Nalle Bunny Run Group Walk 2016-10-15
Yesterday morning four folks joined me for the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. These are general nature observation walks, but usually we concentrate on finding birds more than anything else because birds are what I know best. Yesterday instead we focused on pollinators and the plants they were on, as part of TPWD's 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz. Attached are our resulting plant and pollinator observations.
When you think of pollinators, butterflies and bees come to mind. But there are many others, including many flies, hemipterans, wasps, and more. In addition to the european Honey Bees we have many species of native bees. My favorite yesterday was this tiny bee covered in white hair with blue eyes. I hope someone on iNaturalist will help me identify it!
The most common butterfly of the morning was the white and orange Common Mestra. We saw a hundred at least! This has been a very successful year for this species, maybe because their inconspicuous host plant, Noseburn, is also doing very well this year. Here's a photo of one on its host plant:
Frostweed was the most common flowering plant, and that's where we found the most pollinators. Here's a Queen butterfly on a large patch:
You might notice that the Queen butterfly above looks very similar to a Monarch butterfly. We found both yesterday, but we found more Queens than Monarchs. I only got one photograph of a Monarch, also on Frostweed:
The most exciting butterfly observation was of a Zebra Heliconian that just briefly flew by us. Unfortunately I wasn't able to photograph it.
Here are a few pollinators that were not bees or butterflies. See the same photos on the attached observations to see what they are.
Here's our complete bird list.
And here are a few more photos on Flickr.
Special thanks to @billdodd for helping us identify plants, and for finding the tiny patch of Alabama Lipfern below!
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Peucetia viridansHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Libytheana carinentaHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Strymon melinusHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Libytheana carinentaHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Alaheimo ScoliinaeHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Lerema acciusHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Dione vanillaeHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Monarkkiperhonen (Danaus plexippus)Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Suku AgapostemonHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Danaus gilippusHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Calycopis isobeonHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Vespula squamosaHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Kiiltokärpäset (Suku Lucilia)Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Archilestes grandisHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Danaus gilippusHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Suku MelissodesHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Mestra amymoneHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Phyciodes tharosHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Phidippus cardinalisHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Mestra amymoneHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
Common Mestra was by far the most common butterfly on this morning, and we saw at least 100. This photo shows one on its host plant, Noseburn.
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Tarhamehiläinen (Apis mellifera)Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Danaus gilippusHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Danaus gilippusHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Dione vanillaeHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Abaeis nicippeHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Kojootti (Canis latrans)Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Junonia coeniaHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Verbesina virginicaHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Suku TragiaHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Verbesina virginicaHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Havainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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Helenium amarumHavainnoija
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Taken during the monthly group walk on the Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve. This month we focused on finding pollinators for the 2016 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz organized by TPWD.
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