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Eisig kalt begann des Jahr 2016 im Harzvorland. Temperaturen von -15 °C und ein leichter Ostwind sorgten für ein kurzzeitiges Winterwunderland mit einer dicken Raureifschicht an den Bäumen. Bei Dettum rollt 648 255 von Wolfenbüttel nach Schöppenstedt.
Biting cold started the year 2016 started in southeastern Lower Saxony, and frost and wind turned the landscape for a short time into a winter wonder land. Near Dettum 648 255 is on the way from Wolfenbüttel to Schöppenstedt.
There was a "dead calm" in the early morning at Merritt Island National Wildlife Reserve. A slight mist was burning off, and the air was still. I learned that these conditions are perfect for no-see-ums and other nasty biting insects to rise up and feed voraciously (on me) ; -))
The mangroves were mini-islands in this picture, and a large mixed flock of birds were in distance.
Merritt Island NWR and Canaveral National Seashore are a vast natural area (over 140,000 acres) that serve as a "buffer zone" for the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island. Much of the NWR and seashore are closed during rocket launches. This NWR provides an important sanctuary for migrating birds, and for several endangered plants and animals.
Etosha is dry in the summer months when there is no rain and the animals head to the waterholes for water. Often on their return you will see altercations breakout. Most of the time they do not amount to much but occasionally they can get pretty rough. The two zebras biting in this image looked a little more serious. All turned out well though and they were soon on their way.
Wishing you a lovely and blessed Sunday !!
Mossy Stonecrop (Sedum acre)
Crassulaceae - Crassulacées
Common Names: Goldmoss Stonecrop, Wallpepper, mossy stonecrop, goldmoss sedum, biting stonecrop, hen-and-chickens, stonecrop, yellow stonecrop, Autumn Joy, Autumn Stonecrop
Noms communs: L'Orpin âcre (Sedum acre) Orpin brûlant, Poivre des murailles, Poivre de muraille, vermiculaire âcre,
petite jourbarbe.
cuz there's so much I want to say ...Remember.... Silent, and Listen, are spelled with the same letters....
A biting wind across Mounts bay today....
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A bull elk uses his antlers to scratch and drive off biting flies on a warm day in Estes Park, Colorado. The bull and his harem retreated into Lake Estes to cool off, but the flies continued to plague them. If you look closely, you can see a few of the flies on his upper leg and rump.
This shot was taken on the first day of our fifth trip during 2022. It has become an annual tradition to visit Rocky Mountain National Park for the elk rut.
In general, Vaska is indifferent to shoes (unlike our previous cats). But one of our guests wore knitted slippers, to which Vaska was clearly interested :-) HAPPY CATURDAY!
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I fooled this lovely rainbow trout with a little hand-tied fly. Even if the fish aren't biting, the scenery along the stream is always beautiful in the fall!
Who makes you feel good you feel it immediately.
Like the smell of coffee before drinking it, or the scent of bread before biting it.
(lablondaz, Twitter)
Winter has returned for a last hurrah with below-freezing temps and biting winds. But the Spring Equinox, for the Northern Hemisphere, is just a few weeks away. And then this beautiful old, rusty fence won't have to stand alone. Happy Fence Friday, my friends! :)
This is Gracie Jo, the semi-feral cat we are trying to coax indoors. Today's forecast was for a "wintry mix", lots of wind, etc. At lunch time, Gracie Jo ran pretty quickly to the back door (before I could take her food up to her heated area in the workshop), so it seemed like a good time to try whisking her inside. I got her into the laundry room without her biting or scratching me. Just about that time the wind picked up and the rain turned to sleet & I think Gracie Jo must have been okay with being inside for a little while.
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Be prepared she said
But then I forgot the map
Man, I’m really lost.
My keychain safety items: 1) Cash canister with $20 note in case I'm ever standed in Arizona and need money for a beer and cheeseburger, 2) My trusty multi function Victorinox knife in case I need to cut down a tree to make a fire, 3) A mini LED flashlight in case I find myself in absolute darkness and need to see what’s biting my leg, and 4) A whistle in case I fall off a trail, roll down a steep ridge past a big log and get wedged under thick brushes next to a mosquito infested creek.......and need to get someone's attention. Submittal for the Feb 1, 2021 Macro Monday’s theme of “Safety.”
I found this on an old sony cybershot i used years ago (2004) . it would fit in my back pocket ,but died in a rain storm. These lizards mating rituals can get a bit rough.picture taken in lincoln national park
Río de las Vueltas, Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia, Argentina.
This image is from my Argentinian Patagonia series. Please view my other Patagonia images in my Argentinian Patagonia set.
I backpacked in Patagonia (Argentina) for six days to try to capture the elusive Monte Fitz Roy (Chaltén), Aguja Poincenot and Cerro Torre. As is often the case, the weather was very harsh and unpredictable with rain, snow, clouds, and biting wind.
On the day this image was made Monte Fitz Roy and Aguja Poincenot were covered in clouds. So, with my back to the peaks I photographed this section of valley where Río de las Vueltas runs. This was the first week of autumn (southern hemisphere) and the Lenga and Ñire were starting to display their fall colors.
