Off and on over the past several weeks I would take a
walk around the yard and nearby area to see what I can photograph.
Following are some images taken during the past several weeks. The
highlight of the past week was the passage of a Bobcat next to our
lanai. I got my camera and followed him for several hundred feet,
staying a good distance away and managing to capture several good
images.Another highlight for me was finally
identifying a catepillar and a wasp-like insect I've photographed
several times over the past several months and could not identify them.
The catapillar turned out to be the Oleander Caterpillar, which is the
larva of the Polka-dot Wasp Moth, both of which are included in the
following images. Several Roseate Dragonflies were around for a
few days and then disappeared. The Black Racer pictured below
lives near the house as I usually see it several times a week. One
day I noticed a pair of Twostriped Walkingsticks mating on the screen of
the lanai.
As to birds, I usually have Scrub Jays visit the yard several
times a week. I see Black-bellied Whistling Ducks every day flying
over the yard, sometimes landing around the lake in back. An
Anhinga has been using one of the Cypress trees adjacent to my yard to
roost in every night. Sandhill Cranes usually drop by once or
twice a week. One morning I walked out and their were a dozen Wood
Storks in a tree about 50 feet from our front door. One never
knows what one will see around here.
Following are a few images taken around
the yard. (For a larger view, double click on the desired image.)
