Eric Gofreed
Well-Known Member
My contribution to today's Winged Wednesday is a smorgasbord of birds and bugs.
This is a Katydid (Mexican Bush Katydid to be specific) There are about 250 species in North America and Mexico. Other common names are long-horned meadow grasshoppers, Bush katydids, and Meadow katydids. For the most part, they look like green leaves with prominent veins on the wings. The species was named after their song, a raspy, staccato "katy-did, katy-didn't."
This is a European Mantis. My understanding is the Carolina praying mantis and Arizona praying mantis are the only native North American mantis species. The other fifteen species are introduced. This mantis was found inside my house. I captured him and held him for a few minutes then placed him on a plant for a photo. As you can see, he's preening himself, something only a relaxed mantis will do. Of course, he was released unharmed.
Male Anna's Hummingbird. Migration is usually over in mid-September in my yard. However, I still have thirty hummers from three species coming to my feeders, Anna's,
Black-chinned, and Rufus hummingbirds
Harris's Hawk
This Osprey dove deep in the water and came up empty-handed or should that be empty-taloned? Salvaged a severely backlit encounter.
This is a Katydid (Mexican Bush Katydid to be specific) There are about 250 species in North America and Mexico. Other common names are long-horned meadow grasshoppers, Bush katydids, and Meadow katydids. For the most part, they look like green leaves with prominent veins on the wings. The species was named after their song, a raspy, staccato "katy-did, katy-didn't."
This is a European Mantis. My understanding is the Carolina praying mantis and Arizona praying mantis are the only native North American mantis species. The other fifteen species are introduced. This mantis was found inside my house. I captured him and held him for a few minutes then placed him on a plant for a photo. As you can see, he's preening himself, something only a relaxed mantis will do. Of course, he was released unharmed.
Male Anna's Hummingbird. Migration is usually over in mid-September in my yard. However, I still have thirty hummers from three species coming to my feeders, Anna's,
Black-chinned, and Rufus hummingbirds
Harris's Hawk
This Osprey dove deep in the water and came up empty-handed or should that be empty-taloned? Salvaged a severely backlit encounter.
