Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/31/2026)

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I didn't get an opportunity to get out late last week because of a modeling-related road trip with my wife. So, even though it was a bit muggy out, I went for a walk with my camera. 

It was fairly active out there today and I didn't need to rely on tracking down some dragonflies this time around. I even spotted a mystery bird (see below) that required some sleuthing from my wife to back up my first thoughts.

Here are some of the photos:



There are a lot of these late summer/early fall flowers out, so I figured I'd try to get some photos of them. I got one with and one without a bee.



This was a pretty large moth. I spotted it from some distance away.


This pelican pod wasn't the most cooperative. I had to zoom in to maximum just to get this photo and they immediately started swimming away from me despite quite a bit of distance from the shore. 


This guy (or girl), in comparison, was very cooperative, giving me multiple photo opportunities so I could choose the best one.


I've gotten photos of these turtles before, but they were there and I had my camera.


This one was a bit of a surprise because I only had an opportunity to take one photo before it flew off and somehow managed to get it in focus on the first try.



The current opinion on the mystery bird is it is a juvenile cedar waxwing. Feel free to post corrections to that identification in the comments section (when I tried to use Google for confirmation, it kept giving me birds native to Africa).

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Here are some of my previous nature photos:

Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/19/2026)

Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/14/2026)

Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/20/2026)

Just a Couple Rabbit Photos

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