Since it was supposed to be cooler I thought I'd stop by Triunfo Creek Park. This area is great in the spring for wildflowers..if we have rain. But it has been a dry year and it was reflected in the habitat. I was hoping to see some migrant birds including warblers but I didn't see a one. Granted it was warm and not early in the morning when most birds are active. I did hear one white crowned sparrow singing but this place usually attracts a lot of sparrows and it was pretty dead.
However, I did find a couple of cool things. Probably the best find was a Mexican Amberwing dragonfly. It's a migrant so is sometimes seen in the area but I've yet to have one land for a photo. And I haven't really seen them that often. So that was a treat. In addition, one of the valley oaks had a lot of honeydew galls and those were attracting a lot of insects.
Another cool find was this really interesting looking insect that is a dazzling red. Unfortunately I couldn't get a super sharp shot of it as it was very small and not sitting still. Finally, it was my second day in a row of finding new white checkered skippers who seem to be all coming out around the same time.
Triunfo Canyon
Definitely one of the coolest bugs I've seen...unfortunately, he was very small and moving fast so I couldn't get a great photo of him
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check out the ovipositor on that unknown red/black insect! A wasp of some kind?
I know, isn’t that crazy!
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