The sun wasn't scheduled to make an appearance today, so I didn't think I'd make it out to shoot any pictures. But when the clouds broke a little bit around 3:00 this afternoon, I decided to make a run over to the
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area just to see what I could see.
Like Hagerman, our heavy spring rains have put much of this place under water. Egrets and herons were present, but too far off for me to get any decent shots. But that doesn't mean I didn't find other subjects!
A type of dragonfly I'd never seen before -- a female
Widow Skimmer.
Bumblebee on a thistle.
Bird on a wire! Specifically an
Eastern Phoebe, I believe.
Winecup, which was growing in thick patches.
Ladybug on a stalk of grass.
Black swallowtail on a thistle.
My first
Monarch, enjoying some
coneflower in the prairie garden by the Cicada Trail head.
The coneflowers also attracted some
Red Admirals.
The Monarch stuck around for a while, so I just kept shooting it as it moved from flower to flower.
I rushed to get a shot of these two Red Admirals on adjacent coneflowers, not even noticing the spider until I reviewed my shots on my computer.
One more of the Monarch, mainly because I like the coneflower trifecta.
With wet weather you get mushrooms, sometimes big ones.
I walked the Cicada Trail and noticed something unusual under a trail sign, which turned out to be a mass of
Harvestmen. I didn't know they hung out in big groups like this.
I also ran into a bobcat and armadillo during the afternoon. But the bobcat bounded away before I could get a shot and the armadillo was foraging in tall grass. I enjoyed seeing them, even if I couldn't get photos.
Back in January on
my first visit to LLELA, I was looking forward to coming back when there was more water. Now, I'm hoping for less!
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