11-29-25
Bold Jumping Spider
(Phidippus audax)
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #BoldJumpingSpider #Phidippusaudax #Arachnids #Phidippus #jumpingspider #Salticidae #Araneae #Arachnida #nikon #nikond7500 #naturephotography #arthropod #Texas #TX #TAMUCC

11-29-25
Gulf Fritillary
(Dione vanillae)
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #entomology #lepidoptera #GulfFritillary #Dionrvanillae #nikon #nikond7500 #naturephotography #insects #butterfly #Texas #TX #TAMUCC #Agraulis #Dione #Heliconiinae #Nymphalidae

11-29-25
Old man's beard
(Clematis drummondii)
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #botany #Clematisdrummondii #oldmansbeard #nikon #nikond7500 #naturephotography #Texas #TX #TAMUCC #flowers #botany #petals #Clematis #Anemoneae #Ranunculoideae #buttercup

11-1-25
Ailanthus Webworm Moth
(Atteva aurea)
San José Island, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #entomology #lepidoptera #AilanthusWebwormMoth #nikon #nikond7500 #naturephotography #insects #moth #arthropod #Texas #TX #SanJoseIsland #Yponomeutoidea #Attevidae #TropicalErmineMoths

11-1-25
Common Buckeye
(Junonia coenia)
San José Island, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #entomology #lepidoptera #commonbuckeye #nikon #nikond7500 #naturephotography #insects #Butterfly #arthropod #Texas #TX #SanJoseIsland #Nymphalinae #Nymphalidae #Papilionoidea #butterflies

Thanks, very beautiful

11-1-25
Camphorweed
(Heterotheca subaxillaris)
San José Island, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #Camphorweed #flowers #botany #Heterotheca #nikon #nikond7500 #naturephotography #Astereae #Asteroideae #Asteraceae #Asterales #Texas #TX #Heterothecasubaxillaris #petals

9-6-25
Garden Orbweaver
(Argiope sp.)
Dick Kleberg Park
Kingsville, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #gardenorbweaver #Agiope #spider #Kingsville #Texas #TX #nikon #nikond7500 #arachnids #invertebrates #araneae #Orbweavers #arthropods #Wildlife

9-6-25
Large Orange Sulphur
(Phoebis agarithe)
Dick Kleberg Park
Kingsville, TX

#texasphotography #entomology #lepidoptera #Texas #TX #entomologyphotography #insect #bug #invertebrates #Kingsville #largeorangesulphur #Phoebisagarithe #nikon ##nikond7500

9-6-25
Queen Butterfly
(Danaus gilippus)
Dick Kleberg Park
Kingsville, TX

#wildlifephotography #entomology #lepidoptera #queenbutterfly #danausgilipus #Nymphalidae #tigerbutterflies #Texaswildlife #naturephotography #nikon #nikond7500 #insect #invertebrate #bugs #texas #TX #Kingsville #Wildlife

I volunteered to help clean up my local tidal flats this Saturday

Just organizing photos that I took this Thanksgiving weekend

6-19-25
Mexican bonebract
(Sclerocarpus uniserialis)
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, TX

#botany #photography #texas #TX #Nikon #Nikond7500 #Aransas #Aransasnationalwildliferefuge #nature #Texaswildlife #naturephotography #nikon #nikond7500 #Sclerocarpusuniserialis #Mexicanbonebract #Asteraceae

6-19-25
Texas vervain
(Verbena halei)
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. TX

#Flowers #Flower #photography #texas #TX #Nikon #Nikond7500 #Aransas #Aransasnationalwildliferefuge #nature #Texaswildlife #naturephotography #flora #petals #nikon #nikond7500 #verbena #Verbenahalei #Texasvervain

6-19-25
Sunshine Mimosa
(Mimosa strigillosa)
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. TX

#Flowers #texas #TX #Nikon #Nikond7500 #Aransasnationalwildliferefuge #nature #Texaswildlife #naturephotography #nikon #nikond7500 #sensitiveplants #Mimosa #legumes #Fabales #Sunshinemimosa #mimosastrigillosa

3-14-25
Variegated Fritillary
(Euptoieta claudia)
Old Baylor Park
Independence, TX

#tx #texas #nikon #nature #nikond7500 #oldbaylorpark #Euptoieta #Wildlife #entomology #Fritillaries #Heliconiinae #Nymphalidae #Lepidoptera #butterfly #butterflies #insect #bug #VariegatedFritillary #Euptoietaclaudia

3-14-25
Drummond's Onion
(Allium drummondii)
Old Baylor Park
Independence, TX

#tx #texas #nikon #nature #nikond7500 #botany #flora #petals #flowers #oldbaylorpark #Drummond'sOnion #Amerallium #Allieae #onions #allium #Amaryllidaceae #Asparagales #alliumdrummondii

7-5-25
Violet Ruellia
(Ruellia nudiflora)
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

#tx #texas #CorpusChristi #tamucc #nikon #nature #nikond7500 #botany #flora #petals #flowers #Ruellia #Ruelliinae #Ruellieae #Acanthoideae #Acanthaceae #Violetruellia #ruellianudiflora

3-14-25
Parasitoid Wasp on a live oak gall
(Ormyrus sp.)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX

#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #Wildlife #photography #nature #entomology #naturephotography #wasp #Ormyridae #Ormyrus #Chalcid #Chalcidoidea #Hymenoptera #insect #parasitoid #gall #wasps

7-5-25
Crab Spider
(Mecaphesa dubia)
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

#tx #texas #CorpusChristi #nikon #nature #nikond7500 #entomology #arachnid #tamucc #spider #crabspider #Mecaphesa #entomologyphotography #Entelegynae #Araneomorphae #Araneae #Arthropods #Arthropoda

7-5-25
Gulf Fritillary
(Dione vanillae)
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

#tx #texas #CorpusChristi #nikon #nature #nikond7500 #entomology #Insecta #tamucc #insect #bug #butterfly #Gulffritillary #Dionevanillae #Agraulis #Dione #Heliconiini #Longwings #Heliconiinae #Nymphalidae #Lepidoptera

7-5-25
Keyhole wasp
(Pachodynerus nasidens)
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX

#tx #texas #CorpusChristi #nikon #nikond7500 #entomology #wasp #keyholewasp #Pachodynerusnasidens #Pachodynerus #Vespidae #Hymenoptera #Insecta #tamucc #insect #bug #photography #entomologyphotography #tamucc

Lost Maples State Natural Area, flooding on the road

Lost Maples State Natural Area, flooding on the road

Lost Maples State Natural Area, flooding on the road

Lost Maples State Natural Area, flooding on the road

Due to the severe flooding around Central Texas, I had to leave my campsite early.

PLEASE stay safe everyone

3-14-25
Cretanweed
(Hedypnois rhagadioloides)

#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Hedypnois #Asteraceae #Asterales #Asterids #floraphotography #flowers #plants

3-22-25
Daisy fleabane
(Erigeron annuus)
Boonville Heritage Park
Bryan, TX

#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Asterales #Asteraceae #Erigeron #Asterids #Wildlife #floraphotography #flowers #plants

The amount of patience to get this shot!

3-14-25
Texas baby blue eyes
(Nemophila phacelioides)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX

#tx #texas #nature #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #naturephotography #botany #petals #Nemophila #Boraginaceae #Boraginales #Asterids #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #flowers #plants