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When Merle starts digging in the sand, her front legs move so fast they look like spinning cartoon legs. I am surprised she is not one big blur on this photo, but she put the brakes on when she sensed me watching her from above and looked up with this guilty expression on her face. I'm not exactly sure why - she's never been told not to dig.
Mellinus arvensis (the Field Digger Wasp) is a ground nester. The females dig burrows in the soil and provision brood chambers with flies. The wasps sting the flies to paralyse them, take them back to the nest burrow and lay an egg on them. The developing larvae then have fresh meat to eat.
We have around twenty active nests in our Staffordshire garden. I would really love to get a photograph of a wasp carrying a fly or dragging one into the nest. It all happens rather quickly. Anyway, I was waiting by some holes (as you do) when this female starting extending the burrow.
She would exit the nest backwards carrying pieces of soil between her mandibles and front legs. She would then drop the soil a few centimetres from the opening. Looked pretty hard work.
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This was my favorite of the plants I added to my very small yard a couple of weeks ago. I got out my Sigma 70 Macro and started taking pics when this first pod opened and it bloomed. I figured it would be a good way for me to get some good florals in a city that is not known for having an abundance of nature.
This was processed in Photoshop Elements rather than On1. I sometimes do this to see which software I prefer for a certain set of images so I can just go with that one. Here, I got some very similar results. On1 has become much faster in its latest upgrades and has a much greater set of native options so have mostly used that. Its major limitation is its rather poor noise reduction feature. So, I brought it into Elements for a trip into Nik Dfine. Not a big deal at all. In fact, I always bring my On1 results into Elements for finishing touches or more significant alterations with my various plug-ins.
I wonder if digging sand is one of basic human instincs.
On the beach, I was stunned by a good number of kids (both boys and girls) digging sand like crazy for hours. Then I remembered that I used to be the same.
After crossing Lummis Mill Road, the engineer running WW 576 will notch out the throttle. The solo GP10 sounded great digging into the slight grade with 33 empty sand hoppers in tow, and the added weight of WW 732 on the hind end.
In 8th notch and down to walking pace, G528 and G543 haul their 40 wagon grain train up Warrenheip Bank in Ballarat as 9156 PN Grain from Manangatang
The local museum are excavating an area belived to have been the location for a castle, dating back to around 13-1400 AD
With a leased N&W SD45 in the mix, this e/b piggy-back train grinds up the pass at Cajon on July 28, 1979.
I'm not sure if this fox squirrel is looking for some goodies—or maybe planting something for the future! Last summer when I went to replant annual flowers in my deck pots, I found a little cache of peanuts down in the soil!
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Probably an occasion I could have done with a bit more dof so the winged creature could be made out more. However, I am always very disiplined to stay at or close to base ISO for best colours, DR and overall quality.
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Digging Out on Highway 2: A Winter Memory
Thirty-three years ago, today. I found myself in an inconvenient situation along Washington State Highway 2, positioned between Hartline and Coulee City. While attempting a U-turn that proved to be ill-advised, my truck became stuck in the deep winter conditions.
Fortunately, assistance was nearby. The section Foreman and the Plow Engineer came to my aid, working together to dig my truck out and get me back on the road.
State Highway 2, Washington
January 12, 1993
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