Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
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Category Archives: Honeybee I think I took this shot, but I told Leecy she probably took this picture just to make her feel good (she may have taken this picture as she was experimenting with my camera). We have lots of Honeybees right now all over the garden. Some are on the flowers, and some tend to have…  I need to get a few things off my chest (actually just one thing). This drought. It’s driving me nuts. This whole weather thing is driving me nuts actually. On the East Coast they’re flooding. Down here in Texas we’re drying up. Is this the effects of global warming? What will this wacky weather mean…  In addition to the Cedar Waxwings behaving in an interesting way, I also witnessed a Monarch Butterfly do something I’ve never seen before. Today, I released one of the Monarchs that eclosed a couple of days ago. The Butterfly got a nice draft of wing, and gently floated to our Maple tree. That’s when it…  We had a total of 4 Monarchs hatch today; 3 females and 1 male. The 3 female Monarchs flew away as soon as they were released but the male Monarch stayed for a while on the Purple Coneflower. Of course, life is not easy for a Monarch Butterfly, and while this Butterfly was just trying…  This post should illustrate that you just never know what you might find if you look close enough. So I’m out in the backyard today, taking some pictures of Butterflies, when I notice this Honeybee that looks like its head is stuck in between the leaves of this plant. My first thought (seriously) was how…  Active day today for Butterflies and Honeybees. They tend to fight on the Cigar Bush. We also had two Eastern Black Swallowtails hatch and one Polydamas. The Skippers were lively today as well. Last but not least, there were a couple of young Monarchs flying around. My best shot I’ve ever taken of the Fiery…  Finally got a chance to take my new camera (Canon EOS 7D) for a spin. I think these turned out better than the ones I tried taking near dusk. Here’s a Ruby Throated Hummingbird watching a Bee.  Managed to get a few pictures before it got dark. I’m still not quite happy with how these are turning out but I’m sure it’s me and not the camera. I haven’t managed to figure out what type of focusing to use and it’s getting dark so fast I haven’t had time to experiment, especially…  In my previous posts tonight, all the pictures were taken with my 70-200mm rental lens. I’ve been complaining (on here and to Leecy) about my disappointment with the sharpness of this lens. Just for kicks, I grabbed my trusty old 100-400mm lens to see if perhaps I’ve never really taken any sharp photos before. In… |
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