954-e.jpgimg_6954-eMoth with gourd blossoms.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_6955.jpgimg_6955https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/anole.jpganolehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p1120755.jpgp1120755This picture is blurry but the curved reddish horn on the end of the caterpillar is visible.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p1120480-e.jpgp1120480-eManduca sexta or Carolina Sphinx, that I found dead.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p1120478-e.jpgp1120478-eWhen I turned it over, I saw it was full of eggs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/eggs.jpgeggsClose-up of the eggs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p1120754-a.jpgp1120754-aTobacco Hornworm or Carolina Sphinx, Manduca Sexta.2016-11-07T02:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/07/pairs/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8648.jpgimg_8648It ended with ruffled feathers and a hasty withdrawal.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8640.jpgimg_8640The turtle may have responded...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8638.jpgimg_8638...and proceeded to give the turtle a piece of its mind.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8632.jpgimg_8632A young Little Blue Heron landed on the log where the turtle was basking...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8722.jpgimg_8722https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8718.jpgimg_8718https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_88191.jpgimg_8819There was a brief face-off, and then they just by-passed each other.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_88181.jpgimg_8818This encounter looks ominous.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8801.jpgimg_8801https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/flowers.jpgflowers2016-11-08T22:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/04/sparrow-cheat-sheet/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cheat-sheet.jpgsparrow cheat-sheetSparrow cheat sheet sample. If you would like the spreadsheet version, just leave a comment and I'll email one to you. It has 24 species and you can adapt it for your own area.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_9266.jpgimg_9266Field Sparrow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sparrow-matrix-mini-2.jpgsparrow-matrix-mini-2Sparrow notes, part 2.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sparrow-matrix-mini-1.jpgsparrow-matrix-mini-1Sparrow note matrix part 1.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0793.jpgimg_0793The pink bill would tell me "Field Sparrow" but there's no white eye ring. I'm sure you noticed that immediately too.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0784.jpgimg_0784Shots from behind can show characteristic patterning. And in this one, I love how the grass stems are just sort of exploding everywhere.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0763.jpgimg_0763Mystery sparrow.2025-05-21T16:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/06/favorite-nature-writers-florence-a-merriam/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nest.jpgnestClose-up of nest.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_9055.jpgimg_9055One of the fledglings just about to fly out of the smoker.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8815.jpgimg_8815All the babies did fine.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bbq.jpgbbqWren nest in old barbecue smoker.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/merriam-pl-v.jpgmerriam-pl-vNature and fashion -- does it get any better? This is Plate V.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/merriam-outline.jpgmerriam-outlinePart of the Observation Outline.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/merriam-key-1.jpgmerriam-key-1Key from Birds of Village and Field.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/merriam-swifts.jpgmerriam-swiftsChimney Swifts from Birds of Village and Fieldhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/merriam-xxxi.jpgmerriam-xxxiRed birds key.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/merriam-pl-xxi.jpgmerriam-pl-xxiPlate XXI from Birds of Village and Field by Florence A. Merriam.2016-11-06T04:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/05/eyes/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9029.jpgIMG_9029https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/two-striped-forceptail.jpgtwo striped forceptailhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/slaty-skimmer-female.jpgslaty skimmer femalehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9606.jpgIMG_9606https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9405.jpgIMG_9405https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9203.jpgIMG_9203https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/eyes1.jpgeyesKatydid.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/eyes.jpgeyeshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/best.jpgbestI took hundreds of shots this summer trying to capture dragonfly eyes properly.2016-11-06T01:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/03/red-rock-canyon-nevada/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0254.jpgimg_0254https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0284.jpgimg_0284Photo edited for contrast to make the handprint show up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0283.jpgimg_0283Ancient handprint.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0257.jpgimg_0257https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0255.jpgimg_0255https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_0221.jpgimg_0221Cactus Wren. They are like miniature Roadrunners.2016-11-04T01:48:53+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/02/birding-a-barrier-island/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1568.jpgwhite ibisWhite Ibis.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/waves.jpgwavesA Snowy Egret posing by the waves.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/skimmers.jpgskimmersBlack Skimmers were there by the hundreds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/skimmer.jpgskimmerBlack Skimmer.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/osprey.jpgospreyAn Osprey with a fish, on top of a power pole.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_15221.jpgtri heronAnother Tri-colored Heron, out in the marsh grasses.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1396.jpgtri-coloredTri-colored Heron, perched on the fence of our first stop.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1612.jpggulfThe Gulf of Mexico.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1608.jpgturnstone"I'm handsome enough, I'm smart enough, and by gosh, people like me!"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_1826-oystercatcher.jpgimg_1826-oystercatcher2017-02-21T19:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/11/01/possibly-chihuly-could-do-it-justice/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/chihuly-seeds-layer-e.jpgchihuly-seeds-layer-eHere's an easy one -- I just put a transparent layer of the seedhead photo over one of my photos of the glass at Bellagio.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/chihuly-seeds-blue-plastic.jpgchihuly-seeds-blue-plasticHere I shifted the colors, smudged the boundaries between colors, and added the "plastic" filter.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/chihuly-seeds-blue-bright.jpgchihuly-seeds-blue-brightHere I shifted color hues, and played with brightness and contrast.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fiori-di-como.jpgfiori-di-comoFiori di Como, 1998. The ceiling of the lobby of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_0190-e.jpgsculptureChihuly sculpture from Las Vegas gallery.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/chihuly-vessel.jpgchihuly-vesselA gorgeous vessel. I love the way it balances strength and fragility, unity and variety.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/chihuly-gallery.jpgchihuly-galleryA display of small pieces from the Chihuly Gallery in Las Vegas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4472.jpgIMG_4472Radiant thistle seeds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/glass.jpgglasshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6078.jpgthistles and dewThistles and dew.2016-11-04T01:49:46+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/01/09/lists-and-life-studies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lightened.jpglightenedYou can just barely see the yellow spot on its back.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1250512.jpgunmistakeableYellow-rumped Warblerhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pine.jpgpine warblerPine Warbler.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/four.jpgfourOne of these birds is not like the others.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/compare.jpgcompareThe Pine Warbler has a longer, thinner bill, duller wings, and olive-ish legs.2016-10-28T13:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/10/27/an-ordinary-glorious-day/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1241-e.jpgimg_1241-eFour Eastern Bluebirds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1227-e.jpgimg_1227-eI have no idea if the sapsucker purposely chased the sparrow or if it was just a coincidence that the sparrow took off.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1226-e.jpgimg_1226-eEastern Bluebird, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and what I think is a Chipping Sparrow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1297.jpgimg_1297Tupelos and Loblolly Pines.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1252.jpgimg_1252The best picture I have ever gotten of a Yellow-rumped Warbler.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1182.jpgimg_1182Northern Flicker. I usually see one, one day a year. Today was that day!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_1108.jpgimg_1108He didn't find the endangered plant, but he swears he found Bigfoot.2016-10-27T17:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/09/20/bird-fanfares/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1755-e.jpgowl taking offStretching out for take-off.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1754-e.jpgbarred owlZoomed in.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1753-e.jpgowl in treeBarred Owl in Loblolly Pinehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_1722.jpgbeltedBelted Kingfisher2016-09-21T22:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/08/08/the-moral-sense-of-dogs/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dogs1.jpgdogs1Carnivora, Plate XVhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dogs-2.jpgdogs 2Plate XIV, Carnivorahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cover.jpgcoverJohnson's Household Book of Nature2016-08-08T16:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/07/29/summer-can-take-a-toll/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0227-e.jpgvertebraeClose-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/detail.jpgdetailSo delicate.