Fly By

I was excited to capture a huge tarantula hawk wasp enjoying some milkweed this week. He was pretty annoyed by my flash so I did not push my luck considering these guys are reported to have one of the most painful stings of all invertebrates. I took a couple of shots and then left him to enjoy his flowers.:) On a sad note, the Springs Preserve butterfly habitat will be closing for the season. The temps are now reaching 100F so we will be re-opening the butterfly habitat in the fall. Bye bye until next time butterflies!

 Trantula hawk enjoying some milkweed

The dreaded cazador from Fall Out Vegas!

 Pfft!

 Buckeye

 Southern white

Spring Break

Spent the last few days enjoying the small Xeric Garden at UNLV http://facilities.unlv.edu/landscape/xeric.html and the Marjorie Barrick Museum https://www.unlv.edu/barrickmuseum with the kids. Both are free and it was a pleasant visit. We especially enjoyed the bold and colorful paintings by John Millei.

Due to Spring break my Monday at work has been hectic, but enjoyable due to the 80F weather and the spike in Springs Preserve visitation. :D

 Pink primrose

 Daisy blue

 Rock roses

 This was the first time I have ever seen a robin in Las Vegas. Pretty darn cool!

 Callistemon bottlebrush shrub

 Southern White butterfly

 Orange barred sulfur butterfly

 Monarch

As the afternoon begins to fade the funnel weavers begin to edge out along the trails.