Papilio polyxenes, black swallowtail

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus, desert-chicory

A species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern United States found in prairies, clay soils and disturbed habitats.

Queen Anne’s Lace

Central Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis.

Orchard Orbweaver, Leucauge venusta. In the last image the spider has a captured tick in it’s web.

rosa arvensis

salvia lyrata

I had a nice visit with this crawdad the other day!

Columbine, a native wildflower, interesting and pretty! Also, an excellent early spring hummingbird food source.

Flowers on a black locust tree.