Insects

When the days get hot and the birds go to hide, many birders turn to the study of butterflies, dragonflies, and damselflies. Their vivid colors and intricate patterns can be quite fascinating. With the help of binoculars and spotting scopes, you can get close enough for a good view without scaring off the subject.

A Surprise Visitor at Our Door

A Surprise Visitor at...

Praying Mantis side view shows the gripping claws on its...

A Surprise Visitor...

Praying Mantis side view shows the gripping claws on its...

Painted Lady Migrates Through So Cal

Painted Lady Migrates...

The 2019 Painted Lady movements through Southern California were impressive....

Painted Lady Migra...

The 2019 Painted Lady movements through Southern California were impressive....

The Death of Planet Earth

The Death of Planet E...

NASA Captures “EPIC” Earth Image (click on photos to enlarge)...

The Death of Plane...

NASA Captures “EPIC” Earth Image (click on photos to enlarge)...

Anza-Borrego Super-Bloom

Anza-Borrego Super-Bloom

The wildflowers north of Borrego Springs Just when you think...

Anza-Borrego Super...

The wildflowers north of Borrego Springs Just when you think...

Deep Creek Dragonflies

Deep Creek Dragonflies

Gray Sanddragon lifting off When summer hits the doldrums set...

Deep Creek Dragonf...

Gray Sanddragon lifting off When summer hits the doldrums set...

Filigree Skimmer 3rd record in CA

Filigree Skimmer 3rd ...

Filigree Skimmer face on When the dog days of summer...

Filigree Skimmer 3...

Filigree Skimmer face on When the dog days of summer...

Variegated Meadowhawks

Variegated Meadowhawks

The Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a large North American...

Variegated Meadowh...

The Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympetrum corruptum) is a large North American...

Wandering Skippers

Wandering Skippers

Wandering Skipper nectaring on Heliotrope Flowers The Wandering Skipper (Panoquina...

Wandering Skippers

Wandering Skipper nectaring on Heliotrope Flowers The Wandering Skipper (Panoquina...

Blue-eyed Darners

Blue-eyed Darners

Blue-eyed Darner in flight Blue-eyed Darners (Rhionaeschna multicolor) are common...

Blue-eyed Darners

Blue-eyed Darner in flight Blue-eyed Darners (Rhionaeschna multicolor) are common...

Hairstreak Butterflies

Hairstreak Butterflies

Hairstreaks high-jacked us on a recent birding trip to Big...

Hairstreak Butterf...

Hairstreaks high-jacked us on a recent birding trip to Big...

Salton Sea Dragonflies

Salton Sea Dragonflies

Female Roseate Skimmers are common Salton Sea dragonflies We took...

Salton Sea Dragonf...

Female Roseate Skimmers are common Salton Sea dragonflies We took...

OC NABA Butterfly Counts, 2014

OC NABA Butterfly Cou...

Marine Blue Butterfly on OC NABA butterfly count The Orange...

OC NABA Butterfly ...

Marine Blue Butterfly on OC NABA butterfly count The Orange...