A short video, created from five still images, of a coyote walking toward our Tucson backyard trail camera then posing for a portrait.
White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
Image captured at @catalinastatepark, located at the base of the #santacatalinamountains near #tucsonarizona.
I believe I have located the critter trail crossing on our property. Here`s a healthy, strong (shoulder, upper leg), beautiful, bobcat that crossed this morning. The temp on the info strip at the bottom of the pic is about 14Deg too low.
#bobcat #tucsonwildlife #arizonawildlife #backyardwildlife #casasadobes #tucson, #pimacounty #arizona
A Monarch butterfly caterpillar approaches an angry mob of aphids.
#monarchbutterflies #backyardwildlife #backyardgarden
#casasadobes #tucson #pimacounty #Arizona
A lot of activity at the backyard trail camera. Sometimes you don`t capture anything but last night there were coyotes, tons of rabbits, and a bobcat. I thought this pic of two coyotes was interesting? More to come . . . .
#trailcam pics of #backyardwildlife in #casasadobes #tucson #Arizona.
Name: Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Location: Collin County, Texas
Date: Dec 27, 2025
This image shows a bird in fall/winter plumage; its summer/breeding plumage is darker with black markings and brighter yellow patches.
#yellowrumpedwarbler #warblers #birdidentification
Common Name: Question Mark
Scientific Name: Polygonia interrogationis
Location: @heardnsm Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney, Texas
I`m not very familiar with butterflies so after I photographed this butterfly I made a notation of "?" for the subject indicating it needed identifying. Later, when I had access to a field guide, I learned that the common name of this butterfly is . . . . . . Question Mark.
#questiomark #questiomarkbutterfly #angelwingbutterfly #butterflyidentification
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Collin County, Texas
#texasbirding #sayornisnigricans #easternphoebe #birdidentification
I found what I have been looking for.
The Monarch Butterflies I observed twice this fall deposited eggs on the milkweed. I found quite a few eggs but I wasn`t sure if they were Queen or Monarch Butterfly eggs. I know at least one was a Monarch egg. I am hoping for many more. It`s December 30. Should I harvest and raise them indoors or let nature take its course? What are he odds they will be successful in their migration south?
#monarchbutterflies #monarchmigration #monarchmigration2025 #raisingmonarchs #raisingmonarchbutterflies
Got Milkweed?
I posted three weeks ago, "Finally observed today, after living in this #tucson #casasadobes home for eleven years, a Monarch butterfly in our yard." Well it happened again (Dec 21, 2025). I guess the #milkweed is working. Here`s a photo.
#milkweedformonarchs #monarchbutterflies
Northern Cardinals ( Cardinalis cardinalis) are fairly common along the lower Canyon Loop Trail at Catalina State Park (@catalinastatepark), Tucson, Arizona.
#cardinal #tucsonbirds #birdingarizona #thingstodointucson
A female Lawrence`s Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) faces the warming sun at Catalina State Park, Tucson, Arizona.
@catalinastatepark #birdsofarizona #tucsonwildlife #lawrencesgoldfinch #birdidentification
Wilson`s Warbler photographed at Sweetwater Wetlands, a popular birding location in Tucson, Arizona, on September 6, 2025.
About six weeks ago, I started to explore ways to combine my #photography into other mediums. I believe the quickest way to learn a new craft is to just do it and do a lot of it. I decided that #monoprinting would be the way to proceed. I`d print, throw it in trash. Print, throw it the trash. I learned a few things after printing about 200 (that`s a guess) of the them. If I use an analogy of a child learning to walk, I think I may have taken my first step. I`ll use these prints as a baseline to see where I end up.
These prints are multi-layer, single pull, gel plate #monoprints .
#gelplateprinting #gelplateprints
