I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Yellow-crownded Night Heron. I had only known of Black-crowned Night Herons, but when I saw this bird as I walked along the intracoastal in West Palm Beach, I knew it was something different. I…
A Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis) found in Winding Waters Preserve in Palm County, Florida.
I figured I might as well finish out this week’s set of posts with another unexpected critter from Joshua Tree, and in keeping with the previous posts, this one is a hummingbird moth – a White-lined Sphinx Moth to be precise.
Who would have expected that I’d find multiple hummingbirds in the desert? And if the last post’s species is indeed an Anna’s Hummingbird, this makes for two different species as there is zero doubt that today’s species is definitely a Costa’s Hummingbird. I found this…
When I headed to Joshua Tree National Park, I tried to time it to be there during a time when the various desert flowers would be in bloom. I am still not sure if I timed it right – some things were in bloom, some…
Probably not what you were expecting with a post title like “The Sharkstooth” but considering how much I enjoy diving, I couldn’t pass up a hike with a name like that! Outside of Mancos, CO, the Sharkstooth Peak is at 11687ft and is next to…
Found both at Arcata Marshes (obviously in Arcata, CA) and Bothin Marsh Preserve (in Mill Valley, CA), these Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) are very sharp looking birds (yes – pun very much intended!). You also get a bonus juvenile Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) if you…
A somewhat common family of fish in the PNW, gunnels tend to stay along the bottom, so while they might be easy to find, getting a good photo of them was sometimes a challenge.
Petroglyphs are rock carvings made by removing a top layer of rock to reveal a different colored rock color below. Capitol Reef has a number of petroglyphs left here by earlier inhabitants of the area (and then subsequently vandalized by more recent inhabitants). I’m not…
