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Paul De Bondt
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August 01, 2011 03:21PM 		be    
Hi all,

Great images, thanks for shearing.

Yesterday I took these few images.

First is a young Palomena Prasina. Her wings and shield is not yet present.
Second is a Mimas Tiliae caterpillar.
Third is a fly on a leaf.

Zenjoy.

Take care and best regards.

Paul.
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Paul De Bondt
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August 01, 2011 03:23PM 		be    
And the day ended by a beautifull sunset.

Paul.


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Jim Bean
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August 02, 2011 03:22AM 		us    
Since we're off of insects for a minute I'll post a contender from last night to Paul's picture.


But the one I've been meaning to add to this thread is a very nice wildflower bloom in the Temblor Range, very close to Soda Lake in central California.

April 2010
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Douglas Merson
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August 04, 2011 04:34AM 		us    
Sunset on a beach just north of Kona Airport and sea turtles seen on hike back to the car. These were taken in October 2006, just a few days after the two 6+ quakes centered a few miles from here. We had just passed the point of no return on the trip over when we were notified of the quakes.



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Maggie Wilson
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August 06, 2011 12:42AM 		ca    


Black and yellow garden spider - very common in this area - the female sits in the center of her web -

[en.wikipedia.org]

The web of the yellow garden spider is distinctive: a circular shape up to 2 feet (60 cm) in diameter, with a dense zigzag of silk, known as a stabilimentum, in the center. The purpose of the stabilimentum is disputed. It is possible that it acts as camouflage for the spider lurking in the web's center, but it may also attract insect prey, or even warn birds of the presence of the otherwise difficult-to-see web. Only those spiders that are active during the day construct stabilimenta in their webs.
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David K. Joyce
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August 06, 2011 02:51AM 		ca    
You guys are gross! All these icky bugs. Here is a nice image of a Heron sitting in a pine tree by a lake near Bancroft, Ontario. I took the photo while sipping cognac on Frank and Wendy Melansons' sun deck after a hard day of selling minerals at the Bancroft Gemboree.

Cheers,
David K Joyce
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David Bernstein
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August 07, 2011 11:18AM
This one is for David Joyce who intimated through his post that he would like to see more bug shots. >:D< I encountered this fine fellow near the infamous Peter Mine Superfund site in Ringwood, New Jersey. It's not a bug but it sure is a tad icky!



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Wayne Corwin
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August 07, 2011 02:56PM 		us    
Nice leopard slug David ::o
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David Bernstein
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August 07, 2011 04:48PM
He/she is impressive, eh? I was amazed to find out after I got home yesterday that they were not native to North America having been introduced here at the time of George Washington!
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Glenn Rhein
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August 26, 2011 03:17AM
The crystals are not the only things that gets big here in Amity, check out the mushrooms !

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Wayne Corwin
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August 26, 2011 01:14PM 		us    
Glenn

Thats totally Amazing >:D<
How did it cook up ? X(

Wayne
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Dan Fountain
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August 26, 2011 01:25PM 		us    
Glenn,

I hope it didn't go to waste - looks like it was in prime condition for slicing & sautéing...
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Maggie Wilson
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August 26, 2011 01:43PM 		ca    
yup, tis the season for puffball - dipped in egg, fried and served with lots of ground pepper, Monterey Jack cheese and freshly sliced field tomatoes!

YUM!

(is it lunch time yet?)
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David Bernstein
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August 26, 2011 04:24PM
Maggie you're right. Lots of mushrooms in my neck of the woods. The deer and crows have been snacking heavily on the bumper crop.

Beautiful shroom, Glenn.
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Dean Allum
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August 28, 2011 03:30AM 		us    
You folks in forested areas are probably tired of looking at mushrooms, but they rarely occur in the arid rocky mountains, so I am posting a few that I noticed this week. We are in our late-summer afternoon monsoon pattern which is beneficial to fungi.




I have never before seen this last thing, red 'berries' on a red stem.
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David Bernstein
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August 28, 2011 11:58AM
I never tire of looking at mushrooms. Our deer are really happy with the huge crop as am I since they have stopped eating my plants for the time being.
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Glenn Rhein
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August 28, 2011 06:59PM
Dean, those mushrooms are beautiful !
I don't know how to identify mushrooms but these guys are a cool looking orange.
Haven't cooked up the puffball yet....

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Ray Hill
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August 31, 2011 03:17PM 		ca    
After seeing Dave Joyce's Bancroft Heron, I thought I would share a sophisticated Kitt's Beach , Vancouver Great Blue that was standing on a shallow sand bar about 350 metres off shore wading for prey
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Wayne Corwin
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August 31, 2011 06:40PM 		us    
Glenn

Did you make Orange Juice from those ?

Wayne
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David Bernstein
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August 31, 2011 09:14PM
Anyone want to take a stab at identifying this moth? I think it is a Carolina Sphinx. Wingspan is about 5-6cm. Very large.
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