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9330-e.jpgsnake skeletonThis snake skeleton was just laying on top of a tree stump. The whole thing was about a foot long.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/banded-pennant-m.jpgbanded pennant mBanded Pennant male.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0064-e.jpgIMG_0064 eWidow Skimmer dragonfly, male.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/battered.jpgbatteredDetail of wing.2016-08-01T14:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/07/27/warm-colors-of-july/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9508.jpgIMG_9508Summer Tanager female enjoying the sprinkler.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/july.jpgJulyMy house is in there somewhere.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9272.jpgIMG_9272Great-crested Flycatcher.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/halloween-pennant.jpghalloween pennantHalloween Pennant.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_0083.jpgIMG_0083Skipper butterfly on Camphor Daisy.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/slaty-skimmer-f.jpgslaty skimmer fhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9803.jpgIMG_9803Insect nymph on Croton.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9715.jpgIMG_9715Shiny Orb Weaver spider.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9599.jpgIMG_9599Ruby-throated Hummingbird male.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_9464.jpgIMG_94642016-07-28T15:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/28/owlfly/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/owlfly-close-up.jpgowlfly close upDivided eyes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_8438.jpgowlflyOwlfly, Ululodes sp.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_8431.jpgtwig disguiseDisguising itself as a twig. Sheep Romy is in the background.2016-06-28T13:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/16/butterflies-of-east-texas/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7636.jpgIMG_7636American Lady, nectaring.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7633.jpgIMG_7633American Lady, dorsal.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/best.jpgbestAmerican Lady, ventral.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7030.jpgone fritGulf Fritillary.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7022.jpgIMG_7022Buckeye.2016-06-20T20:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/18/great-crested-flycatcher/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1120965.jpgmystery & bluebirdhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7365.jpgmystery bird 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7361.jpgmystery bird 1https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1120998.jpgmystery bird 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1120995.jpgmystery 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p1120994.jpgP1120994https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6900.jpgprofileFinally showing a profile and upright stance.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6894.jpggreat crestedYoung Great Crested Flycatcher.2016-06-20T20:47:07+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/13/host-plant-rudbeckia/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7533.jpgfiery skipperFiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus, ventral view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7497.jpgrudbeckiasRudbeckias, also called Brown-eyed Susans, Ox Eye Daisies, and Coneflowers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/birthday.jpgbirthdayBirthday cake for a butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7188.jpgshelterA crowd of beetles taking shelter under a flower.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7177.jpgIMG_7177https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7169.jpginchwormAn inchworm.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7161.jpgtiny beetleA tiny beetle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7564.jpgbeeA welcome bee.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7525.jpgfiery dorsalFiery Skipper, dorsal view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6262.jpgflower beetleLong-horned flower beetle.2016-06-20T21:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/10/tiny-freshwater-creatures/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7684.jpglarger nymphDragonfly nymph or naiad.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7664.jpgfreshwaterFreshwater shrimp and another nymph.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_7661.jpgdragonfly nymphDragonfly nymph or naiad.2016-06-12T17:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/08/texas-rat-snake-in-water/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/snake-scales.jpgsnake scalesThe scale shape and color on top of the head can be a helpful hint for ID.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/snake-length.jpgsnake lengthA sizable snake.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/snake-in-weeds.jpgsnake in weedsOne of these things is not a water plant.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scale-pattern.jpgscale patternAny pattern on the skin beneath the scales can be a clue.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6726.jpgpatternThe pale banding between the large dark blotches wasn't apparent until the snake stretched out to swim.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6681.jpgIMG_6681https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6677.jpgclose upReptile eyes regard me.2016-06-11T00:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/07/battle-scars-on-dragonfly/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/slaty-skimmer.jpgslaty skimmerSlaty Skimmer, Libellula incesta.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/slaty-skimmer-2.jpgslaty skimmer 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/blue-dasher-male.jpgblue dasher maleBlue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/blue-dasher-2.jpgblue dasher 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/battle-scars.jpgbattle scars2016-06-08T21:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/about/2020-01-02T00:58:19+00:00weekly0.6https://littlewildstreak.com/2016/06/01/a-great-week-for-raptors/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6210.jpgnew tailA few days later, he/she dropped by to show off the new red tail that is growing in.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6118-e.jpgturkey vultureTurkey Vulture. I lightened this one a lot, to show the rows and rows of feathers on its wings. And I don't know why, but in all the pictures of this bird, it's like you can see right through its skull in the eye area.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6108.jpghawk in treetopI am pretty sure this is the Red-tailed Hawk who has been hanging around. It's not a great picture, but I was lucky to see it land in the top of a pine. Is there a nest up there?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6005.jpgkite 2Mississippi Kite. The kite's white head and red eyes show up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6004.jpgIMG_6004https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6002.jpgkite 1Mississippi Kite. I am always glad to get any pictures of birds in flight.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6184.jpgIMG_6184Red-shouldered Hawk. This is our "default" hawk. 2016-06-20T21:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/28/corn-snake/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6326-e.jpgsnake on dockSnake species #12.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6355-e.jpgsnake side viewThe side blotches look like comic strip talk bubbles to me.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6338-e.jpgface2016-05-31T23:47:15+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/30/two-butterflies-three-tips-two-questions/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1140704.jpggulf fritsGulf Fritillaries on zinnias.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1150014.jpgwhite stripedWhite-striped Longtail on zinnia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/black-swallowtail.jpgblack swallowtailBlack Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes. This is the fifth swallowtail species we have had here.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/checkered-white.jpgcheckered whiteCheckered White, Pontia protodice.2016-05-31T23:44:02+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/27/flower-longhorn-beetle/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6535.jpgbeetle in grasshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6558.jpgpuppyOh sure, he looks so cute and innocent.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6531.jpgbeetle 4https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6528.jpgbeetle 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6521.jpgbeetle 22016-05-30T02:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/24/two-common-insects/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5844.jpgbee flySinuous Bee Fly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6166.jpgdamselflyFamiliar Bluet, I think.2016-06-20T21:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/22/ornate-box-turtle/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1070461.jpgP1070461https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pict0014.jpgbox turtle frontFront view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pict0011.jpgbox turtleA box turtle with evidence of a hard life, from 2009.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050951.jpgP1050951https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/p1050950.jpgP1050950https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/turtles-3.jpgturtles 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/turtles-2.jpgturtles 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/slider-compare.jpgslider comparehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/slider-compare-top.jpgslider compare tophttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/box-turtles.jpgbox turtlesThis week's find on the left, a turtle from 2012 on the right.2016-06-05T07:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/14/golden-winged-skimmer/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5573-e.jpgfrontFrom this frontal view, you can see the costal vein, the leading edge of each wind.