On the northern part of Cobblestone Trail Park, there's a wet drainage ditch, and there's always loads of biodiversity here! :)
Adult and two babies.
Another fun sphinx moth that showed up in the backyard! :)
What a wonderful morning at Mineral Wells State Park! Went to the northeastern most part of the park and only saw one other person -- social distancing!
Had a nice walk around the Village Creek Drying Beds. Great weather!
Diogmites sp.
I heard this guy before I saw him. He seemed to be hunting but unfortunately I didn't see him catch anything and he didn't tolerate me coming very close.
Tarangire National Park,
Tanzania
18 October 2018
Tarangire National Park,
Tanzania
19 October 2018
Ngorongoro Crater,
Tanzania
21 October 2018
Very common. Saw about 15 of these at this location. A real eye-catcher!
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
22 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
22 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
23 October 2018
I think this is a juvenile Spotted Eagle-Owl
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
23 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
23 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
24 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
24 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
24 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
24 October 2018
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
24 October 2018
Another one of those "National Geographic" observations which we were lucky to have. We came around a corner of some rocks and found a lioness with three cubs late in the afternoon resting on a large flat rock. We spent an hour there until it was too dark to take any images. She was a very patient mother with these little ones crawling all over her, biting her tail and her ears, etc. It was very special to see!
Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
24 October 2018
Male Calopteryx maculata
A stunning male with blue iridescence held what, to my eyes, was the most desirable territory in the small creek.
Teneral male Telebasis salva with exuviae, small hymenopteran or something similar sitting on top of head (observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11983610)
For reference of the duration, the images were recorded at the following times (to seconds):
image 1: 09:41:18
image 2: 10:05:15
image 3: 10:29:21
I sat down and watched this little guy emerge for a while. He had amazing colors and as I got up I realized more conspecifics were emerging all over, dozens scattered from the edge of the pond as I walked back.
I will post more from this sequence when I get more time after I have posted other CNC observations.