The Nature Thread

I was setting up for work this morning and was being watched by four pairs of blue eyes...




A little jumping spider...

Regards
Steve

Steve,

Isn't that the deadly Blue-eyed Biter? :D

A sweet deer that was grazing along the Point Reyes seashore two weeks ago while I was traipsing about.

Gail Patricia Copus Spann

Early morning mist at Goboboseb, Namibia.
Made a nice nature photo, with a Welwitschia mirabilis and a "vetplant" growing in the foreground.

Well stretching the thread theme here a bit, here's a scene from another day at the Dangerfield household.

haha!! That's pretty funny Jay.

-Rowan Lytle

son: -picks up huge loose amethyst cluster- "Is this what we're looking for?"
father: "Holy #$@%!

... and more mushrooms! These are from Portugal




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Flying over Greenland on August 6, 2011.

Circumzenithal arc (upside down rainbow) seen in the sky here over our house two days ago at around 3 in the afternoon.

Found this 10mm yellow caterpillar/ fuzzball while walking in the rain forest in the Blue Mountains.
fungi from same area and red triangle slug.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/20/2011 05:03PM by Andy Klotz.

Fungus-Blue Mountains NSW.
Turquoise wasp.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/21/2011 12:26PM by Andy Klotz.

Some great photos, Andy. Bet that yellow caterpillar packs a potent sting.

Awesome photos everyone! A pleasure to peruse the pages.

Andy, I rather like that turquoise wasp, or is that chrysocolla with wulfenite?

cheers,
stephanie

Thanks! Such a great thread David!

Some truly beautiful Photos and glimpses of other peoples natural settings and flora and fauna from around the world.

I had a thought, that at the introduction to the post you could put a description of how to use the link to make the photos appear on the page automatically. I only just figured it out yesterday and maybe others don't know about how to do it. It would make for even more enjoyable viewing as, sometimes it sends you to the top of the page again after viewing the Jpeg. Just an idea.

Your description definitely suits better Stephanie!

Cheers, Andy.

Yesterday (Christmas Day), Di and I, and our dog Capper, decided to have a picnic lunch. Had a great time photographing the locals...

You can see more here...



Regards
Steve



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Hi Steve,

Isn't that the crab of your avatar ?

Paul.

Hi Paul

Different species

The avatar is a hermit crab. Doesn't have a hard shell.

I just fixed the link too...

Regards
Steve

Life's good for this guy... The small trout in my pond are going fast.
Happy New Year !

Snow was plentiful last winter, so much so that it almost reached the bottom of the bird feeder. This was usually out of reach for Mr. Squirrel who could now just reach up and pull out a paw-full.




Another favorite: From August 2006, sunrise on Little Sunapee Lake in New Hampshire. The night had been cool, so the warmth of the sun was lifting a fog from the lake.



Now playing: Bach: A Strange Beauty. Simone Dinnerstein.



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Life returned to the scoria ejected from the January 23, 1973 eruption on Heimaey Island, Iceland. This is sedum growing through the scoria, taken on August 5, 2011.