The early morning casts a long shadow in the golden light.
A 9 o’clock shadow!
Feather Finger Grass (Chloris virgata)!
The park has lots of Curly-cup Gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)!
A Leaf-footed Bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)!
So I guess most people come to this park for the fishing. Great Egrets came for the fishing too!
Every morning I had walked passed this Lotebush (Ziziphus obtusifolia). It was located off to the side near a picnic/camping site.
Finally I decided to get a closer look. I was pleasantly surprised to find more mating Prairie Walkingstick (Diapheromera velii). In fact I counted 19 mating pairs on this single bush! Wow!
One guy was off to find a new spot. And what a shadow!
A beautiful twisted Mesquite!
Another long shadow!
The spotted anal plate sealed the deal for a Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa).
Those walking sticks are so cool – perfect camouflage in the lotebush! And so many. Must be the season.
Of course the cat shadow is cool too – ripply shadow.
The video of the sphinx cat is real cool. I think mesquites are beautiful. Too bad they’re so invasive
Too bad that humans have changed the habitat to allow them to be ”invasive”.
Those walking sticks are so cool – perfect camouflage in the lotebush! And so many. Must be the season.
Of course the cat shadow is cool too – ripply shadow.
They are cool!
Great lighting for your great pics! Fun article about ghost lights.
It would be fun to try the ghost lights. ☺️