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The Green Basilisk Lizard is native to Central America. Because he runs on water on his hind legs, he is also called the Jesus Christ Lizard.

American bushtits gathering on a prop spiked with suet. Females have pale eyes and males have dark eyes.

I won't be back home til Thursday. My contribution to the Tuesday afternoon edition of Winged Wednesday is part 3 of my headshot series. I can do part 4 next week or move on. Let me know if you have a preference. Golden Eagle, USA (captive bird) Chestnut-headed oropendola, Ecuador...

The pure gold-green sweat bee (Augochlora pura). I'm pretty sure this is a female because she has blue eyes. Males have green eyes. Regrettably, I couldn't confirm that with a Google search

"Headshots" part 2: My contributions to today's Winged Wednesday are 5 more portraits. For next week's Winged Wednesday I'm considering trying to use the entire box of Crayola, Sandhill Crane series, Raptors series, Bald Eagle series, or perhaps another headshots part 3. What would my fellow...

My contributions to today's Winged Wednesday are headshots part 1. Part 2 next week Regrettably, this was the only photo I got of the elusive Yellow-eyed Penguin. They are endemic to New Zealand and are the world's rarest penguins and perhaps the shyest too. The Black Guan is a Costa Rican...

My contributions today are from a chapter of a photobook I'm doing for my family and friends. Evolving Together So, in exchange for producing very tasty nectar, wrapping it in a colorful flower, and concealing it from bugs, hummingbirds have evolved with different bill shapes and sizes to...

I found this 4-inch monster eating aphids in my yard. After the photo, I put him back where I found him

My contributions to today's Winged Wednesday are birds with unique bills. All bird species have unique evolutionary adapted bills specialized to their niche in the biosphere but some bills are spectacular in color and shape. Grey-breasted mountain toucan: The bill is large and adept at...

This inch-long frog was on my cabin window. The name “glass frog” is derived from the frog’s translucent skin on his belly and chest that permits visualization of his internal organs including the blood supply, lungs, heart, and intestines. These frogs are tree toppers and only come to the...

I'll start off today's Winged Wednesday with something different, bug portraits. I hope no one gets grossed out One of my favorite macros is Robberfly portrait. This is a photo stack of 30 or so photos. Praying Mantis portrait (photo stack of 17 photos) This Western Paper Wasp was nice...

My contributions for today's Winged Wednesday are birds with "blue" in their common name. Blue Dacnis, Female top, male bottom, Panama Blue-necked tanager, Columbia SA Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Ohio Blue-winged teal, Florida Blue-winged mountain tanager, Columbia SA

The title is compliments of Douglas Sherman. Lots going on here. One bee is mostly eaten while another arrives. The antlion has been decapitated. "People who can't distinguish between etymology and entomology bug me in ways I cannot put into words."

For today's Winged Wednesday, I'll contribute photographs of the three species of phalaropes (slender-necked shorebirds) "Phalaropes reverse the usual sex roles in birds: Females are larger and more colorful than males; females take the lead in courtship, and males are left to incubate the eggs...

I'm picking birds that will probably be new to you and the color blue for my contributions to Today's Winged Wednesday. You do not have to follow my motif. Please post anything with wings. Female Blue Darcus (Costa Rica) male Blue Darcus (Costa Rica) Blue-throated Starfront (Columbia)...

My contributions to today's Winged Wednesday are birds that have the word "black" in their name. Male Black-chinned hummingbird vs yellowjacket Juvenile common Black Hawk with lunch (probably, a Western Fence Lizard) Blackburnian Warbler Black-headed grosbeak Black-capped Tanager

Today's edition of Winged Wednesday is the "Hummingbirds in my yard" Multi-flash Hummingbird Setup: www.flickr.com/photos/egofreed/45147025232/in/album-72157... Male Black-chinned hummingbird Face-off Black-chinned hummingbirds. (male on the right) Competing for nectar. (Black-chinned...

My contributions for today's Winged Wednesday are birds found on or near water. Belted Kingfisher female American White Pelicans Anhinga Atlantic Puffin Cinnamon Teal drake American Avocet

Today's Winged Wednesday is a variety of winged creatures that don't have feathers. Ebony Jewlwing damselfly (male) Variegated Meadowhawk Dragonfly Painted Lady Butterfly Ashy Gray Lady Beetle Canyon bat