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Musk Lorikeet (Trichoglossus concinnus) eating garden fruit, Heathcote, central Victoria, Australia.
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a canon ef 180mm f3.5 l usm macro lens, on a fringer ef-fx pro ii adapter
The musk thistle, too nodding thistle and nodding plumeless thistle (Carduus nutans) is a biennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is originally native to regions of Europe and Asia. Mature plants range in height from 0,5 - 2 metres tall and have multi-branched stems. Musk thistle has sharply spiny stems and leaves. The stem is cottony/hairy.
The plant bears showy red-purple flowers. The large globose flower heads, containing hundreds of tiny individual flowers, are 2 - 8 cm diameter and occur at the tips of stems.
The flower heads commonly droop to a 90° to 120° angle from the stem when mature, hence its alternate name of 'Nodding thistle'.
The plant is an invasive species in various regions around the world.
De knikkende distel (Carduus nutans) is een plant uit de composietenfamilie (Asteraceae). De Nederlandse naam wordt ontleend aan dat de bloemhoofdjes knikken.
In Nederland komt de soort in het hele land vrij algemeen voor, vooral in de kuststreek van Noord-Holland en Zuid-Holland, en is de plant vrij zeldzaam in Zeeland en Zuid-Limburg.
De bloeitijd is van juni tot en met september.
De plant kan 0,5 Ã -2 m hoog worden en de stekelige stengels zijn ongevleugeld. De bladeren zijn aan de bovenkant kaal en glanzend en aan de onderzijde behaard.
De knikkende distel bloeit in Nederland van juni tot en met augustus met 2 Ã 8 cm brede, roodpaarse, knikkende bloemhoofdjes. Vandaar ook de naam 'knikkende distel'.
Een bloemhoofdje bestaat uit meer dan honderd zoet geurende bloempjes. De nectar stijgt in de 1 cm lange kroonbuis op.
Vooral hommels met een lange tong en vlinders bezoeken de bloemen. Zweefvliegen gebruiken het stuifmeel als voedsel.
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Musk Duck (male)
Biziura lobata
June 9th, 2020
Lysterfield, Victoria, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS II USM lens
On this particularly still morning, this male Musk Duck put on quite a show! The male will perform an elaborate courtship routine, which includes a series tail flicks, high pitched short whistles & plenty of splashing! He will raise his head & lobe, arch his tail inwards then use both of his feet to simultaneously kick water into the air. It's quite a spectacle!
From our photo tour last month in the Alaska Arctic.
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For Tom Blandford! I know how much you enjoy Musk Ox, so here's one for you! My wife and I spent four days in the Brooks Range and found this handsome lad just south of Atigun Pass. He was alone and wandered far south from the tundra north of the Brooks Range. He was not stressed at all and was enjoying the vegetation. This musk ox, by the way, was the first wild Musk Ox that my wife has ever seen!
We had a great trip and more photos are will be posted as time permits.