Question Mark?

Thursday, May 19, 2016

One of the most common riparian woodland butterflies in much of the eastern part of the United States, including South Texas, will typically be found flying low above the ground and landing amid the fallen leaves:

With its wings folded closed, it is very well camouflaged amid the leaf debris:

But the question remains: how did this butterfly get its rather questionable name? On the underside of the hind wings are two very small, silverly white marks, one comma shaped and next to that a dot, that together appear to be a Question Mark:

These photos were taken on a walk along the Mud Creek trail in McAllister Park on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.

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"With a Radiance From Within, The Cactus Flower..."

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Prickly Pear flowers can range from neon yellow to flaming red-orange. And when the sunlight embraces them just right...

These photos were taken on a walk along the Mud Creek trail in McAllister Park on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.

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The Bucks Stopped Here

Saturday, May 14, 2016

I don't know if there have been any formal studies, but I suspect the highest white-tailed deer population density in San Antonio's natural areas and green spaces is at McAllister Park:

These photos were taken on a walk along the Mud Creek trail in McAllister Park on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.

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A Lush Riparian Habitat

Thursday, May 12, 2016

It has been a couple years since I've walked at McAllister Park. Not much has changed, except the vegetation is far more lush now with all the rain the past year:

These photos were taken on a walk along the Mud Creek trail in McAllister Park on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.

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Oh, Deer

Thursday, February 14, 2013

This set of photos of a white-tailed deer was taken on my walk at McAllister Park yesterday (Wednesday, February 13, 2013). The doe clearly saw that I was nearby, but obviously didn't feel threatened to the point where she was in any hurry to interrupt her foraging: