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The geese are back, hurray! As always, one or another is always in a flap about something.
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This title is probably a misnomer. It implies that the Blue Jay is preparing to land, when in actuality it is just taking off with a sunflower seed in its beak. However, having caught the bird with its wings in downward motion, I am hoping this title will fly (pun intended.)
Seed stage
A seed stand I picked earlier. It has been left to dry, but I don't remember which flower it belonged to. Such a shame, such a shame
A pair of classic old pick-ups judging by the plates still registered! Look closely at the left mud flap -- showing a little leg!
Happy Truck Thursday!
Buckeye butterfly with orange wing markings
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peacock pansy shot at a different perspective!
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Cardinal coming in for a landing to pick up some seeds. Hope everyone is having a wonderful day. :-)
Red is my color...
Rhinopias eschmeyeri or Eschmeyer's scorpionfish or paddle-flap scorpionfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific. It grows to an average size of 16.6 cm in length. (Wikipedia)
Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
On Sunday evening Jean and I were out playing with Jasper in the yard and we got to witness the courtship ritual of the Anna's hummingbirds. There was a female perched high in a tree. The male zipped straight up to a height of over 100 ft. (~30m). Then he'd dive at high speed (reading online, the speed reaches up to about 60 mph / 97 kph) He pulled out of his dive in front of the female with a loud high-pitched chip and showing off his fiery gorget. He then repeated this dive ritual 2 or 3 more times. Interesting to me is that the loud squeak at the bottom of their dive comes not from their voice box, but from their tailfeathers. The tailfeathers have interlocking barbs that make the tail stiff enough to vibrate like a clarinet reed as they pull out of their dive. Unfortunately in this case, she rejected him despite his impressive dives and squeaks. After his dive display he approached her to consummate the ritual, but she chased him off . Too bad. We'd love to have another nest or two in our yard.
Here is an excellent video of the courtship dive display with great explanations. youtu.be/mbJvxH2dyGU