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  • LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY  in our garden, described as 'pugnacious', even fighting off birds in protecting it's territory!  Wow!

    LORQUIN'S ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY in our garden, described as 'pugnacious', even fighting off birds in protecting it's territory! Wow!

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  • GARDEN SPIDER EXTRACTING WEB MATERIAL FROM IT'S LOVER ABDOMEN

    GARDEN SPIDER EXTRACTING WEB MATERIAL FROM IT'S LOVER ABDOMEN

  • GARDEN SPIDER BUILDING ITS WEB

    GARDEN SPIDER BUILDING ITS WEB

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  • ROBERT WAS PHOTOGRAPHING THE AJO LILY (IT'S A 
VERY RARE BLOOMER IN THE DESERT) WHEN THE
SPHYNX MOTH SUDDENLY LANDED ON THE LILY AND APPEARED IN HIS CAMERA VIEWFINDER!
WHAT A KICK!

    ROBERT WAS PHOTOGRAPHING THE AJO LILY (IT'S A VERY RARE BLOOMER IN THE DESERT) WHEN THE SPHYNX MOTH SUDDENLY LANDED ON THE LILY AND APPEARED IN HIS CAMERA VIEWFINDER! WHAT A KICK!

  • SPHINX MOTH PROBING A BLOSSOM

    SPHINX MOTH PROBING A BLOSSOM

  • WHITE-LINED SPHINX MOTH

    WHITE-LINED SPHINX MOTH

  • EVENTUALLY EVERYTHING YOU GET TO SEE IN YOUR GARDEN SEEMS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS OWN WAY . . . TRUE EVEN OF THE GARDEN S-L-U-G . . .

    EVENTUALLY EVERYTHING YOU GET TO SEE IN YOUR GARDEN SEEMS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS OWN WAY . . . TRUE EVEN OF THE GARDEN S-L-U-G . . .

  • GIANT  GARDEN-SLUGS  MATING

    GIANT GARDEN-SLUGS MATING

  • CLOSE-UP  OF GIANT GARDEN-SLUGS    MATING

    CLOSE-UP OF GIANT GARDEN-SLUGS MATING

  • SHORT-HORNED GRASSHOPPER

    SHORT-HORNED GRASSHOPPER

  • GIANT SWALLOWTAIL SHOWING HINDWING 'TAILS'

    GIANT SWALLOWTAIL SHOWING HINDWING 'TAILS'

  • A NEON SKIMMER, BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL AND SO APTLY NAMED

    A NEON SKIMMER, BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL AND SO APTLY NAMED

  • MATING DRAGONFLIES - PERHAPS "NEON" DRAGONFLIES . . .

    MATING DRAGONFLIES - PERHAPS "NEON" DRAGONFLIES . . .

  • A DELICATE BLUE DARNER

    A DELICATE BLUE DARNER

  • WE SPENT QUITE A FEW HOURS WORKING TO CAPTURE THE MANY DRAGONFLIES ZIPPING AROUND US IN ERRATIC FLIGHT BESIDE A POND - HERE'S ONE OF THEM . . . A BLUE DARNER DRAGONFLY

    WE SPENT QUITE A FEW HOURS WORKING TO CAPTURE THE MANY DRAGONFLIES ZIPPING AROUND US IN ERRATIC FLIGHT BESIDE A POND - HERE'S ONE OF THEM . . . A BLUE DARNER DRAGONFLY

  • BLACK AND WHITE DRAGONFLY

    BLACK AND WHITE DRAGONFLY

  • DRAGONFLY, SKIMMER?  The only thing we know
for sure is that the leaves were starting to turn color . . . WHICH dragonfly do you believe this one is?

    DRAGONFLY, SKIMMER? The only thing we know for sure is that the leaves were starting to turn color . . . WHICH dragonfly do you believe this one is?

  • ORANGETIP BUTTERFLY

    ORANGETIP BUTTERFLY

  • ANOLE, QUIET BUT SO COLORFUL WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT CLOSELY

    ANOLE, QUIET BUT SO COLORFUL WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT CLOSELY

  • FLY ON A WOOD FROG'S EYE  ONE OF THE LEOPARD FROGS BUT NO IDEA WHICH FLY THAT IS . . .

