I’m not normally into grasshoppers but these two caught my eye. First I saw this weird yellow hopper at Bald Knob NWR on Saturday and then this “camo” hopper at home while mowing. In both cases, all I had was my phone. Before you ask, the camo hopper hopped. That is how I saw him. Experts tell me the yellow hooper is a Bird Grasshopper Nymph and the camo is a Wrinkled Grasshopper.
I went dragon hunting this evening after the temperature dropped (to 98) at Cook’s Landing. The Sun was getting low which made for many shadows but the dragons were slowing down. Mostly. Below are the results plus a bonus Gulf Fritillary.
I haven’t had much time to play lately and when I did, seems like the “Drought of ’12” was impacting everything. However, I was able to get a few pictures of a few dragons including one lifer – the Royal River Cruiser.
