Author Archives: joeschelling

About joeschelling

Birding, butterflies, nature photography, and travel blog from right here in Albuquerque New Mexico.

Most of May

Posted on May 29, 2023 by joeschelling

Since wrapping up our Birdathon trip in early May, somehow the rest of the month pretty much just zoomed by, but it seems I still managed at least one decent photo most days. Thought I’d share some of them here … Continue reading →

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Birdathon and More

Posted on May 8, 2023 by joeschelling

Since my last posting on April 13, several outings have turned up some new butterflies for the year and I’ve seen a couple more Great Horned Owl nests with this year’s new little ones along with some newly arrived birds. … Continue reading →

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Finally Spring

Posted on April 13, 2023 by joeschelling

Although Spring officially started the day of my last post, with very few exceptions it wasn’t until this week that it seems to have finally arrived. For most of that time, it’s been rather cold and often cloudy, windy, rainy, … Continue reading →

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Another Nepali Adventure

Posted on March 20, 2023 by joeschelling

For years now, I’ve tried to spot the earliest emergence of Sandia Hairstreaks on the Texas Beargrass (Nolina texana) in my ‘local patch’, Embudito Canyon. Once I had one at the end of February, for several years they appeared by … Continue reading →

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Milestone

Posted on March 5, 2023 by joeschelling

Not too many pictures to post this time, but wanted to highlight that today marks 12 years since I first started this blog way back on March 5, 2011. Here we are 363 posts later, and it’s still fun getting … Continue reading →

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A Few Good Birds

Posted on February 6, 2023 by joeschelling

Wanted to share some of the photos of birds taken in New Mexico since the first of the year in this blog post. I haven’t gotten out much, first being off to Texas for a week, sometimes due to weather … Continue reading →

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Quick Trip to Texas

Posted on January 24, 2023 by joeschelling

Haven’t had the opportunity for many photos since my last post (until last Sunday…will save those for my next post). But wanted to share a few of those from a quick trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) in … Continue reading →

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Year-end Post

Posted on December 27, 2022 by joeschelling

Less than a week to go to 2023, and things are looking good for the new year. To wrap up 2022, here are some of my photos taken since about Thanksgiving, and while it’s possible I might get a few … Continue reading →

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A Few Recent Photos

Posted on November 20, 2022 by joeschelling

Not too much to talk about in this post, but wanted to get some of my latest photos out there taken since early November. It’s been pretty chilly around here lately, and while I have been getting out fairly regularly … Continue reading →

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October Wrapup

Posted on November 2, 2022 by joeschelling

Since my last posting just after the Balloon Fiesta, things have been a little slow around here photo-wise. Butterflies have definitely been few and far between lately as the season winds down and the weather has cooled off. That’s had … Continue reading →

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