Carpenter Bee In A Sacred Datura Blossom — Image by kenne
— from Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot
Indian Paintbrush Wildflowers On Green Mountain Trail — HDR Image by kenne
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Mexican Cactus Fly on Sneezeweed — NDR Image by kenne
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Gila Woodpeckers Frequently Visit Our Patio (July 10, 2022) — Images by kenne
Having Water and Food Available Daily Attracts Many Birds
“Gila Woodpeckers are grayish brown birds with brilliant black-and-white barring on the wings, back, and tail.
In flight, the outer wings are black with a crescent-shaped white patch at the base of the primary feathers.
Males have a red patch in the center of the crown.” –– Source: allaboutbirds.org
Ladybug on Common Yarrow (July 8, 2022) — Image by kenne
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Echo Azure Butterflies — Image by kenne
“Flies January through September. Echo Azures (wingspan 19 – 32 mm) range from Southern British Columbia,
east to Montana, and south along the Pacific Coast to Baja California, using a wide variety of habitats
with woody host plants. Larvae feed on a variety of plants, including wild lilacs, California buckeye, and blackberries.
With multiple flights per year, adults are active from spring to fall, feeding on larval host plants as well as toyon,
cascara, and pussypaws.
Previously the Azures were considered one species, but taxonomists have recently begun
reclassification into multiple species. Originally listed in Park documents as Celastrina argiolus ladon,
the Common Azure of the West is now recognized as Celastrina echo.” — Source: inaturalist.org
Glowing Sunset — Image by kenne
We haven’t seen too many Pyrrhuoxias coming to the feeder and fountain this summer,
but this guy is interested in cooling off from our triple-digit temperatures here in Tucson.
This Pyrrhuoxia looks like an immature male because of the dark bill. Adults have a yellow bill.
— kenne
Pyrrhuloxia (July 17, 2022) — Images by kenne
The Old Days — Image by kenne
Empress Leilia Butterfly — Image by kenne
I dreamed I was a butterfly,
flitting around in the sky;
then I awoke.
Now I wonder:
Am I a man
who dreamt of being a butterfly,
or am I a butterfly
dreaming that I am a man?
— Zhuangzi
Two-tailed Swallowtail — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Butterfly
Bluejay On Seed Block — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— David Attenborough
Jill and Joy (Daughter and Mother) — Image by kenne
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Images by kenne
Desert Orangetip Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
