More butterflies from the Valley last weekend. I'm really excited about the Tropical Greenstreak-one of the butterfly people found it at Bentsen while I was there.

Silver-banded Hairstreak

Tropical Greenstreak

Gemmed Satyr

White-angled Sulphur

Things have been very slow up here, but there were several hundred Bohemian Waxwings south of the Tahquamenon River today. While the white skies did not make for a particularly good photographic opportunity, these are beautiful birds.

Well, I've been a bit snow bound today. I finally got sick of working on reports and articles all day, so I spent a little time going through some shorebird photos. Hopefully I'll be able to get out to the area where Snowy Owls are concentrating tomorrow.

White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Sanderling

Red Phalarope

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

American Golden-Plovers

American Golden-Plover

Black-bellied Plover & American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Burrowing Owl on the Laguna Atascosa entrance rd.

We caught an ocelot yesterday- a great early birthday present! Yup, 30 has finally happened to me. Fortunately, it doesn't feel much different from 29.

Here is a headshot-what a beautiful cat. No release shots of this guy, he was too fast for me.

RGV butterflies

80 species in one day! This was an awesome day for learning... guava skipper

ruddy or muted hairstreak
Strophius hairstreak
cyna blue

banded peacock

two-barred flasher
tawny emporer getting eaten by very cool large spider

red-bordered metalmark

brown-banded skipper

cool moth

Pavon Emporer

Silver Emporer

Gray Cracker!

Cell-banded Sister!