When the rain stopped, I took three of the kids out to photograph at Adelup. Everyone took a picture of this praying mantis....
Tag: Wildlife
Our wild friends on Guam
Waiting for Lunch
This skink was patiently waiting for ants to crawl along the bottom of the chain link fence behind our house....
Twin Fawns
These twin fawns have been hanging around my sister's house. We spotted them in the yard when we visited tonight....
The Carlia ailanpalai
The island rainbow skink is common on Guam. This one stopped to look at me as I was setting up another image at Adelup....
The Dicrurus macrocercus
We see a (rather feisty) black drongo most mornings in the tree next to our parking space. Today I had a longer lens handy....
The Agraulis vanillae
These Gulf fritillary butterflies are not native to Guam, but I have been seeing them all over the island lately....
Toad in the Mist
I found this toad just after it rained. My lens fogged up in seconds, but it created an interesting effect....
The Diplacodes bipunctata
We hiked to Tarzan Falls today and found many of these red percher dragonflies hovering over the water....
The Linckia laevigata
These blue starfish can be found at low tide at nearly every beach. Today we saw a dozen or so at Asan....
Euploea eunice larva
Two Blue Banded King Crow butterflies in the larva stage. They may be the most common variety on Guam....
An Eye for Detail
If I keep a sharp eye in the jungle I can usually find creatures and plants I haven't photographed before....
Ghost Crab
These are tough to photograph. Thankfully, I was on a rock wall above this one and had a longer lens with me....