Four-spotted checkered beetle

Tiny beetle on wild onion flower--with antlers

Snowberry Clearwing Moth

Nectaring on wild plum, a snowberry clearwing moth hovers like a hummingbird

Southwestern Ironclad Beetle

The southwestern ironclad beetle eats woody fungus, but is here on a young cypress.

Blue-winged teal pair

The drake and hen were sheltering under an overhanging cedar elm on the upper creek until I showed up.

Harris's Sparrow in Winter

Harris's Sparrows are among our winter resident birds, along with many other species of sparrows. They usually show up late, and leave early. This one is near Owl Water.

Blue-winged teal drake

Painted Bunting

Checkered White female nectaring on wild onion.

Falcate Orangetip male, nectaring on crucifer

Grapevine Epimenis nectaring on Mexican plum

American Lady nectaring on Drummond's wild onion

Crescent (unk) nectaring on bur clover

Gray Hairstreak nectaring on Drummond's wild onion

Funereal Duskywing nectaring on wild onion

Forage Looper

Bobwhite quail in winter