Austin 3/17/09

Top: Mournful thyris on Mexican plum at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (LBJWC). An eight-spotted forester was in the same tree. Middle: Pasimachus sp. ground beetle at LBJWC, along the woods/meadow trails behind the buildings. Note purple elytral margins. Bottom: Ruby-crowned Kinglet at Hornsby Bend, behind the blind, around 7 p.m. This bird sat still for two minutes or so, not preening but just looking around.