Category: #FlagstaffArizona

• Four Raptors

  Raptors are birds of prey. I try not to overuse the word “awesome,” but raptors are awesome, awe-inspiring. I love it when raptors, who have extremely sharp eyes, are so generous as to allow me to photograph them. So, I have gathered here, in one place, photos of four different raptors— three diurnal and one…

  jwilce

  November 14, 2015

  #bird photography, #FlagstaffArizona, #hawks, #outdoor photography, #photography, #raptors, #wildlife photography, Arizona, bird photography, bird photos, outdoor photography, wildlife photography

• What’s the beetle doing to its companion?

  This brief video (about 7 seconds long) captures a pair of beetles, apparently “Darkling Beetles” (family Tenebrionidae). It shows one beetle touching the other with its antennae.  The video was shot September 5 on Fatman’s Loop trail (Mt. Elden area of Flagstaff, Arizona).  I removed the sound track and edited out most of the effects…

  jwilce

  September 7, 2015

  #FlagstaffArizona, #insects, #MountElden, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #wildlife photography

  #beetles, #insects, #naturevideos