More Blooms and Butters

 DYC's at Sunspot NSO

Off topic, but I love Sunspot NSO. Been visiting here for years and always something new. Hwy 6563 is a scale model of the Solar System climaxing here at Ground Zero. 

Each mile is equivalent to 250 million space miles

Sundial 

Inside the Sun

Sun Model

Altitude is approaching 9600', too high for Alvin                                                                                any more so we didn't spend too much time here.

After lunch, we checked out Tularosa Canyon for B'flies. 

Pipevine 

Comma

Painted Lady

Must be sweet nectar

                    

Stunning Black and White moth
also loves the DYC

Sphinx Moth

From Zilker Canyon Trailhead adjacent to the Mescalero Reservation to Hwy 224

House Wren were abundant that day

House Wren

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. This one thought he was a Rock Wren, complete with knee bends.