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/best.jpggolden winged skimmerGolden-winged Skimmer, Libellula auripennis.2016-05-16T04:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/species-list/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1120316.jpgsummer tanagerfemalehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9266.jpgfield sparrowhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6125.jpghermit thrushhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2973.jpgwhite breasted nuthatchhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cranes-3.jpgcranes 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2084.jpgbald eaglehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1180472.jpgcormoranthttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/flicker-e.jpgflicker efemalehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2021.jpgblack vulturehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1070981.jpgbaltimore oriole2021-05-09T17:43:38+00:00weekly0.6https://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/12/ground-skink-east-texas/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/skink.jpgskinkFlicking his tongue. Skinks have thick oval tongues with notched tips, not forked tongues like snakes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/skink-close-up.jpgskink close upYou can see its very tiny toes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5451.jpgskink on acornHere he is posed on an acorn cap, for scale.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5424.jpgstudyingGetting the Skink Eye.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5414.jpgground skinkGround Skinks are small creatures, 3.5 - 5.5 inches long.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5412.jpgleaf litterSomewhere in there is a skink.2016-05-14T03:44:19+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/11/red-tailed-hawk-take-off/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hawk-6.jpghawk 6https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hawk-5.jpghawk 5https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hawk-4.jpghawk 4https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hawk-3.jpghawk 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hawk-2.jpghawk 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hawk-1.jpghawk 12016-06-20T21:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/09/east-texas-snakes-spring-2016/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hognose-pattern.jpghognose pattern I like the pattern of the scales and puckered skin between them.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4940.jpgIMG_4940Unknown snake-in-the-grass.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/coral.jpgcoralCoral Snake, Micrurus tener. The black blotches in the red show that this is a Texas Coral Snake.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/face.jpgfaceYoung Diamond-backed, close-up of face.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/diamond-backed.jpgdiamond backedYoung Diamond-backed Water Snake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/belly.jpgbellyBelly pattern.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hognose-scales.jpghognose scales https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hognose-grass.jpghognose grassUnknown snake-in-the-grass.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hognose-face.jpghognose faceEastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos). You can see the sharp up-turned snout. 2018-10-06T13:26:50+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/08/biodiversity-walk-may-2016/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/slaty-female.jpgslaty femaleSlaty Skimmer, female. This is a new species for the farm.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3983.jpgIMG_3983https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_3969.jpgnorthern cricketNorthern Cricket frogs are about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4882.jpgIMG_4882Ruby-throated hummingbirds are showing up in the greatest numbers we've ever had.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4883.jpgscorpion skinMolted exoskeleton of a scorpion.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4845.jpgpossible blueI am pretty sure this is a Blue Corporal, based on the way it is holding its wings.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4791.jpgebony jewelwingThis is my first spotting of an Ebony Jewelwing damselfly here.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4780.jpgcrawfish faceFinding plenty to eat in the flowing water.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4778.jpgtiny crawfishTiny crawfish in about 3 inches of water. 2016-06-20T21:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/05/07/the-emotional-life-of-lizards/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cynical.jpgcynicalCynical, world-weary, and slightly sarcastic.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/resigned.jpginsouciantInsouciant.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anole-victorious.jpganole victoriousThe winner and rainspout champion.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anoles-3.jpganoles 3The battle rages.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anoles-2.jpganoles 2The heat of battle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/everyday-anole.jpgeveryday anoleOrdinary, common anole.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anole-3.jpganole 3Meditative.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anole-2.jpganole 2Skeptical.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anole-1.jpganole 1Observant.2016-05-09T13:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/04/25/a-whole-day-of-photographic-delight/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4334.jpgtom turkeyI took this picture of a Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, through the window of the house.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/prickly.jpgpricklyAnother Prickly Pear bloom.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4413.jpgmountain pinkMountain Pink, Centaurium calycosum.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4396.jpgIMG_4396https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4390.jpgfield sparrowField Sparrow, Spizella pusilla.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4401.jpgrobber fly femaleRobber Fly female, Efferia sp.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4356.jpgrobber fly maleRobber Fly male, Efferia sp.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4313.jpghairstreakGray Hairstreak, Styrmon melinus, on Mealy Sage.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4269.jpgbloom and beetlePrickly Pear cactus bloom with beetle flying off.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_4269-e.jpgbeetle close upClose-up of the beetle.2016-04-26T15:36:58+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/04/18/host-and-guests-showy-primrose/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pattern.jpgpatternBeautiful and complex patterning on a creature that is about an inch long.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/zebra-borer.jpgzebra longhornZebra Longhorn Beetle. The larvae bore in dead pines, but the adults are seen on flowers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3625.jpgIMG_3625Ghost of beetle past.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3621.jpgIMG_3621Flowers can be very pale, almost white.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3612.jpgIMG_3612Showy Primrose, Oenothera speciosa. This is what it looks like with no insects at home.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ghost.jpgghostAnother ghostly insect on a thistle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3820.jpgtypocerusTexas Stillingia Beetle, Typocerus lunulatus texanushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3768.jpglonghorn beetleTypocerus zebrahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3758.jpgflower scarabPollen is sticking to the beetle's legs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3752-e.jpgemerald flowerEmerald Flower Scarab, Trichiotinus bibens2016-04-18T02:54:22+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/04/14/common-buckeye-larva-and-butterfly/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sparkly.jpgsparklyClose-up of the wing scales.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/common-buckeye.jpgcommon buckeyeCommon Buckeye butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/detail.jpgdetailClose-up of the larger caterpillar.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/buckeye-larva.jpgbuckeye larvaTwo Common Buckeye larva.2016-04-18T16:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/04/07/pineywoods-walk/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2571.jpga piece of landhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2497.jpgIMG_2497WHY do you go out walking every day?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jelly-2.jpgjelly-2In about 3 months.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_32591.jpgbutterflyHOW do you expect to identify this dull-colored swallowtail butterfly? https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3189.jpgsinging wren...who perched, sang a few songs, flew on about 25 feet, and repeated the performance.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3230.jpgtiny insectA very tiny insect...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/scales.jpgscaleshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3256-e.jpgpipevine swallowtailWith the help of BugGuide.net I was able to identify it as a Pipevine Swallowtail.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3243.jpgbaby grapesWHEN will the wild grapes be ready? In about three months.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3204.jpgcamo frogWHERE is that frog?2016-04-18T16:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/04/05/biodiversity-walk-april-2016/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3070.jpgyaupon blossomsThe bees were all after these yaupon blossoms, which are very tiny, only a few millimeters across.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3045.jpgmantidI believe this is a Scudder's stick mantis, Oligonicella scudderi. It had wings which means it's a male.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3151.jpgchippingChipping Sparrow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3121.jpgbeeI saw tons of bees, but I don't know their names, and they won't stay still long enough to get good pictures.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/clubtail.jpgclubtailI believe this is an Oklahoma Clubtail dragonfly, but it might be an Ashy Clubtail.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3108.jpglittle wood satyrLittle Wood Satyr butterfly. For the last two weeks, I have seen dozens flying around every time I go for a walk.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3097.jpgunknown bugI think this is a stink bug, Perillus, but I don't know the species.