Stuck in Alpine today, I went butterfly hunting. Found lots of them at my two favorite spots------the historic house and the lantana patch.
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| Cabbage White |
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| Fiery Skipper |
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| Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (new species for me) |
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| Theona Checkerspot |
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Tropical Least Skipper
Just got this photo that Boninie Wunderlich took near Study Butte today of a
Red-tailed Hawk trying to lift off with a rattlesnake. She said the snake was rattling as it was being carried off. I know those snakes are very heavy. Heavier than the raptor.
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Love your photos of butterflies. But on the red-tailed hawk and the rattlesnake you wonder what the outcome was! Ann Zeller
ReplyDeleteAs Kelly Bryan said, "The hawk got its snake and ate it too."
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