Butterflies in Northern Thailand

Below is a very small selection of the wonderful butterflies I photographed in Northern Thailand in December 2012. More to follow.

Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus)

Painted Jezebel (Delius Hyparete metarete)

The Common Purple Sapphire (Heliophorus epicles latilimbata)

 Three-spot Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda blanda)

The Cruiser (Vindula dejone erotella)

 Lemon Pansy (Junonia lemonias lemonias)

Red-Spot Jezebel (Delias descombesi eranthos)

Some birds at Laguna Atascosa NWR Texas, April 2012

Below are photographs of just a small number of the birds Chris and I saw at Laguna Atascosa NWR during our visit in April 2012.  A really great birding spot, like so many in Southern Texas.

Altamira Oriole

Green Jay

Common Ground Dove

Mourning Dove

Long-billed Thrasher

Plain Chachalaca