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Shutterbug Saturday: Critter Collections 7.0

Posted on July 13, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

All Things Critter
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III/Part IV/Part V/Part VI

Grasshopper Image One — Big grasshopper.
Taken with my old Samsung Alias II.
Nature Preserve
Round Rock, TX
10-25-2008

Lizard Image Two — Another shot of the blue tail.
05-06-2019

Tiny Bee Image Three — Tiny bee in my side yard.
05-13-2019

Ladybug Image Four — On the Riverwalk, headed to Gold Park.
Love the Ladybugs.
05-13-2019

Dragonfly Image Five — Dragonfly in the Butterfly Garden.
He looks like a Skivvy Waver.
05-17-2019

Wolf Spider Image Six — Wolf spider running on the Riverwalk.
05-19-2019

Bumblebees Image Seven — Hungry Bumbles
05-31-2019

Preying Mantis Image Eight — Young Preying Mantis on a Black-Eyed Susan.
Riverwalk
05-31-2019

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Shutterbug Saturday: Critter Collections 6.0

Posted on June 15, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

All Things Critter
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III/Part IV/Part V

Bee Image One — Coreopsis Bee
Coreopsis blooming in November.
11-04-2017

McKinley Image Two — McKinley with lunch.
I think it is a grasshopper.
09-06-2018

Daisy Image Three — Daisy Bee
At least, I think it is a daisy.
10-13-2018

Slug Image Four — Sidewalk Slug
He had places to go.
03-21-2019

Worm Image Five — Window Worm
This thing showed up during the rain storms.
It looks like a tape worm.
04-13-2019

Lizard Image Six — Blue Tail
I see these lizards all over the place.
They are quick.
05-06-2019

Flyer Image Seven — Lacy Wings
Cute green thing in the kitchen window.
05-10-2019

Moth Image Eight — Pale Blue
Tiny little moth.
05-11-2019

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Foto Friday: Critter Collections 4.0

Posted on May 31, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

My fourth installment of all things critter. All photos and video are my personal collection. ~Vic
Part I/Part II/Part III

Spiderweb Image One — Lovely web.
04-15-2017

Spiderweb Image Two — Spider nowhere to be found.

Stink Bug Image Three — Oh, the stink bugs…
It’s a cat toy when it gets in the house.
Brown Marmorated Halyomorpha Halys
07-10-2017

Green Critter Image Four — Grasshopper of some sort.
He seems comfortable on my Coleus.
07-14-2017

Garden Spider Image Five — Argiope Aurantia, McKinley spider or zigzag spider.
It maintained a web in the Sedums for several days.
07-25-2017

Daddy Longlegs Image Six — Opilione, harvester, harvestman or Daddy Longlegs.
Ever seen a group of them bob? It’s a weird thing to see.
07-25-2017

Spider Hole Image Seven — I see feet but, I don’t know what kind it is.
07-25-2017

Orb Weaver Image Eight — Neoscona Crucifera, Orb Weaver or big, fat spider on the house.
09-17-2017

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Shutterbug Saturday: Critter Collections 2.0

Posted on April 27, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

This is a continuation of nature’s creatures.
Part I was posted on April 6.
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic

Grasshopper Image One — Just hanging out on the front porch.
10-08-2014

Grasshopper Image Two — Long legs and big feet.
10-08-2014

Butterfly Image Three — Walking around town.
Poor focus but, still beautiful.
07-31-2016

Spider Image Four — This was a huge web with an equally huge spider.
Also a poor focus. I was keeping some distance.
My phone didn’t want to coöperate.
The tan blur in the center is said spider.
09-06-2016

Spider Image Five — Another huge spider, hanging from the eave over the front porch.
A light rain highlighted the web.
09-30-2016

Mole Image Eight — I believe this cute, deceased, furry thing is a mole but, I’m not totally sure.
The neighbor’s cat brought me a present.
10-21-2016

Preying Mantis Image Six — I nearly missed seeing this after finding the mole.
She is almost the same color as the table.

Preying Mantis Image Seven — This is the first Preying Mantis I’ve seen that was brown.
Most of the ones I have encountered, before, were green.

More to come…

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Shutterbug Saturday: Flowers For Everyone

Posted on September 1, 2018 Updated on August 17, 2020

All photos, below, are my personal collection ©. ~Vic

Lily Image One — Happy grasshopper on the Lily.
08-06-2018

Arizona Sun Image Two — I see you!
Arizona Sun
08-06-2018

Rose of Sharon Image Three — Cheery Rose of Sharon bloom.
08-16-2018

Black-eyed Susan Image Four — Black-eyed Susans hanging out.
08-06-2018

Hibiscus Image Five — Happy Hibiscus
09-01-2018

Liriope Image Six — I followed this Bumblebee all over the place.
It went from Liriope to Liriope.
I finally got a shot.
08-17-2018

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