Tracy Zubrod
@notesinnature
Nature photography to inspire you to get outdoors.
Here’s a Great Blue Heron posing nicely for me. #greatblueheron #birds
White-lined Sphinx Moth in the garden flowers. #whitelinedsphinxmoth #lepidoptera #bugsarecool
House Finch hanging out in the backyard. #housefinch #birds #backyardbirds
More wildflowers, here’s a Checkered Mallow. #checkeredmallow #wildflowers
Watched this little Least Chipmunk running around, while at the Arboretum at Flagstaff. #leastchipmunk #arboretumatflagstaff
This is either a female or immature Rufous Hummingbird flying around the garden flowers. #rufoushummingbird #hummingbirdseason #birds #backyardbirds
Monsoon clouds rolling in before the storm. #monsoonclouds #monsoonseason #northernarizona
Here’s some Honeybees on a Beardtongue plant. #honeybee #beardtongue #bugsarecool #northernarizona
Columbines come in many colors and bi-colors, which are native to North America, Europe, and Asia. They are found in high elevation areas in the northern hemisphere, in woodland and meadow areas. Here is a Golden Columbine in northern Arizona. #goldencolumbine #summerflowers
A Painted Lady with part of the wing gone. In the nice purple Veronica Speedwell flowers. #paintedlady #butterfly #lepidoptera #veronicaspeedwell #gardenflowers
Melissa Blue butterfly posing nicely. #melissabluebutterfly #butterfly #lepidoptera #bugsarecool
Pollinator week! A time to celebrate the pollinators that help support human ecosystems. They include bats, birds, and bugs found among the many and various plants out there. #honeybee #pollinators #pollinatorweek
Blooming Potts Prickly Pear #pottspricklypear #cactus #bloomingcactus
A female Broad-Tailed Hummingbird. #broadtailedhummingbird #birds #hummingbirdseason #arboretumatflagstaff
Western Black Swallowtail #westernblackswallowtail #butterfly #lepidoptera #bugsarecool
Amazing nature. Rain plus sun equals rainbow. #rainbow #colors #amazingnature
Mountain Chickadee #mountainchickadee #douglasfir #birds #grandcanyon
Wise words to live by… “If your in a bad mood, go for a walk. If your still in a bad mood, go for another walk.” –Hippocrates #walking #beinspired
Watched this Western Fence Lizard running around some rocks. #westerfencelizard #lizard #northernarizona