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The Daily Bucket: A Photo Diary for Monday Morning [1]

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Date: 2024-06-24  

Some photos of creatures that get a little less of the spotlight than our dinosaur friends. All taken since June 1.

WARNING: Photo heavy

The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns spinning around us. We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below.

Lizards, 2 out of I don’t know how many are in my area. I have photographed 6 species and I think there are at least as many more I have yet to see or recognize.

Western Fence

Western Whiptail

Some flowers and bees

A lovely bee in this one

Some more bees

Honey Bee

Butterflies

Cabbage White

Woodland Skipper

Mexican Cloudywing

Tiger Swallowtail

Lorquin’s Admiral and a wee bug

Lorquin’s Admiral

Gratuitous Bug

Myrmeleon of some kind, first I remember encountering.

Desert Cottontail

Dragonflies

Common Whitetail female

Common Whitetail male

Western Pondhawk

Blue Dasher female

8-spotted Skimmer

Flame Skimmer

Variegated Meadowhawk male

Variegated Meadowhawk female

Blue-eyed Darner female

Damselflies

Emma’s Dancer male

Emma’s Dancer female

Tule Bluet male

Tule Bluet female

I would love for everyone to share their photos and videos of the unsung creatures in your area.

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