Camellia japonica ‘Jerry Hill’

Jerry Hill Camellia (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+2 app in macro mode)

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Altamira Oriole

Spent a wonderful afternoon at the National Butterfly Center in Mission, TX with my high school friend, Vanessa. I was using my Nikon D850 for macro shots, my iPhone for overall shots, and my Nikon Coolpix P1000 for bird shots. There is such diversity of wildlife in this sanctuary that is adjacent to Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. I wanted to see this sanctuary before “the wall” cuts through the middle of it. I talked at length with an employee of the center and learned quite a bit about the issues related to the wall, as well as the myriad water and environmental laws that are being circumvented for this project.

This is an Altamira Oriole, just one of the many unusual birds we saw this afternoon.

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iPhoneography: Nasturtium

Nasturtium (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode)

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iPhoneography: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, Snapseed2 app border)

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iPhoneography: Blooming aloe vera

Photographed at Mission Concepcíon in San Antonio, Texas (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+2 app in macro mode)

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iPhoneography: Live oak tree with Tillandsia air plants

Photographed at Mission San José in San Antonio, Texas

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iPhoneography: Wylie sky

Sunset over Wylie, Texas (iPhone 8Plus)

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