Seen among the Maya ruins of Dzibanché in Quintana Roo, México:
It was more than a bit odd to run across this flower in the depths of the Yucatan peninsula’s dry season this summer — so when I spotted it, I just had to grab this shot. Bright colors against muted tones, life among long-vacant ruins. Can’t beat the contrasts!
Anybody know what kind of beetle this is?
Seen at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center; Houston, Texas.
Seen at the Yampa River Botanic Park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Seen at the Yampa River Botanic Park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
On a trip to the Westminster Butterfly Pavilion a few weeks back, we saw this interesting crowd on a cluster of branches:
I’m not sure why it was such prime real estate for the little critters, but they were all putting in a good effort to chase their neighbors off the twigs. At any one time, at most 4 butterflies were on the branches while 3 or 4 were hovering nearby, trying to take their places.
Mournful Owl (Caligo eurilochus) butterfly at the Butterfly Pavilion; Westminster, Colorado. Originally posted to Flickr on March 10, 2009.