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3075.jpgwolf spiderThis wolf spider was only about an inch long, about half the size of the ones I usually see. It has lost two back legs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3063.jpgcloudywingCloudywing butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_3016.jpgred-tailedRed-tailed Hawk. The picture is blurry but at least it is good for ID purposes.2016-04-18T14:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/04/04/spring-wildlife-east-texas/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/surface-tension.jpgsurface tensionSlightly larger frog.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/suspicious-jay.jpgstealthy jayStealthy Blue Jay.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2942.jpgsmall frogSmall frog.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2885.jpgspider and preyCrab spider with an unfortunate pollinator.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tiger-swallowtail.jpgtiger swallowtailEastern Tiger Swallowtail, female, black phase, Papilio glaucushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2836.jpgblue corporalBlue Corporal, adona deplanata (I am pretty sure)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/am-lady.jpgAm ladyAmerican Painted Lady, Vanessa virginiensis2016-04-05T23:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/03/30/bowl-and-doily-spider/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2535.jpgbowl and doily webA barely-there web, that looks more Doily-above-Bowl to me.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2533.jpgpreyThe spider among some of the insects and plant material trapped in her web.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2513.jpgspiderClose-up of the very tiny Bowl-and-Doily spider.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bowl-and-doily.jpgbowl and doilyThe bowl with detritus more visible than spider.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/b-and-d-pair.jpgb and d pairThe black and white spider is definitely a Bowl-and-Doily. I am not sure if the thin reddish spider is a male, or an entirely different species.2016-04-27T05:36:35+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/03/28/the-joys-of-out-dated-reference-books/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2340.jpgempty shellEmpty shell.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2333.jpgseparatingThe spider slowly moved away from the skin.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2332.jpgnursery web spiderNursery web spider, Pisaurina mira.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2326.jpgspider and exoskeletonSpider and ... what? Previous skin? Dinner?2016-03-31T02:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/03/26/dragonfly-in-profile/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2272.jpgcommon green darnerCommon Green Darner, I think.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/barbed-wire.jpgbarbed wireDragonfly on T-post.2016-03-27T15:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/03/22/birding-with-a-group/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/waterfall.jpgwaterfallBehind the library is a waterfall area, with a bison sculpture.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/song-sparrow.jpgsong sparrowThe mystery sparrow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/song-sparrow-2.jpgsong sparrow 2"What is that sound?"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pond-area.jpgpond areaThe pond area at our local library.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pond-2.jpgpond 2Another view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mini-wetlands.jpgmini wetlandsSeveral birds were hanging out around this tiny wetlands area.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/library-pond.jpglibrary pondhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1831.jpgeastern meadowlarkEastern Meadowlark.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1776.jpgbald eagleBald Eagle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/group-area.jpggroup areaAn area for groups to gather.2016-03-26T02:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/03/04/biodiversity-walk-march-2016/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1080.jpgdoveMourning Dovehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1069.jpgwaxwingsSome Cedar Waxwings are still hanging around.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1065.jpgguardThis ant seems to be an explorer in a cave full of stalagmites.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1061.jpgpileated holeWhen I took a close look at some holes chipped by a Pileated Woodpecker...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1055.jpgred admiralRed Admiralhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ants.jpgantsI discovered these large black ants exploring the holes too.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1039.jpgred shoulderedRed-shouldered Hawk.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1025.jpgquestionmarkQuestionmark butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_1006.jpganemoneThis flower is new to me but I believe it is a Carolina Anemone.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0998.jpggray hairstreakGray Hairstreak2016-03-11T03:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/03/03/fishfly/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/neck.jpgneckhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0982.jpgside viewAt this angle, it shows up pretty well against the stick, but later it moved around to the outside of the angle, and looked like just a bump on the stick.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0976.jpgangleAnother angle.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0973.jpgfishflyFishfly https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/close-up.jpgclose upClose up.2016-03-04T14:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/02/23/red-tailed-hawk-and-crows/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/red-tailed-front.jpgred tailed frontIts front shows a white chest and smudged belly band.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/red-tailed-back.jpgred tailed backRed-tailed Hawk. The white bars down the scapulars are defining marks.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/hawk-and-crow.jpghawk and crowThere were three other crows around the hawk too.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/close-up.jpgclose upThe dent in its chest showed up in every picture. I have no idea if that's an ordinary feature.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chase.jpgchaseThe hawk heads for quieter forests.2016-02-23T22:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/02/07/up-close-and-personal/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8747.jpgreleased rabbitAfter a few shots, I returned him to his spot.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8740.jpgcottontail close uphttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_8737.jpgbaby cottontailI was weeding the garden when this baby rabbit hopped out of the weeds just a few inches from me, and sat there.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chickadee.jpgchickadeeMy husband found this chickadee just sitting on our deck, not moving. After a few minutes, it flew off.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chickadee-close-up.jpgchickadee close up2016-02-22T04:03:53+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/02/15/texas-leafcutter-ants/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9660-e.jpgant moundsLarge area of Leaf-cutter ant mounds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9659.jpgants on trailA small group on their industrious way.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9657.jpgone antOne ant with a grass blade.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9656.jpgantA temporarily leafless ant. You can see the huge mandibles.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9655.jpgworking antsTexas Leaf-cutter ants (Atta texana). I think the bulbous yellow plant material is a dried goatweed seed head.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/den-3.jpgden 3Close-up to show the ants better.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/den-2.jpgden 2A closer look at dozens of yaupon leaf fragments. Will these eventually be carried in to the nest? Or are they rejects?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/den-1.jpgden 1Entrance to the nest mound.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ant-hill.jpgant hill2016-02-23T15:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2016/02/14/birding-at-lake-somerville/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9491.jpgamerican pipitAmerican Pipithttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9524-e.jpgyellow-rumped warblerFinally! A cooperative Yellow-rumped Warbler allows me a clear photo.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9684.jpgwhite pelicanhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ratio-sample.jpgratio sampleA sample where I marked each bird in the photo with a red dot to count. The blue dots are for Brown-headed Cowbird males and the yellow dots for Brown-headed Cowbird females.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pair.jpgpairBrown-headed Cowbird pair. The female is nondescript, but her smooth solid coloring is easy to differentiate from the streaked blackbird females. If there were more present, I think I would be able to find them.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/mixed-flock.jpgmixed flockThe Brown-headed Cowbird males are easily identifiable in the mixed flock.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_9469.jpgring-billed gullRing-billed Gull2016-02-16T02:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/12/21/armchair-homesteading/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bug1.jpgbugA "bug," an emergency lantern as described by Isabel Edwards.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6829.jpgIMG_68292016-01-15T03:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/12/18/great-egret/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/great-egret.jpggreat egretGreat Egret, Ardea alba.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/egret-and-grass.jpgegret and grassGreat Egret, close-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6730.jpgIMG_6730https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6729.jpgIMG_6729https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6728.jpgIMG_6728https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6727.jpgIMG_6727https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6726.jpgIMG_6726https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6717-e.jpgIMG_6717 ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6716-e.jpgIMG_6716 ehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6715-e.jpgIMG_6715 e2015-12-18T17:19:32+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/12/16/sweet-color/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sweet-gum.jpgsweet gumThe deep purple star-shaped sweet gum leaves are seen here with the yellow-green leaves of Chinese tallow tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cedar-waxwings.jpgcedar waxwingsCedar Waxwings gather in a sweetgum tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/squirrel.jpgsquirrelSquirrel making the most of sweet gum seeds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6638.jpgsweet gum leavesThree colors, one plant.2015-12-18T23:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/12/12/december-highlights/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6200.jpgmodest millipedeA young millipede at the end of a branch. All the leaves were eaten and I think I know who ate them.