Although there is a hint of it, this photo doesn't show the milky blue color of the river which I remember. This blue color is caused by glacial silt which, suspended in the water, refracts the blue part of the visible light spectrum.
This valley is very beautiful and contains many estancias, horseback riding adventures, farm houses, and ranch houses.
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BugGuide identified this as a non-biting Midge. I hadn't seen one before but that's just me ;) I find it quite interesting that it has interesting mouth-parts, like two little arms with which I believe it uses to hold it's food while it eats it. It also has these very interesting and quite fuzzy antenna. Cute for a bug - in my opinion and ever better when it's a bug that doesn't bite me!
Taken 29 May 2023 in my yard near Wasilla, Alaska.
With at the time, a bold forecast of heavy grain traffic in Canada, the decision was made to bring in reinforcements, i.e., pull power out of storage, which meant all but about half a dozen 8-40CM's were reactivated. BCOL 4604 was one of the chosen ones as it was pulled out of Homewood and put back in service. While the grain was not as heavy as expected, there has been an upturn in traffic recently that seems to have justified the revival. While it was not on grain when I saw it, it was leading the hottest eastbound train on the CN Flint Sub, Q148. With temps in the teens and winds comparable, the cold was definitely biting at my hands while the stack train flew by, but seeing a barn back from the brink, is definitely worth the cold fingers.
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Two Trumpeter Swans flew into Potter Marsh and all was well until a third showed up and then the sparks flew. I heard the action and up came the camera to capture it. Here the aggressive swan tries to bite the leg of one who is trying to flee. The original pair flew off and eventually the third one did as well.
Taken 25 May 2022 at Potter Marsh, Anchorage, Alaska.
I took this picture in early March, when the sun was shining. Do you remember sun? Now we're having snow and biting winds again. One day the sun will shine again and we'll all be nice and warm! Let's all cross our fingers and pray...
THIS IS TWO PICTURES I PUT TOGETHER SIDE BY SIDE OF THE SAME CUB BITING THE ELECTRIC WIRE AND RIGHT AFTER HAVING DONE SO. (I know sometimes people don't like to read a long narrative.)
Some lessons have to be learned the hard way. Like in this instance where this cub decided to explore the post and electric wire that surrounds the inflatable jet boat we use to go up and down the river every day.
And as is obvious, this is exactly why there is hot wire around the boat. I'm sure you can imagine what curious and playful bears could do to an inflatable boat, LOL.
So we were standing out in front of our meal hut as a sow and her 3 cubs came up river towards us. Mom was in the water just slowly looking for salmon and her other 2 cubs were off to the right, out of the frame doing what cubs do, just exploring and doing cub business.
So this little guy decides to check out the post and wire as Tim, Dana and I just watched him with slight amusement saying "OK, don't do it little buddy, don't do it."
But as soon as those words came out of our mouths, you got it, he did it.
He bit the wire and then of course got zapped.
I decided to put these two pictures side by side together like this because most of the time no one really looks at the picture when I put one in the first comment box below. So I did it this way instead.
Tim, Dana and I were laughing pretty hard at this poor little guy's expense but you can be sure he won't be doing this again.
There are some things mamas can't teach their babies and they have to learn on their own, the hard way.
no bears were harmed in the making of this photo
Notes copied fromhttps://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants-and-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/bluebell/?utm_source=%2Fbluebells&utm_medium=furl
Bees, hoverflies, butterflies and other insects feed on the nectar of bluebell. Their flowers provide an important early source of nectar.
Bees can 'steal' the nectar from bluebells flowers by biting a hole in the bottom of the bell, reaching the nectar without pollinating the flowerUses and folklore
Ornamental: bluebells are widely planted as garden plants for their spring flowering.
Indicator plant: bluebell is an ancient woodland indicator species in the UK.
Material: gummy bluebell sap was used to bind pages into the spines of books. Bronze Age people used bluebell to set feathers upon arrows, known as fletching. Bluebell bulbs were crushed to provide starch for the ruffs of Elizabethan collars and sleeves.
Medicinal: though little used in modern medicine, the bulb has diuretic and styptic properties.
Folklore: according to folklore, one who hears a bluebell ring will soon die! Legend also says that a field of bluebells is intricately woven with fairy enchantments.
Toxicity: All plant parts contain glycosides and are poisonous. The sap can cause contact dermatitis.
Threats
Although still common in Britain, bluebell is threatened locally by:
habitat destruction
collection from the wild
increasing hybridisation with non-native Spanish bluebells.
Spanish bluebells that have escaped from gardens or that are dumped in garden waste are cross-breeding with our true native populations. This is a particular concern and it's believed that around one in six bluebells found in broadleaved woodland is Spanish rather than native bluebell.
Since 1998 it has been illegal for anyone to collect native bluebells from the wild for sale. This legislation was designed specifically to protect bluebell from unscrupulous bulb collectors who supply garden centres.
Marley’s first encounter with blooming daffodils that are popping up everywhere around the farm.
Lately, he’s been jumping the fenced cat enclosure constantly...this time I decided to give him some free roam in the greater outdoors... he immediately went to the daffodils, sniffing them With curiosity but not biting them thankfully. I had to run quickly to grab my camera which was nearby. This photo isn’t as sharp as I would like but I just love the moment.