Falcon State Park, TX ~ Green Lynx Spider

 Green Lynx Spider takes an American Snout at the Falcon State Park in TX. 10/30/22 I hate to see a butterfly taken but it was a cool spider. And, hey, everyone needs to eat.

Woodpeckers in My Yard

 Even the Northern Flicker and Downy enjoy a treat in the morning as do the Red-bellied and Hairy Woodpeckers.

Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

National Butterfly Center ~ Bait Logs for Butterflies

 These were some of the bait logs at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, TX but there are other bait areas set up in the state parks and wildlife areas we visited.

Malachite on bait log

Birds at the Feeders in My Yard

 Some birds that Bernie Henderson took at the feeders in my back yard while I was away. We had just put up the feeders.

White-breasted Nuthatch & American Goldfinch

House Finch

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Tufted Titmouse

My Yard ~ Late Butterflies

 Today was a nice sunny day after 4 days of cloudy, cool weather - mid 60's with winds 10-145 MPH.  I put up the feeder pole and put out several feeders for the birds.  I bought a platform feeder and a squirrel proof feeder and filled them with a mix of safflower seed and sunflower chips.  I added a Niger sock for the goldfinches and a peanut block in a cage.  I am hoping the squirrels aren't able to get onto the pole as there is a baffle.  First bird we saw on it was a white-breasted Nuthatch.

Then as I was sitting and enjoying the feeder from the back deck an Eastern Comma came to visit - new yard butterfly #31.  I decided to check all of the gardens and found another new yard butterfly #32 Eastern-tailed Blue.  Also present were Cabbage White, Orange Sulphur, Painted Lady, and Fiery Skipper.  A bit later there was a Monarch heading South.

Eastern-tailed Blue

Fiery Skipper

Orange Sulphur

Cabbage White

I also saw some cabbage whites, another orange sulphur, another fiery skipper and a meadow fritillary while taking a walk in my community..

Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, NJ ~ Birds

 Today's a day to sort through pictures and try to ID some of the birds or butterflies I wasn't able to ID initially.  I am doing pretty good at the ID's so far and confirming my ID with other more knowledgeable than I.  Here's a Pectoral Sandpipers from April of 2022 along with a Tree Swallow and Osprey.

Tree Swallow

Pectoral Sandpiper

Osprey

My Yard ~ Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle flying overhead while Jenny & Jayne were visiting and looking at my back gardens. Yard Bird #35