Photos by Lisa Carroll, Elgin Animal Welfare Coordinator
Photo by Randy Mitchell A male ruby-throated hummingbird hovers in the air. Take note of the ruby throat found on males. The feathers of which resemble scales. Younger males often have just spots of red.
An eastern bloodsucking conenose walks along a forest floor. Note the overall black coloring and the six reddish-orange spots (or stripes) on each side of the abdomen. Photo by Randy Mitchell
Photos by Lisa Carroll, Elgin Animal Welfare Coordinator
Photo by Randy Mitchell A juvenile black-bellied plover rinses off a worm it has pulled from the mud. I snapped this photo in September 2019 near a large lake. An adult in the fall will look similar to this, but with a lighter (mostly white) belly and breast, and the markings on the back and wings will be less crisp.
Photo by Randy Mitchell A female wrinkled grasshopper clings to a piece of wood. Note the large head and bulky body. Note the overall beige coloring, with brown, leopard-like spots on the wings and legs.
A volunteer cuts through a locally grown watermelon at the 2016 Rush Springs Watermelon Festival. Hundreds of pounds of watermelon are consumed under the awnings at Jeff Davis Park. HMG file photo
