Last year the golf
course just beyond my
back fence was closed
for extensive renovations.
I went to the 11th green
every day for two months
to photograph a group of
scissor-tailed flycatchers.
They got to know me and
didn’t seem to mind me
being there. This is one
of my best shots.
Johnny Bliznak
ABILENE, TEXASI took this photo of a painted lady on
a tithonia blossom one September a few years ago.
That season, there were more painted ladies in the
region than I have ever seen in my butterfly-watching
time. I’ll continue to plant tithonia every year because
it seems like a real butterfly magnet.
Anna Applegate OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA
To make sharp turns and
stay agile, a scissor-tailed
flycatcher relies on its
elongated tail, which is
longer than its body!TALL
TAILS