Category Archives: Wildlife

Butterfly #43 — Common Checkered Skipper

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Roger

pyrgus communis Tuesday, October 21, 2008 — 11:28 am San Antonio, Texas — San Antonio Botanical Garden It was almost time to leave for the airport. I was standing in the formal gardens listening to some older women who were … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #42 — Fiery Skipper

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Roger

hylephila phyleus Tuesday, October 21, 2008 — 10:23 am San Antonio, Texas — San Antonio Botanical Garden I really didn’t get to know this butterfly very well. I was standing in front of the Auld House in the botanical garden. … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #41 — American Snout

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Roger

libytheana carienenta Tuesday, October 21, 2008 – 10:21 am San Antonio, Texas — San Antonio Botanical Garden Sometimes with birds, I am amazed at the lack of creativity used in giving them their English names. Not so with butterflies. There’s … Continue reading →

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Bird #447 — Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Roger

melanerpes (from melas, black, and herpes, creeper) aurifrons (from aurum, gold, and frons, front) Tuesday, October 21, 2008 — 10:02 am San Antonio, Texas — San Antonio Botanical Garden The one lifer I was almost sure of seeing in Texas … Continue reading →

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Bird #446 — Long-billed Thrasher

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Roger

toxostoma (from toxon, bow, and stoma, mouth, referring to the bill) longirostre (from longus, long, and rostris, beak) Tuesday, October 21, 2008 — 9:03 am San Antonio, Texas — San Antonio Botanical Garden Like I said, the guy in the … Continue reading →

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