Nature Galleries

Clark Gardens : I visited Clark Gardens near Mineral Wells, Texas on 04/22/08 and took these photos. If you would like to read about Clark Gardens, here is a link to their website: http://www.clarkgardens.com/

Clark Gardens

I visited Clark Gardens near Mineral Wells, Texas on 04/22/08 and took ...

Updated: Apr 27, 2008 10:12pm PST

Monarchs - October 2008 : Most of these Monarch butterflies are nectaring on a flower called "Blue Mist."  I took the photos at a local botanical garden in October, 2008.

Monarchs - October 2008

Most of these Monarch butterflies are nectaring on a flower called "Bl ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2008 10:10pm PST

FWNC 12/05/07 :

FWNC 12/05/07

Updated: Dec 06, 2007 9:31am PST

Dragonflies 2007 :

Dragonflies 2007

Updated: Jun 23, 2008 1:10pm PST

Barn Swallows :

Barn Swallows

Updated: Jun 01, 2007 7:04pm PST

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2007 :

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher 2007

Updated: May 25, 2007 2:12pm PST

Egrets 2007 :

Egrets 2007

Updated: May 21, 2007 7:56pm PST

Butterflies 2007 :

Butterflies 2007

Updated: Aug 25, 2007 11:00am PST

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge :

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge

Updated: Dec 19, 2006 10:42am PST

Great Blue Herons of Grapevine Lake : Photos of the Great Blue Herons taken in Grapevine, Texas with Canon EOS Digital Rebel

Great Blue Herons of Grapevine Lake

Photos of the Great Blue Herons taken in Grapevine, Texas with Canon E ...

Updated: Oct 25, 2006 2:32pm PST

Egrets : Great White Egrets photographed at Grapevine Lake in North Texas.

Egrets

Great White Egrets photographed at Grapevine Lake in North Texas.

Updated: Oct 25, 2006 1:25pm PST

Macro Samples :

Macro Samples

Updated: Oct 19, 2006 9:12pm PST

Damselflies and Dragonflies : Damselflies and Dragonflies of North Texas

Damselflies and Dragonflies

Damselflies and Dragonflies of North Texas

Updated: Aug 17, 2006 3:51pm PST

Butterfly Flutterby : Butterflies of North Texas 
I am trying to photograph and identify as many different species of butterflies as I can in my area. I am not positive about the identification of a few, so my photos should not be used as a reference.

Butterfly Flutterby

Butterflies of North Texas I am trying to photograph and identify as ...

Updated: Oct 24, 2008 12:40pm PST

Robber Flies : Robber flies are capable of immobilizing bees, wasps and other insects larger than itself. Robber flies catch their prey in mid air. As with other aerial predators, robberflies have excellent vision, characterized by two conspicuous compound eyes. The mouthparts of this family have been modified to a stabbing proboscis.  This dagger-like shaft is used to stab the victim in the head or thorax and inject  a fluid which kills it. This fluid, apparently, soon causes the victim's "insides" to become liquid and the robber fly, on some favorite perch, then proceeds to suck it dry, leaving nothing but an empty shell.
(shot with Canon PowerShot A520)

Robber Flies

Robber flies are capable of immobilizing bees, wasps and other insects ...

Updated: Aug 03, 2006 6:26pm PST

Bees : Bumblebees, Honey Bees, Wasps (shot with Canon PowerShot A520)

Bees

Bumblebees, Honey Bees, Wasps (shot with Canon PowerShot A520)

Updated: Aug 06, 2006 6:56pm PST

Botanical Garden : Scenes from a small town Botanical Garden (shot with Canon PowerShot A520)

Botanical Garden

Scenes from a small town Botanical Garden (shot with Canon PowerShot A ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2006 5:33pm PST

Insects and Other Critters : Includes Grasshoppers, Bugs, Spiders, Birds, Turtles, Snails, Cicadas, and other things. (Shot with Canon PowerShot A520)

Insects and Other Critters

Includes Grasshoppers, Bugs, Spiders, Birds, Turtles, Snails, Cicadas, ...

Updated: Aug 06, 2006 7:05pm PST