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6159.jpgcicada carapaceHollow carapace of a cicada. Who knows how long it's been clinging to this grass blade?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6278.jpgdead leafA small spider finds shelter in the curl of a dead leaf.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6277.jpghiddenHidden in the leaf.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6316.jpggreat horned owlCalm stare of a Great Horned Owl. Notice that its back is facing us and it has turned its head around 180 degrees.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6285.jpgsmall spiderThis spider was only about 1/4 inch long.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6236.jpgred admiralTwo Red Admiral butterflies, and a lot of flies and wasps were drawn to sap dripping from a sapsucker's holes in an oak.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6233.jpgegg sac close upClose-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6232.jpgspider egg sacSpider egg sac in a yaupon shrub.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6182.jpgIMG_61822015-12-16T18:12:58+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/12/05/regenerating-spider/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5811.jpgspiderSpider on dead pine tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/comparison.jpgcomparisonComparison of front legs.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/close-up.jpgclose upThe regenerated leg.2015-12-09T02:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/30/if-mother-nature-had-a-cyber-monday/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bird-ad.jpgbird adhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/breathe.jpgbreathehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/leaf-ad.jpgleaf ad2015-12-02T09:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/30/polyphemus-moth-cocoon/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_5350.jpgtextureThis one attached to the leaf with an amazing multi-colored braid. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1100495.jpgpolyphemus mothPolyphemus Moth.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cocoon-on-leaf.jpgcocoon on leafCocoon on oak leaf.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cocoon-e.jpgcocoon eCocoon, about 1.5 inches (4 cm) long.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/close-up3.jpgclose upClose-up of stem wrapping.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/close-up-3.jpgclose up 3Close-up of strands.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/close-up-2.jpgclose up 2Another close-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/attachment.jpgattachmentThe attachment pad and stem cover look like some wild modern sculpture.2024-07-04T14:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/27/what-bird/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/face1.jpgfaceWhat bird is this?2015-11-28T15:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/28/mystery-bird-revealed/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/heron-in-tree.jpgheron in treeGreat Blue Heron up in a pine tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/great-blue.jpggreat blueZoomed in to see the odd effect of being beneath the bird.2015-11-28T12:44:26+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/25/desert-lace/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/big-bend187.jpgprickly pearPrickly Pear, Opuntia engelmanniihttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lace.jpglacehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pear-structure.jpgpear structurehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pear-detail.jpgpear detailhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pear-detail-2.jpgpear detail 22015-11-28T01:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/20/green-lynx-spider-babies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/green.jpggreenhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/face.jpgface--8 eyes keeping watch.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/defender.jpgdefender...and rushes up to check out a threat.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/croton.jpgcroton...in the fuzzy shelter of a goatweed leaf.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/baby-3.jpgbaby 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/baby-2.jpgbaby 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/baby-1.jpgbaby 1https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/babies.jpgbabiesGreen Lynx spider babies on croton.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/babies-and-mama.jpgbabies and mamaMama guards from down below...2015-11-23T21:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/26/migrating-cranes/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4645.jpgflying southFlying south.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4638.jpgsandhill cranesSandhill Cranes, Grus canadensis.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/day.jpgdayA great day for a walk.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cranes-4.jpgcranes 4Close-up. Cranes fly with their necks stretched out, unlike herons.2015-11-28T04:11:59+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/24/scimitar-horned-oryx/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_5063.jpgoryx herdOryx herd grazing.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3-oryx.jpg3 oryxChecking surroundings.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3-oryx-grazing.jpg3 oryx grazingOryx graxing.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2-oryx.jpg2 oryxScimitar-horned Oryx.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1-oryx.jpg1 oryxAlert oryx.2016-01-14T02:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/23/raccoon-and-deer-tracks/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/goat-and-sheep.jpggoat and sheepGoat and sheep tracks for comparison. Their hooves are more rounded than the deer's.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4723.jpgraccoon track 1Fresh sand, fresh track.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4722.jpgraccoon track 1 close-upRaccoon tracks look like little human hand prints. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4713.jpgdeer trackDeer have more weight on their front half, so their front hoof prints are larger. Often they set their back hoof into the same spot.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4705.jpg2 raccoon printsTwo raccoon prints.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4704.jpgdeer and raccoonDeer and raccoon prints.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/deer-and-raccoon.jpgdeer and raccoonDeer and raccoon.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4721.jpgclose upClose-up of the print.2015-11-20T15:12:23+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/19/art-based-on-warblers/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/color-green-sm.jpgcolor green smI tinted this bird about ten different colors.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/birds-warhol-e.jpgbirds warhol eI repeated them as Mr Warhol was known to do.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/birds-facing-sumi-2.jpgbirds facing sumi 2I made them face each other, which led to an unfortunate skull-like image in the background.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4511.jpgIMG_4511Warbler of unknown species.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4401.jpgIMG_4401Yellow-rumped Warbler; side view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4399.jpgIMG_4399Yellow-rumped Warbler: the evidence.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bird-blue-bkgrd.jpgbird blue bkgrdThis one is my favorite. So far.2015-11-20T21:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/22/the-sapsucker/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3732.jpgtipplerGoing after persimmons.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3718.jpgsapsuckerYellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius.2015-11-19T02:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/15/carolina-mantis/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1219.jpgmale mantisMale mantis.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3964.jpgsideHoles in the side showing where the young mantises emerged.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3960.jpgegg caseMantis egg case.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3950.jpgegg case bottomThe underside of the egg case.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/female-face.jpgfemale faceClose-up of female's face.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/close-up1.jpgclose upClose-up of face, showing eyespots between compound eyes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/carolina.jpgcarolinaCarolina mantis female.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1240456.jpgP1240456https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1070068.jpgmantisThe innocent insect that started a discussion.2015-11-18T22:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/21/leaf-footed-bug/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4233.jpgeasternEastern Leaf-footed Bug, Leptoglossus phyllopushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/head1.jpgheadThe charming face of an Eastern Leaf-footed Bug.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/leaf-footed.jpgleaf footedI believe this one is an Acanthocephala species.2015-11-23T02:40:03+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/18/red-admiral-butterfly/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/stinging-nettle-228248_1920.jpgstinging-nettle-228248_1920Stinging nettle (Urtica urens).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4535.jpgIMG_4535Thorny stem.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bullnettle.jpgbullnettleBullnettle, also called Carolina horse nettle (Solanum carolinense).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4227.jpgRed AdmiralBattered but still active.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4215.jpgIMG_4215Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta, on Boer goat.