It’s been a struggle the last few weeks to find new subjects to photograph. So, the hunt was on.

On Saturday, March 1, 2025, the intent had been to “chase” birds with the Sony A7R5 and Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS + FE 1.4x Teleconverter. With the absence of birds close enough to photograph, a peaceful and relaxing walk on the Mourning Dove Trail in Hot Springs Village yielded my first Arkansas butterfly of the season, a Question Mark. It was photographed both coming and going on the mile and a half walk using the Sony A7RivA camera paired with the Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens. That’s my “go to” lens for about 75% of shots.

Less stellar but interesting just the same were these fungi growing on trees along the trail.