Mating Tiger Beetles

I was thrilled to be shown two of these beautiful Claybank Tiger Beetles this afternoon. They occur in the same area as the snake Hibernaculum, where I took the photo of a snake that I have just uploaded. I thought these beetles were much larger than they are - only very small and pretty well impossible to see against the cliff surface. They seem to fly away as soon as anyone starts approaching them : ). Thank you so much, D, for finding these for me to see. Now I know what to look for.