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4208.jpgIMG_4208Leila hosts a visitor.2015-11-18T22:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/17/birds-in-motion/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1110319.jpghophttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1979.jpgtake offhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_1978.jpglaunchhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3934.jpgleaphttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3933.jpglookhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4334.jpggohttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4333.jpgsethttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4331.jpgreadyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4182.jpglandinghttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4181.jpggo2015-11-16T15:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/16/texas-snakes-november/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/grains.jpgscalesClose-up of its beautiful black and pink scales. Compare the scales to the grains of sand beneath the snake to get an idea of their size and detail.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blotched.jpgblotchedBlotched Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster transversa, juvenile.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blotched-e.jpgblotched eBlotched Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster transversa, juvenile.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blotched-close-up.jpgblotched close upClose-up of its head. Now those are some nice big round pupils.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cottonmouth-may.jpgcottonmouth MayWestern Cottonmouth, also called Water Moccasin.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cottonmouth.jpgcottonmouthCottonmouth with bald cypress needles.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cottonmouth-1.jpgcottonmouth 1Western Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/close-up2.jpgclose upPupils like slits? I can't even see exactly where its eyes are.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3418.jpgcopperhead close-uphttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3416.jpgcopperhead on pineThe shadows of the tree branches camouflage the snake.2015-11-18T12:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/11/leading-lines-liberally-interpreted/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fall-color.jpgfall colorPath to the neighbors.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/leading-lines1.jpgleading linesOur road, East Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/spherize.jpgspherizeTrees and clouds.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0874.jpgranch roadRanch road, Edwards Plateau, Texas.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1030825.jpgeasementPath to the neighbors' house, Fall 2011.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gopher-lines.jpggopher linesGopher mounds luring me into the pasture, to find what? Only the gophers know their sinister plan.2015-11-12T03:14:45+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/14/host-and-guest/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3596.jpgcardinalA female Northern Cardinal enjoys the sugarberries.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hackberry-dorsal.jpghackberry dorsalHackberry Emperor, dorsal view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hackberry-2.jpghackberry 2Hackberry Emperor, ventral view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hackberry-leaves2.jpghackberry leavesAnother species, Netleaf Hackberry, in Central Texas. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hackberry-leaves1.jpghackberry leavesSugar Hackberry leaves.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hackberry.jpghackberryhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hackberry-trunk.jpghackberry trunkMottled trunk of hackberrry.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hackberry-bark.jpghackberry barkClose-up of the bumpy bark.2015-11-16T22:18:30+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/09/my-favorite-snake/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2229.jpgsnake skin headYou can see the larger scales on the head and over the eyes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2086.jpgsnake skin close upClose-up of the scales.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2084.jpgsnake skinSnake skin with orange stripe visible.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bunny-ears.jpgbunny earsThis snake is just some eyelashes away from being in a Disney movie.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/white-marks.jpgwhite marksTiny white dots on the crown of the head are distinguishing features of Thamnophis.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ribbon.jpgribbonWestern Ribbonsnake, Thamnophis proximus2016-05-24T14:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/12/pineywoods-palette-november-2015/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pine-palette.jpgpine paletteColors from this last week -- and the names I would give them if I wrote the paint brochures!2015-11-14T15:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/08/early-november-afternoon/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3341.jpgfeatherGreat Blue Heron feathers. There were about 9 of these scattered under a tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3340.jpgcloudshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3300.jpgchipping sparrowSaucy Chipping Sparrow.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3291.jpgdownyDowny Woodpecker.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3283.jpgcasingCicada exoskeleton.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3361.jpgbuckeyeBuckeye butterfly on Camphor Daisy seedheads.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3348.jpggrasshopperA stout grasshopper.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3343.jpgwhitetail 1One of four Whitetail Deer.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3342.jpgwhitetail 2Following its companions.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3266.jpgyellow-rumpedI am always grateful when that spot of yellow that shows up to help me identify these otherwise plain warblers, as Yellow-rumped.2015-11-10T11:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/05/favorite-nature-writers-anna-botsford-comstock/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1100553.jpgchipping 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1180665.jpgchipping 1Chipping Sparrow2015-11-06T23:59:08+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/07/wasp-1-wolf-spider-0/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3043.jpgwasp and spiderShe was moving very quickly as she pulled this spider up a slope.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3030.jpgwolf spiderThe hapless victim.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3025.jpgspider waspSpider wasp, possibly Anoplius.2015-11-04T16:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/10/forest-path-through-time/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10-pt-14-e.jpg10 pt 14 EOctober 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9-pt-14-e.jpg9 pt 14 ESeptember 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8-pt-14-woods-e.jpg8 pt 14 woods EAugust 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7-pt-14-woods-e.jpg7 pt 14 woods EJuly 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6-pt-14-woods-e.jpg6 pt 14 woods EJune 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5-pt-14-woods-e.jpg5 pt 14 woods EMay 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4-pt-14-woods-e.jpg4 pt 14 woods EApril 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/3-pt-14-woods-e.jpg3 pt 14 woods EMarch 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2-pt-14-woods-e.jpg2 pt 14 woods EFebruary 20152015-11-10T16:33:00+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/06/nodding-ladies-tresses/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3003.jpgladies tressesClose-up of the wild orchid.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2980.jpgSpiranthesSpiranthes cernua, Nodding Ladies Tresses.2015-11-03T15:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/04/new-snake-id/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/close-up.jpgbroad banded close upBroad-banded Water Snakehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/p1010538-e.jpgeastern racerEastern Yellow-bellied Racer, Coluber constrictor flaviventrishttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/smart-tone.jpgearly morning snakeMystery snake on a rainy morning.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9884.jpgwater snakeI took this in June. I could see it wasn't a broad-banded water snake, but I couldn't see enough detail to settle on an ID.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/head.jpgheadMystery swimming snake, close-up.2018-10-06T03:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/03/one-point-through-time-top-of-the-creek-bank/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/10-pt-log-s.jpg10 pt 6 log SOctober 2015. https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9-pt-log-s.jpg9 pt log SSeptember 2015.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/8-pt-6-log-s.jpg8 pt 6 log SAugust 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/7-pt-6-log-s.jpg7 pt 6 log SJuly 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6-pt-6-log-s.jpg6 pt 6 log SJune 2015. One of the trees has fallen but is caught in another treetop.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2-pt-6-log-s1.jpg2 pt 6 log SFebruary 2015. It looks just like January, but if you look closely at the trees on the far left, you can see that old oak leaves have fallen, and new elm leaves have budded out.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1-pt-6-log-s1.jpg1 pt 6 log SJanuary 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/5-pt-6-log-s.jpg5 pt 6 log SMay 2015https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/4-pt-6-log-s.jpg4 pt 6 log SApril 2015, zoomed in a little.2015-11-05T01:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/02/bird-conservation-editorials-1862/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/caricature.jpgcaricatureCaption: Fancy Portrait of the gentleman who killed the greatest number of small birds. From the June 14, 1862 Punch.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/birdcatcher.jpgbirdcatcherThis is a political cartoon about Benjamin Disraeli, but it shows one method used to trap birds in the 1860s.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/quote.jpgquoteFrom Punch, January 11, 1862.2015-11-06T01:04:09+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/31/ooh-so-creepy/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4612.jpgrodent skull 3https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4611.jpgrodent skull 2https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4609.jpgrodent skullI came across this skull beneath a tree - possibly remains from a hawk capture.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_5124.jpgspiny orbOne of the common names of this spider is "smiley face spider"!