    FLY ON A WOOD FROG'S EYE ONE OF THE LEOPARD FROGS BUT NO IDEA WHICH FLY THAT IS . . .

  • SPOTTED LADYBIRD BEETLE THAT WE SPOTTED (HA!) WHILE WANDERING IN A WEEDY FIELD

    SPOTTED LADYBIRD BEETLE THAT WE SPOTTED (HA!) WHILE WANDERING IN A WEEDY FIELD

  • A VERY LARGE (AND VERY NOISY) 
SWARM OF BEES IN THE DESERT.  WE DIDN'T SPEND LONG AT THIS SPOT!  HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SWARM IN FLIGHT SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER HOME?

    A VERY LARGE (AND VERY NOISY) SWARM OF BEES IN THE DESERT. WE DIDN'T SPEND LONG AT THIS SPOT! HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A SWARM IN FLIGHT SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER HOME?

  • VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY

    VEINED WHITE BUTTERFLY

  • A COMMA BUTTERFLY - uhhh, right?  LOOKS LIKE A COMMA TO ME . . . WHAT DO YOU THINK?

    A COMMA BUTTERFLY - uhhh, right? LOOKS LIKE A COMMA TO ME . . . WHAT DO YOU THINK?

  • THE LOVELY PIPEVINE SWALLOWTAIL.  HAD TO PHOTOGRAPH THIS OVERHEAD - NOT EASY.  IT WAS SO PRETTY, THOUGH!

    THE LOVELY PIPEVINE SWALLOWTAIL. HAD TO PHOTOGRAPH THIS OVERHEAD - NOT EASY. IT WAS SO PRETTY, THOUGH!

  • PERCHED FRITILLARY, JUST A NICE COMBO OF COLORS

    PERCHED FRITILLARY, JUST A NICE COMBO OF COLORS

  • PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY.  THE NAME SAYS IT ALL, DOESN'T IT?

    PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY. THE NAME SAYS IT ALL, DOESN'T IT?

  • SOUTHERN DOGFACE BUTTERFLY.  SILLY NAME FOR SUCH A PRETTY CREATURE.

    SOUTHERN DOGFACE BUTTERFLY. SILLY NAME FOR SUCH A PRETTY CREATURE.

  • ZEBRA HELACONIAN LONG-WING BUTTERFLY.  THIS WAS DOWN IN FLORIDA - SO EXOTIC!

    ZEBRA HELACONIAN LONG-WING BUTTERFLY. THIS WAS DOWN IN FLORIDA - SO EXOTIC!

  • Mating Flies

    Mating Flies

  • UNWELCOME VISITOR IN OUR GARDEN -
A NORWAY RAT!

    UNWELCOME VISITOR IN OUR GARDEN - A NORWAY RAT!

  • Perhaps a 'Neon' Dragonfly?

    Perhaps a 'Neon' Dragonfly?

  • THE DRAGONFLY CAME TO REST FOR A MOMENT ON ONE OF LOVELY FUCHSIAS ON THE SIDE DECK.

    THE DRAGONFLY CAME TO REST FOR A MOMENT ON ONE OF LOVELY FUCHSIAS ON THE SIDE DECK.

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  • SWALLOWTAIL ON OUR RHODENDRON

    SWALLOWTAIL ON OUR RHODENDRON

  • DRAGONFLY ON LAVENDER BLOSSOM

    DRAGONFLY ON LAVENDER BLOSSOM

  • A LITTLE CRAB SPIDER APPEARED ON THE BOTTOM OF ONE OF OUR HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS . . .

    A LITTLE CRAB SPIDER APPEARED ON THE BOTTOM OF ONE OF OUR HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS . . .

  • IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE CRAB SPIDER NABBED A MOTH USING ITS LONG, STRONG FRONT LEGS AND IMMOBILIZED IT WITH A BITE INJECTING  A LETHAL DOSE OF VENOM

    IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE CRAB SPIDER NABBED A MOTH USING ITS LONG, STRONG FRONT LEGS AND IMMOBILIZED IT WITH A BITE INJECTING A LETHAL DOSE OF VENOM

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