Lepidopteran Geek

[ID: Two pictures from two angles of an adult mourning dove sat on its nest with a nestling-age baby next to it. The parent is glaring at the camera in both images. /End ID]

we have baby mourning doves! this was the only one out front that I could get a clear shot of but there's at least two in there.

[ID: An adult mourning dove flaring out its wings as it runs along the roof of a house. /End ID]

[ID: A hand holding out two adult central newts. /End ID]

[ID: A spring peeper frog with its throat fully inflated and singing. /End ID]

[ID: Three photos of a female falcate orangetip butterfly perched on a small white flower. It’s a small, mostly white butterfly with a black marbled pattern on the outside of its wings and one black dot on the inside of the upper wing. In the first image, it has it’s wings fully open and facing the camera. In the second image, it is partially turned away from the camera to that you can see the inside of one wing and the outside of the other. The third image is taken from the side and it’s wings are fully closed, showing one full side of the outside of its wings.]

[ID: Seven images of various different cricket frogs. The first one is all brown and is sitting partially submerged in water. The second is another solid brown one that is sitting on the side of my hand. The next shows one that has a few green spots on it sitting on some grass that is partially submerged in water. The next frog is in this grassy area as well, but this frog is solid grey-ish brown. The next is another one with green speckles that is also sitting in shallow water. The final two pictures are of the same frog sat on a small stick. This one has a reddish-orange stripe down its back. In the first one, the stick is held out of the water and in the second it's sitting in shallow water. /End ID]

Lots of little guys!! I absolutely adore cricket frogs, it's just so much fun to see all the variance in these dudes. Not to mention that they're just cute

[ID: A male goatwing butterfly sitting on some leaf litter. Its wings are held partially open, showing a shockingly bright orange color. /End ID]

[ID: Three images of a barred owl sitting in a tree during the day. In the first image, it is sat at full height and is looking towards the camera. In the second image, it's leaned forward and looking down at something on the ground to its left. In the last image it's sat up and is glancing down directly below itself. /End ID]