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4982.jpgbettle remainsWho hollowed out this beetle?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4989.jpgbeetle shellThe scavenger becomes the scavenged.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4985.jpgbeetle headhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4551.jpgreverse 2Different spider, different pattern - still scary!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_3848.jpgreverseBlurry but still scary.2015-11-03T15:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/11/01/green-lynx-1-paper-wasp-0/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_4973.jpgbattleGreen Lynx (Peucetia viridens) and Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/close-up.jpgclose up2015-11-01T12:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/30/simplicity/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2634.jpgAmerican cootAmerican Coot.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/coot-in-color.jpgcoot in color2015-10-31T04:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/29/rainbow-scarab/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2524.jpgside viewFrom the side she looks green...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2522.jpgfront viewhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2511.jpgclose -upIntricate and iridescent colors.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2509.jpgrainbow scarabRainbow scarab, Phanaeus vindex.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2502.jpgundersideUnderside.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2495.jpgtop view...but at different angles, different colors appear.2015-10-29T02:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/22/migrating-birds/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2242.jpgflickerNorthern Flicker, yellow-shafted female, Colaptes auratushttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/flicker-on-pine.jpgflicker on pineNorthern Flicker on pine.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1602.jpgbeltedBelted Kingfisher male, Ceryle alcyon https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1263.jpgcootAmerican Coot, Fullica americana2015-10-27T19:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/17/the-unbearable-cuteness-of-tree-frogs/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/how-small.jpghow smallJust how small is it?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1859.jpghop o my thumbCope's Gray Treefrog, Hyla chrysocelis, or Common Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1863.jpgfrog face close uphttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1862.jpgfrog facehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1851.jpgGray TreefrogWhy yes, it is a tiny frog!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1841.jpgIMG_18412015-10-27T19:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/species-list-butterflies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hackberry-dorsal.jpghackberry dorsaldorsalhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hackberry-emperor-v.jpghackberry emperor vventralhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/hackberry-1.jpghackberry emperordorsalhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1190684.jpglittle wood satyrhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tropical-ventral.jpgtropical ventralventralhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gray-hairstreak-dorsal.jpggray hairstreak dorsalhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1050947.jpgquestionmarkdorsalhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1050943.jpgquestionventralhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1050940.jpgP1050940https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/goatweed-leafwings.jpggoatweed leafwings2015-10-16T02:56:11+00:00weekly0.6https://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/14/a-good-day-for-woodpeckers/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/red-bellied.jpgred belliedRed-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/yellow-bellied-e.jpgyellow bellied eSphyrapicus varius.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pileated-e.jpgpileated ePileated Woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1662.jpgyellow belliedYellow-bellied Sapsucker with a slightly blurry head.2015-10-15T15:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/12/two-changes-for-you-one-for-me/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/goatweed5.jpggoatweedOne person's weed is another creature's host plant. This is goatweed (croton) and a Goatweed Leafwing butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1150339-e.jpgbroad banded 4https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1040386.jpgbeaverhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1180588.jpgviolethttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1220881_edited-2.jpgkatydidhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_6072.jpgrobber flyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1070512.jpggrasshopperhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1120407.jpgEastern Bluebirdhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1220054_edited-1.jpgGreater Roadrunnerhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p1150360.jpggreen treefrog2015-10-13T00:19:44+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/10/happy-blissful-wonderful-wilderness/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/5-redford.jpg5 redfordAlong the Rio Grande, looking into Mexico.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/4-ross-maxwell.jpg4 ross maxwellA scenic overlook.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3-dorgan-sublett.jpg3 dorgan sublettThis is the Rio Grande, the river that is the border between Texas (on the right bank) and Mexico (on the left bank). https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2-pinnacles.jpg2 pinnaclesThis is the Pinnacles Trail up to the South Rim of the Chisos.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1-window.jpg1 windowWe are on the edge of Texas, looking through the Window of the Chisos Mountains into the mountains of Mexico.2015-10-11T20:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/09/animals-looking-into-distance/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1051.jpggreat horned owlhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_1070.jpgwhite tailed deerhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_7092.jpglittle blue heron2015-10-09T12:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/06/texas-butterflies/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0502.jpgsister 3What beautiful orange and lavender shading! Arizona Sister, Adelpha eulalia.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0494.jpgsister 2A very distinctive, but mysterious, butterfly.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0486.jpgsisterIt would not stay still! This was the only dorsal view I got!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0437.jpgv frit 3Variegated Fritillary on ageratum.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0433.jpgmonarchMonarch, Danaus plexippus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0427.jpg2 queensTwo Queens, Danaus gilippus.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0411.jpgbuckeyeCommon Buckeye, Junonia coeniahttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0404.jpgqueenWith wings open, the Queen is easy to distinguish from the Monarch.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0396.jpgv frit 2Variegated Fritillary, ventral view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0392.jpgv fritillaryVariegated Fritillary, Euptoita claudia, dorsal view. 2015-10-07T23:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/05/a-little-farther-west/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0872.jpgsunriseWe can watch the sun rise on the last morning, and then it's time to go.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0578.jpgfieldField Sparrowhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0709.jpgmockingbirdNorthern Mockingbirdhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/grass.jpggrassTypical view of the Edwards Plateau ecoregion. Some might call this desolate.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0694.jpgcardinalNorthern Cardinalhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rufous.jpgrufousRufous-crowned Sparrowhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0626.jpgscrub jayWestern Scrub Jayhttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gould-ecoregions.jpgGould Ecoregions of Texas w/ County NamesGould Ecoregions of Texas 2015-10-06T19:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/10/02/looking-good-in-the-garden-in-october/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0148.jpggulf frit 3Gulf Fritillary on Turk's Cap.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gulf-frit.jpggulf fritIf you look up to the top left, you will see a leaf-footed bug in the picture too.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gulf-frit-2.jpggulf frit 22015-10-18T19:42:36+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/30/ultimately-unconvincing/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0021.jpgfleeing hognose"OK, fine then, I'm outta here. I'm really fast though, did you notice that?"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0018.jpghognose 4"I'm flaring out even more! Practically COBRA-like, right? I could strike at ANY MOMENT! You MUST be frightened now!"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0014.jpghognose 3"Look deep into my hypnotizing eyes..."https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0012.jpghognose 2"Did I mention I'm a COBRA? Look at my neck flare out! I'm scary, I tell you!"https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0009.jpgIMG_0009https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0004.jpgeastern hognose"No, I believe YOU are in MY path!"2015-09-30T14:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/28/down-by-the-creek-in-late-september/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7017.jpgwild ageratumWild ageratum.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6983.jpghoneyvineHoneyvine.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6908.jpgfrogsSouthern Leopard frogs. I didn't see the one on the bottom until I edited the photo, and I don't know what is going on with its back leg!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6890.jpgbee and friendsHoneybee and lovebugs - and do you see the lynx spider lurking behind the leaf?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6882.jpgIMG_6882Red-banded Hairstreak butterfly, lovebugs, and American Bumblebee.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6881.jpgcreek bottomSo I was down in the creek...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6857.jpgpond plantsCheck the lower right corner...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6855.jpgmonarchMonarch on honeyvine and/or swamp smartweed.