brazos county

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Juveniles. Open manicured area with Post Oaks (Quercus stellata) at ca. 101 m (330 ft) elevation. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus subsp. vociferus) Sexes similar. This protective mom was playing the broken-wing act to lure me away from her precocial youngsters. Lol, it worked. Photographed at Veterans Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open bermuda grass fields (atheletic...

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Sexes similar but the male's tail feathers are ca. 30% longer than the female's. This male is taking flight. Open manicured area with Post Oaks (Quercus stellata) at ca. 101 m (330 ft) elevation. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Sexes similar. Another species that is having a bumper year in the Post Oak Savannah. Open manicured area with Post Oaks (Quercus stellata) at ca. 101 m (330 ft) elevation.

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) Male, females look the same as males but with a shorter tail. It has been a bumper year for this species in the Post Oak Savannah. Open manicured area with Post Oaks (Quercus stellata) at ca. 101 m (330 ft) elevation. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.

American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus: Apidae) Worker bee (mostly females); Worker 1.4-1.8 cm (0.55-0.71 in). Nectaring Zinnia elegans. Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation.

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor subsp. philenor) Wingspan 7.0-13.0 cm (2.8-5.1 in). Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas USA. Post Oak/Yaupon dominated woodland at ca. 79 m (260 ft) elevation.

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Juvenile. Overhead in a kettle of 14. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. A gray bird against a gray sky but you still have to try (lol). Urban, disturbed Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area.

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) Adult, sexes similar. Overhead in a kettle of 14. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. A gray bird against a gray sky but you still have to try (lol). Urban, disturbed Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area.

Smoky Rubyspot (Hetaerina titia: Calopterygidae) Male, species sexually dimorphic. This broad-winged damselfly has a total length 3.9-5.3 cm (1.5-2.1 in). Photographed at Lick Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas USA. Post Oak/yaupon dominated woodland at ca. 79 m (260 ft) elevation.

Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex: Scarabaeidae) The telltale sign of our Loggerhead Shrike. Open, tame pasture with scattered Post Oaks (Quercus stellata) at ca. 101 m (330 ft) elevation. Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus subsp. alacer) This Cottontail excavated a small depression in the ground under a large shrub to lay in and cool off. Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum.

Sculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis: Megachilidae) This species ranges in size from 1.9-2.5 cm (0.75-0.98 in) long. Foraging on a cultivated Verbena. Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum.

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio trolius: Papilionidae) Wingspan 8.9-11.4 cm (3.5-4.5) in. Nectaring a cultivated Verbena. Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum. June 2015

Horsefly-like Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa tabaniformis subsp. parkinsoniae: Apidae) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Ca. 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long. Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum.

Conehead Leafhopper (Acanolonia conical: Flatidae) This leafhopper is ca. 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long. Foraging on Common Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare: Apiaceae). Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum.

Southern Mole Cricket (Scapteriscus borellii: Gryllotalpidae) These exotic pests are ca. 3.8 cm (1.5 in) long. I put insecticide on my yard and this Mole Cricket decided it was safer in my garage (lol). Urban, open manicured area with Post Oaks (Quercus stellata) at ca. 101 m (330 ft)...

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus: Papilionidae) Wingspan 7.9-14.0 cm (3.1-5.5 in). Nectaring Zinnia elegans. Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys: Pentatomidae) About 1.7 cm (0.67 in) long and wide. Photographed on Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea). Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum.

Funeral Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis: Hesperiidae) This spread wing skipper has a wingspan of 3.2-4.4 cm (1.25-1.75 in). Photographed nectaring a cultivated Verbena. Brazos Valley Arborem, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops: Lycaenidae) Wingspan 1.9-2.54 cm (0.75-1.0 in). These small butterflies are easy to walk by. It was nectaring pink yarrow. Brazos Valley Arborem, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.

Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis: Cicadellidae) Adults like this individual are ca. 12 mm (0.47 in) long. Brazos Valley Arborem, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.

Green Anole also known as the Carolina Anole (Anolis carolinensis: Dactyloidae) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Males are 15% larger but one needs both sexes side by side to tell this (lol). The male dewlap (throat fan) is three times as large as the females. The males dewlap is pink to...

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae: Pieridae) Wingspan 5.7-8.0 cm (2.25-3.13 in). Male, closed-wing (ventral view). Nectaring cultivated Larkspur. Brazos Valley Arborem, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.

Emerald Flower Scarab (Trichiotinus lunulatus: Scarabaeidae) 7-11 mm (0.28-0.43 in) long. Foraging on Common Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare: Apiaceae). Garden at Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Planted garden in surrounding arboretum.