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Danny Jones
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May 29, 2012 02:35AM 		us    
This golden mantle ground squirrel was a mucher of the first order and had no fear. His station was on one of the walk ways above Old Faithful.

Danny Jones
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Tom Bennett
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June 05, 2012 07:43PM 		us    
Saw this a few weeks back hunting for rocks ......
Lovely ruins ....
Too bad it has been so vandalized ....

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Stephen Rose
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June 12, 2012 05:27PM
These orange sulfur butterflies are sipping water from a damp boulder. All facing the same direction for some reason.



Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park, Hawaii, May, 2012

Cheers!

Steve
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Rob Woodside
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June 12, 2012 05:51PM 		ca    
A couple are backwards. What direction was the wind and where was the sun?
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W Laird Fowler
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June 12, 2012 06:18PM


I agree with seeking the other pleasures with prospecting - working the dumps. here are a few of my favorite ohotos I took a few years back in Colorado San Juan district.

~Laird
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Glenn Rhein
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June 12, 2012 06:32PM
Amazing pictures W Laird
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Stephen Rose
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June 12, 2012 08:14PM
Rob,

The wind was naf; the spot was very sheltered. The sun was at about two o'clock relative to the photo and it was early afternoon.

You are right! There has to be a rebel or two in every group. smiling smiley

Cheers,

Steve
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Alessio Piccioni
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June 12, 2012 08:44PM 		it    
Some photos from Norway



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Rob Woodside
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June 12, 2012 09:38PM 		ca    
Thanks Steve, That's a cool photo. Possibly they were sunning while imbibibing. In the chrysalis the wings are all folded up and on hatching they tend to hang vertically to let their "blood" flow into the wings and expand them. Many species warm themselves with open wings perpendicular to the sun's
rays, but sulfurs and related species like to perch with closed wings like these.

Alessio, those are great photos. The second one reminds me of some of Bob Meyer's stacked micro photos!!! Do you know what the white plant is?
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Alessio Piccioni
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June 14, 2012 07:46PM 		it    
Hi Rob, i don't know exactly, i think maybe some particular lichen from the Hardangervidda national park. I know that the plant with black "fruit" with white "lichen", is a rare plant of Hardangervidda land, but i don't remember the name.
Tomorrow if i found the norwegian books i try to find the photo and name of Hardangervidda flora.
Here you can see the big photo
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Peter Andresen
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June 15, 2012 10:59AM 		no    
It's right that the white is a lichen, and it's of the family Cladonia, subfamily Cladina.

The plant with the black berries is Empetrum nigrum called "Krekling" in norwegian.

Peter
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Antonio Borrelli
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June 15, 2012 12:30PM 		it    
Two shots of Mt Kilimanjaro on my way back from Madagascar.




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Antonio
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Rob Woodside
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June 15, 2012 04:44PM 		ca    
Thanks Alessio and Peter. smileys with beer
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Alessio Piccioni
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June 15, 2012 07:51PM 		it    
Thank you so much Peter because on my norwegian books i don't find information thumbs up
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Peter Andresen
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June 15, 2012 08:56PM 		no    
No problem, Alessio!

And next time you are planing a trip to Norway, send me a mail! smiling smiley

Peter
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Jonathan Woolley
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June 16, 2012 04:33AM 		us    
Black-throated green warbler from our backyard. He was slightly stunned from flying into the window near the feeder, but recovered nicely and flew off a few minutes later. My wife snapped a few photos after she rescued him. :)



Best regards,
Jonathan



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Fred E. Davis
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June 16, 2012 01:31PM 		us    
Jonathan - Check the bushes near the feeder; I'll bet there are two more hiding there! winking smiley
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Jonathan Woolley
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June 16, 2012 05:59PM 		us    
Fred, unfortunately they don't nest here in Texas. He was just passing through on his way north a few months ago. Maybe we'll see him again in a few months on his return trip.

Best regards,
Jonathan
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Fred E. Davis
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June 16, 2012 09:41PM 		us    
Oh well, that just disproves the old adage: A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.
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Jonathan Woolley
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June 17, 2012 12:59AM 		us    
Got it now, Fred! Very funny, and sorry that I completely missed the joke first time around... grinning smiley

Best regards,
Jonathan
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