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/anole.jpganoleAnole.2015-09-30T22:14:07+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/23/camphor-daisy-insects/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6708.jpgcamphor daisyCamphor Daisy, aka Camphor Weed.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6796.jpgcrab spiderCrab Spider.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6793.jpgtiny greenUnknown tiny green insect.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6785.jpgmoth eyesI wish I could have gotten a better shot of this moth's huge green eyes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6781.jpgmothUnknown moth.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6707.jpgscaleOne plant had this white fuzz all over...https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6704.jpgants...with ants working on it. Are these scale insects?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6693.jpgstriped eyesBeautiful striped eyes.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6692.jpggrasshopperI don't know my grasshopper species. Yet.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6685.jpgcrab 2I love the little "The Scream" face marking on the spider's back.2015-09-24T12:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/20/bird-books-dont-leave-home-without-em/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1240019.jpgBarred OwlWild Barred Owl.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3270.jpggreat hornedOne of a pair of Great Horned Owls that live in our area.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hoot.jpghootI don't know if they always do this, but every time one of the owls hooted, it bowed over like this.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/barred.jpgbarredBarred Owl, rescued but having to live out her life in captivity.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/western-ribbon.jpgwestern ribbonWestern Ribbon Snakehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6045.jpgrehabbedRescued Great Horned Owl.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/eyes.jpgeyesAren't those eyes amazing?2015-09-21T15:46:23+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/17/galveston-island/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/humming.jpghummingRuby-throated Hummingbird sub-adult.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5720.jpgIMG_5720Gull and starling, at home in a parking lot light fixture.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5671.jpgstarlingsEuropean Starlingshttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bee.jpgbeeCarpenter bee (I think) on hummingbird bush.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5602.jpgnectarRuby-throated hummingbird female with hummingbird bush, Hamelia patens.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/oregon-ii.jpgOregon IINOAA research vessel Oregon II.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/neotropic.jpgneotropicNeotropic Cormorant.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/laughing-gulls.jpglaughing gullsLaughing gulls.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_5487.jpgbrown pelicanBrown Pelican.2015-09-20T20:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/14/breezy-green/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/green-scene-3.jpggreen scene 3Nice composition but too blurry!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/green-scene.jpggreen sceneA Great Egret at the edge of our pond.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/green-scene-2.jpggreen scene 2Stately Great Egret passes behind immature Little Blue Heron and some Red-eared Sliders.2015-10-27T19:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/11/breakfast-with-the-birds/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/little-blue1.jpglittle bluehttps://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4828.jpgblue 3I ran outside for more pictures, and fortunately it was in the same place. It straightened up and revealed its full heron form.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4715.jpgwhat birdWay up in the top of a pine tree, I saw this bird and thought it was a crow, but took a few pictures anyway.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dock.jpgdockThis little dock is a great place for morning coffee and birdwatching.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4807.jpgblue heronWay up in the top of a pine tree, I saw this bird and thought it was a crow, but took pictures anyway.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4802.jpggreen heron 3This one reminds me of the Zoolander "blue steel" look. :)https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4799.jpggreen heron 2Green Heron shows off his profile.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4760.jpggreen heronA Green Heron landed on the same fallen tree all the other water birds like.2015-09-12T21:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/09/wading-birds-and-cormorants-in-pond/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1110292.jpganhinga maleThis gorgeous male Anhinga landed on 4/3/2013.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4469-copy1.jpggreat blueGreat Blue Heron, 3 PM on 9/7/15.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4463-copy1.jpglittle blue 3Juvenile Little Blue Heron, 1 PM on 9/7/15.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/great-egret.jpggreat egretThis is not the best picture, but I couldn't leave it out. This is a Great Egret on 1/2//2014.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1120112.jpglittle blue 4This Little Blue Heron visited on 5/7/2013..https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/p1110176.jpgcormorantA cormorant and turtles. This picture always reminds me of a choir leader in big robes, with a group of choristers.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4511.jpgIMG_4511https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4457-copy.jpganhinga close-upClose-up of Anhinga.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4456-copy.jpganhinga backAnhinga from the back.2015-09-09T14:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/08/twenty-minutes-of-wildlife/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/4-pt-18-creek.jpgpoint 18 AprilThe water snake considerately posing for the camera.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tiger-ventral.jpgtiger ventralTiger swallowtail female, ventral (underside) view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tiger-swallowtail.jpgtiger swallowtailTiger swallowtail female on late-flowering boneset. Dorsal (top) view.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/little-blue.jpglittle blue5:16 PM: immature Little Blue Heron ( Egretta caerulea).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/little-blue-2.jpglittle blue 2Little Blue Heron close-up.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/broad-banded.jpgbroad bandedBroad-banded Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata).https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/anhinga.jpganhingaNot a common visitor.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/anhinga-3.jpganhinga 3Close-up of Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga). Look at the pale webbed feet that almost look like human hands.2015-09-12T21:35:42+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2015/09/08/a-walk-around-the-farm/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-24-middle-dam-s.jpgpoint 24 JulyLooking south across the pond.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-15-step-n.jpgpoint 15 JulyFrom the same place as the last picture, only turning north to look through the trees.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-10-tupelo.jpgpoint 10 JulySometimes we make a little side trip to see my favorite tree, a tupelo.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_010.jpgfarm mapArtist's rendering.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-22-lake-corner-n.jpgpoint 22 JulyComing out of the woods and looking towards the pond.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-17-rise-e.jpgpoint 17 JulyStill in the woods.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-14-woods-e.jpgpoint 14 JulyWe head east through the woods along the long south border of the farm.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-9-drew-s.jpgPoint 9 JulyWe look south into the little hay pasture. Often there are a few deer there.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-7-scratch.jpgpoint 7 JulyThe sheep stop and scratch their backs at their favorite fallen tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/7-pt-5-creek-s.jpgpoint 5 JulyGoing into the trees a little bit, we can look down on the creek.2015-09-08T17:13:24+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2014/05/20/1-day-1-world-project-200-pm-300-pm-woodpecker-ninjas/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200302_edited-1.jpgflying inIt's all fun until someone loses an eye.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200295_edited-2.jpgdropIt looks like the bird is dropping like a rock, but he is just starting his flight.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200295_edited-1.jpgdrop detailDetail of the drop.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200294_edited-2.jpghidingI got some shots with the birds on the wing.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200294_edited-1.jpghiding detailClose-up of flying bird.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200286_edited-2.jpgchasingPairs chased each other around the tree.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200286_edited-1.jpgchasing detailClose-up of chase.2014-10-18T23:54:16+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2014/05/13/spring-on-the-farm/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190966-e.jpgarmadilloDid you ever see such cute ears?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200063.jpgpredator proofWhy yes, I did build this myself. How did you guess?https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190970.jpgwhat is itLeila and Harper alert on something in the pasture.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190968.jpgharperHarper investigates.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200039.jpgducklings swimmingFollow the leader into the pool.https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200031.jpgducklingsWhat handsome fellows. Or beautiful gals. I have no idea yet.2014-05-19T18:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.com/2014/05/10/1-day-1-world-project-1200-pm-to-100-pm/https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1200020.jpgrainy day quiltingIt's all fun until we lose power!https://littlewildstreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p1190990-c.jpgrain in MayMay 8, 2014, 12:26 pm2014-05-12T00:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://littlewildstreak.comdaily1.02025-07-14T03:57:48+00:00