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Captured this image at Werribee Zoo. Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or 'Zoos Victoria' which also includes Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately 225 hectares and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo.
This is a "re-mix" of a capture from 3 years back. Wasn't too happy with the processing at that time.
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 image is included in a gallery "Photo Gallery" curated by Ryan Walker.
This hawk is being chased off by crows. Shot this one near the Lulu Island Winery, BC, Canada.
This was taken on a Autumn morning. Thick fog persisted till 11 am : no birding...
Red wattlebirds like to perch on these 2 Liquid Amber trees and wait for insects to come close...
This image is included in a gallery "trees36" curated by Claire (...☼ƸӜƷ).
At dawn, while a film of mist still lingers above the grape vines, a hint of mauve hovers above the trees, the first rays of morning are glancing long and low, a very hot summer day awaits patiently . . .
Taken at the entrance to Coonawarra Jack Winery.
This image is included in 4 galleries :- 1) "Wonderful Colours" curated by Graham Pym, 2) "Butterfly (2)" by NataThe3, 3) "Vlinders (Butterflies)" by Ximma and 4) "Flowers with insects, spiders, etc. - beautiful." by CallieAndToby.
This image is included in 2 galleries 1) "Natura 2" curated by Stefano Bacci and 2) "Macro" by cristian salvadori.
This image is included in a gallery "Birds 4" curated by Grisu ἄγγελος_ἄγγελος.
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.
I like the atomsphere ... In the evening, they like to get together, feed and play about before going back to roost.
American Bald Eagle after catching lunch from the river.
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The male has more blue segments.
This image is included in a gallery "to amuse the students 3" curated by Fairy Duff.
Late Autumn evening, Welcome swallows are still busily feeding. Sometimes they scoop low along the ground, sometimes high in the sky.
Here one of them is about to eclipse the moon.
This was taken at a pond in Candlebark Park, Victoria, Australia.
Diplacodes bipunctata (Māori: tiemiemi) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, known as the wandering percher or red percher dragonfly.
Diplacodes bipunctata is a small to medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of about 55 millimeters. The wings are colorless except for a yellowish spot at the base of the hindwing. The male has a bright orange or red abdomen with dark markings along the dorsal line and sides, and the female is yellowish with similar markings. There are two dark spots at the side of the synthorax, one of which is the metastigma.
Diplacodes bipunctata is a widespread species occurring in New Zealand and in a number of islands in the south-Pacific. In New Zealand it is most common in Northland, but occasional specimens have been found as south as Fiordland. In Australia it is found throughout the continent except in Tasmania. It is found near a wide variety of freshwater pools, streams and swamps
This is a re-processed brighter, crisper version.
This was taken at Parc Dupeyroux in Creteil, a suburb not far from Paris.
It was the last day of a festival - Parcs et Jardins en Fete.
Lighting was beautiful in the soft overcast afternoon - I believe I have captured the ambience of the Fete.
It is likely a Common Darter - according to Mickael.smith86.
Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly known by its translation oakleaf hydrangea or oak-leaved hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant that grows well in woodland habitats. A deciduous shrub with white showy flower heads, it is a common garden plant. Its species name is derived from the Latin words quercus "oak", and folium "leaf". Flowers age in colour from creamy white, aging to pink and by autumn and winter are a dry, papery rusty-brown.
Captured this one at National Rhododendron Garden in soft, overcast light. The garden is located near Olinda in state forest on the eastern ridge of Mount Dandenong.
This is a very tiny fly and I am not too sure whether it is an hoverfly.
While I was looking for butterflies at a flowerbed, there were 2 or 3 of these very tiny flies hovering above my head. I took a handful of shots but only this one turned out fine.
It has been heavily cropped.
Here the female is busily feeding, she raises her abdomen to reject the suitor.
This image is included in a gallery "Ces jolis papillons...#11" curated by Impatience_1.
This image is included in a gallery : "Perroquets ou autres 17" by Yvonne Yvonne.
Don't forget to check the mosquito on its right wing!
This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "gorgeous green" curated by calamityjan2008 and 2) "Excelentes fotos de mariposas..," by JOSE RUIZ QUESADA.
This bird has done the sliding a few times. It struts its wings for balance when needed. Here it is struggling for balance ...
The morning sun is coming from a low angle, the sky is unobtrusively blue and almost cloudless, sea gulls are coming ashore from the early shift, a gentle breeze is modestly reminding us of Winter: what is unusal are white waves just keep rushing in, then retreating, and I happen to be there ...
This was taken at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Parks near the Niagara Falls in Canada. It is also known as large tree nymph. A member of the Danaidae family, the Rice Paper is related to the well known Monarch. Numerous names and folklore tales were inspired by the graceful ghost-like flight of this butterfly throughout the canopy of coastal mangrove swamps in South East Asia. (Sourced from the booklet of the Butterfly Conservatory).
This image is included in a gallery "insectos _ 02" curated by 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.