Rainbows don't just appear after the rain.
This one came beforehand from over the Atlantic Ocean offshore from Isla Verde, San Juan, PR
on 1/7/05.
This Monarch caterpillar appeared on the
underside of a leaf of one of the many huge milkweed plants in Puerto
Rico on 2/3/02. In Ponce, milkweed plants were six feet high and
had fist-sized pods.
Rooster, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, 1/31/02. This
rooster was on its own near a shopping center.
Hermit Crab, near Loíza, Puerto Rico,
1/10/05. I saw this small animal on land, in a karst forest near
the beach.
Snail, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, 1/8/05
Snail, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, 1/9/05
Female Great Southern White.
This butterfly might officially be a "white," but it's actually very
colorful. The mostly yellow wings have some orange and green
veins, and the antennae clubs are light blue. I found this
butterfly in the only place where I've ever seen this species: at an
out-of-the-way beach in Loíza,
Puerto Rico on 1/10/05. In fact, it was visiting flowers at the
edge of a karst forest.
Male Great Southern White, Loíza,1/6/05. The
black forewing tips identify it as a male.
Male Great Southern
White, same location,
1/10/05. The blue antennae clubs show up best in this photo.
Mystery Skipper, Isla
Verde (San Juan), Puerto Rico, 1/11/05. It's also found
throughout Florida and Missouri, so I'm not surprised I saw one this far
away.
Mystery Skipper, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico,
1/09/05. This skipper seems similar to the one on the left, but
the dorsal side of the hind wings is somewhat different.
Puerto Rico Zoo
Male Peacock, Puerto Rico Zoo,
2/1/02.
Lions, 2/1/02.
Capybara (and turtle). Here a
member of the world's largest rodent species seems to be overwhelming a turtle
(on the left).
