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The green (what we usually expect if someone says, "look at that moss,") is the gametophyte phase of this moss. The plants make eggs, and sperm, that fertilizes the egg. Then, if all goes well, a non-green structure, the sporophyte, grows from the fertilized egg. Each sporophyte has a capsule on its end, and spores are grown there, then released, and washed or blown to another occasion.
This entire assembly was (and most likely still is) growing on a downed tree trunk.
Isn't God a great artist? Thank you for looking.
Nikon D500, Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens, 800mm, f/9, 1/1600, ISO 400, Sigma TC-1401. Male. View Large.
You know it’s going to be a great day when it starts out with bushes loaded with Baltimore Orioles. The day didn’t quite turn out the way I expected but when I got home and downloaded my photos this one brought a big smile to my face. These orioles are some really striking birds!
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Icterus galbula
John Heinz Wildlife Refuge Pa.
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This adult male Baltimore Oriole was seen northwest of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Central Alberta is as far northwest as the breeding range extends for this species; these birds winter in places such as Florida, southern Mexico, and Central America (like many Canucks).
Wikipedia: The Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) is a small icterid blackbird common in eastern North America as a migratory breeding bird. It received its name from the resemblance of the male's colors to those on the coat-of-arms of 17th-century Lord Baltimore.
The Baltimore oriole is the state bird of Maryland, and the namesake and mascot for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
Conservations status: Least Concern
I took this shot at the end of May just when I got into full tilt Butterfly mode, and didn't post it then.
Beaver County, Alberta.
Very rarely does a Sparrows Point Sub shot pop up, I’m hoping to document more of this line. Here’s L106 (Formerly Y328) running west through Dundalk. This line has a lot of cool shots and decent power, a nice stronghold of cool railroad activity in the dry city of Baltimore
Delightful visitor during migration
Lowell Township, Michigan
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A female Baltimore Oriole picking the flowers off of the Geiger tree to get at the stem of the flower. Must be good.