I've taken a few short hikes this summer and loved every minute of my time in nature.
Do you see the little Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in my new banner?
The web is full of caterpillars so he appears to be getting ready for a feast!
When I drove onto the dirt road that runs along the preserve, I saw this in the field.
It looked like a couple of critters waiting to greet me!
But it was a pair of cute cactus plants!
There were so many Eastern Meadowlarks singing their beautiful song.
Some of them flew along beside me as I walked.
There were a lot of Bobwhites calling each other but I didn't get photos of them.
I did see a nice flock of Red-winged Blackbirds though with some young ones in the flock.
This is one of the most beautiful butterflies I've ever seen and it lit on some frogfruit.
Checkered White Butterfly
And I will report that I wasn't just hanging around the house all this time goofing off like this critter.
This Raccoon was in our backyard for a few days, cleaning out our bird feeders.
We left them empty for a couple of days and I think he's moved on now.
I got a lot done around the house on my break. So when the weather improves, we'll be ready to go camping!
What's new with you? What did I miss?
