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This image is included in 3 galleries :- 1) "More Magnificent Macropods" curated by GrooDee, 2)"Wonderbare Tierwelt 6 - Wonderful Animals 6" by Gerhard Geissier and 3) "Amazing Wildlife by Ron Harbin.
The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus: the red kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to Australia. The Australian government estimates that 34.3 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2011, up from 25.1 million one year earlier. (sourced from Wikipedia)
Once basic training is completed, Special Forces Donkeys learn the more complicated arts of the battle field. Parachuting and hoof to hoof combat are the obvious ones, but SFD's are also trained to play dead to avoid detection.
Robe is a place for seafood, wine, coastal walks and a feast of art and heritage. Photographed here is a glimpse of Long Beach , which stretches 10-kilometre the bay, a fantastic spot for swimming, surfing and long walks.
This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "flying birds" curated by gudonjin and 2) "Des oiseaux de plus. More birds." by rosedenovembr.
A great white egret makes way for the grey heron's landing, while two black-winged stilts are in the background. All are looking for food in the shallow river.
This image is inclued in 4 gallerie : 1) "Butterfly - 24" curated by rio en medio and 2) "butterflies #2" by Zino2009, 3) "Junonia butterflies" by fabriciodo and 4) "beautiful butterflies" by Roeli Bindels.
This image is included in a gallery "INSECTOS" curated by Juan Antonio (jagar41_ Juan Antonio).
Macroglossum is a species of Sphingidae. The three common species found in Hong Kong are M. pyrrhosticta, M. varigatum and M. heliophila. They have long proboscis and hover at the flowers when they feed, thus they are called Hummingbird Hawk Moth in the U.S. and Bee Moths in Europe.
They are very small and fast and unpredictable in flight path. I am very pleased to have captured a few nice ones on my last visit to Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve this season.
The long proboscis of this moth is laden with pollen.
This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "Ces jolis papillons...# 11" curated by In Memoriam: Impatience_1 and 2) "Butterflies and Moths Part II" by Radoslav Besenyi.
This image is included in a gallery "Photo Gallery" curated by Ryan Walker.
This was taken at the base of Hanging Rock mamelon, Macedon, Victoria, Australia. Hanging Rock is about 100 km from Melbourne CBD.
This image is included in a gallery "EL MARAVILLOSO MUNDO DE LOS ANIMALES LCXXXIII.THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANIMALS LCXXXIIII." curated by Lagarto (miguelitoiglesias21).
2012 April Contest 1st place Winner of Planet Earth Butterflies, Bees, Bugs and Insects.
The configuration of the wings together with clouds beyond it impart an impression of angels coming down from the sky... It is my favourite of the 5 photos just posted...
Bugs everywhere: this guy is feeding left, right and centre... It's so frentic that this frame can barely contain it .... In the late afternoon sun, the plume looks golden.
This is a "re-mix" from an image taken in 2010.
This is probably a juvenile European Goldfinch, trying to turn into adulthood. It is feeding off thistle seed pods and its bad table manner is strewing the cotton into the wind.
This image is included in a gallery "Birds-2" curated by Cak Adi.
This image is included in a gallery "EL MARAVILLOSO MUNDO DE LOS ANIMALES LCXXVIIII." curated by Lagarto (miguelitoiglesias21).
White Dragontail is a medium sized butterfly , wing span ranges from 40 to 45 mm. Wings are mainly black, the triangular forewing with hyaline cells, short and narrow radial cells in the hindwing, and has a pair of slender tails which looks like swallow's tail. Its adult is the smallest in the Papilionidae family in the world.
Ref: Fung Yuen Biodiversity Series. White Dragontail by Pun Sui Fai.
When feeding, they stay on one flower very briefly, usually for a second or two, then swiftly jump to another with no predictable route Capturing them in motion is a great challenge.
Nim Wan in Lung Kwu Wan is one of the places famous for viewing sunset in New Territories Hong Kong.
The thick mist in the distance makes the sun appear like a large blotch on an orange canvas.
In a beautiful evening setting, this female Cabbage White is busy feeding. Sensing the presence of male butterflies in the vicinity, it spreads her wings and sticks its abdomen up to put off any unwanted advances. According to "Butterfly - a photographic Portrait" by Thomas Marent pg 190, "although it looks much like a come-on, this posture makes it impossible for the male to reach her abdomen to mate".
This image is included in a gallery "Lepidotteri" curated by Eugenio Pighi.
Robber flies are active predators, catching other insects on the wing. Here it pauses at a big meal.
(explored: Dec 20, 2010 #233)
This image is included in a gallery "Birds" curated by hira_sail.
This bird is flapping its wings to speed up the drying.
(explored Mar 2, 2011 #191)
This image is included in 2 galleries : - 1) "Awesome Birds!" curated by Quakerville, and 2) "Birds 5" by Grisu.
This image is included in a gallery "Rarefauna+. " curated by Ed Mshnaya.
White Dragontail is a medium sized butterfly , wing span ranges from 40 to 45 mm. Wings are mainly black, the triangular forewing with hyaline cells, short and narrow radial cells in the hindwing, and has a pair of slender tails which looks like swallow's tail. Its adult is the smallest in the Papilionidae family in the world.
Ref: Fung Yuen Biodiversity Series. White Dragontail by Pun Sui Fai.
When feeding, they stay on one flower very briefly, usually for a second or two, then swiftly jump to another with no predictable route Capturing them in motion is a great challenge.
This bird was so interested in my camera that it pecked on the lens hood.
This image is included in 2 galleries : 1) "strange creatures" curated by Reginal Rosema and 2) "Fauna . . . Exceptional - 3" curated by V. Vasant Kumar.