Here’s some additional Ruby Throated Hummingbird pictures. They are really start to come out in full force now. Strangely enough, there’s even starting to be 2, 3, and 4 Hummingbirds per feeder.
Butterfly And Wildlife Gardening And Photography
Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
Monthly Archives: September 2009 Just an early warning. I got some fantastic Ruby Throated Hummingbird pictures today. On some, you can see 3-4 Hummingbirds in the same picture. Check back later this afternoon for the pictures.  When I went to Joshua’s today I was asking him what other nectar plants I might buy, particularly those that the Hummingbirds would like. I also wanted a plant that might look nice in a picture. Behold the Cardinal Flower. It wasn’t more than 10 minutes had I set this plant on the ground that… I’ve got an interesting picture for y’all. In the early summer we had lots of little Lizards (Anoles). Now it seems as most of those Lizards have grown up and become big and fat. Check out these photos of a Lizard stalking some prey. Hmm, possible dinner? Guess this wasp won’t become dinner tonight. I found around five Monarch Caterpillars feeding on Milkweed. There were also two females flying around getting nectar from various plants. Here’s a female Monarch sipping nectar on a Purple Coneflower. Same Monarch, different pose. This afternoon was just crazy in terms of Butterflies. It rained (finally) most of the morning here in Houston. Then, for just a brief moment we had some sunshine. That brief change in weather really brought out the Butterflies. There were Monarchs, Polydamas Swallowtails, Giant Swallowtails, and all kinds of Skippers. I’m guessing that because… There’s four types of Butterflies that we don’t have in our backyard, but I wish we did. Spicebush Swallowtail Tiger Swallowtail Red Spotted Purple Zebra Swallowtail Now that list can be trimmed down to three. Today I went and purchased 2 Spicebush from Joshua’s Native Plants. Even better, that had a few Spicebush Caterpillars on… A recent comment from a new poster got me to thinking about Timothia again. Before I continue, I know some of you just want to see pictures and don’t care for when I go into personal thoughts and reflections, but that’s the beauty of my blog. Sometimes I get to utilize this site as my… Have you seen those shows on A&E about people who hoard things? Well I’ve got a dog with the disorder. Sascha, the lovely German Shepherd loves to hoard every toy she can find, then just lay on top of them. This serves two purposes; 1) Maggie doesn’t get any toys as far as Sascha is… I put this in my response to Valerie, but I thought I would post it as well. We just had a strange occurrence happen that we’ve never experienced before, at least not at this high of ratio. Leecy and I took in about 7 Monarch Caterpillars about a week ago. Only 2 of them made… This was one of the few pictures I was able to get of a bird. It’s a Giant Egret. Here’s a cute little baby Alligator. It was in a cage inside the nature center. Although we didn’t see many birds at Armand Bayou, we did see quite a few Turtles (Red Eared Sliders) and Giant Swallowtail Butterflies. If you click on this picture and view it full size, you’ll see there’s a little Blue Dragonfly on one of the plants growing out of the pond. I didn’t notice that… We finally decided on a little excursion for the weekend and decided on Armand Bayou Nature Center. It was rated a 3 (the highest rating) from the book “Finding Birds On The Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail.” Leecy and I would give it a 1, just on our experience. Perhaps it was too hot or… So I’m going though my latest book, Finding Birds on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, and I am having a difficult time deciding. Here’s what I have. Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area – Anahuanc National Wildlife Refuge – Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, East Bay Tract- Houston Audubon Society Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary Houston Audubon… |
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