This beautiful Red Fox ♥ was enjoying the sunshine on one of the rare sunny afternoons we had this April in our wee corner of Scotland. The high wooden fence that was separating us from it was a nuisance for a good DoF/focus, but helped us a lot in approaching without alerting it right away.

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Pilot: "Tower, we go around, there's a bloody photographer on the runway!"

TWR: "Just run him over, he's becoming a nuisance anyway!"

TWR, again: "Oh, er, by the way, the runway is closed since years!"

On the disused runway 07/25 of the former Neubiberg Air Base (Fliegerhorst Neubiberg ). Military use ceased in 1991, the airfield was finally closed in 1998, last user was the Police Helicopter Squadron of Bavaria. Nowadays the runway and the surroundings are a recreational area.

That plane is obviously copied into the shot. A Junkers Ju 52/3m that I caught on final approach to Schleißheim Airfield (EDNX), back in 2017 when it was still flying (more about that particular plane and its final grounding at the link).

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Late afternoon leaf-peeping led me to South Lake on the edge of the John Muir Wilderness in the Eastern Sierras.

As the sun was starting to play hide and seek with the clouds, I decided that hiking further onto the Bishops Pass Trail was probably not going to yield much, so I loitered around the trailhead looking for interesting compositions. I like how this wide angle, including Hurd Peak worked out from this vantage.

With several years of la Niña plaguing Southern California, South Lake is extremely low. The cafe and pontoon boat proprietor at Sabrina Lake told me they haven't been able to put boats in South Lake for three years, and this coming winter looks like another dry one. These clouds, despite being a nuisance for photography produced no rain.

Etwa zwanzig mittelalterliche Fachwerkhäuser in der Weißgerbergasse haben die schweren Luftangriffe auf Nürnberg überstanden. Die Weißgerbergasse spiegelt daher ein Stück des historischen Nürnbergs, insbesondere eines alten Handwerkerviertels innerhalb des Burgviertels, wider. Der Name der Gasse kommt von den Weißgerbern, die im Mittelalter dort ansässig waren und im Gegensatz zu den Rotgerbern mit Hilfe von Alaun, Kochsalz, Mehl, Eiern und Baumöl rohe Tierhäute zu feinem, hellen Leder, dem sogenannten Weißleder, verarbeiteten. Da das Gerben der Tierhäute damals sehr viel Wasser beanspruchte und zudem eine nicht unerhebliche Geruchsbelästigung darstellte, kommt es nicht von ungefähr, dass die Handwerkshäuser fast alle über einen privaten Brunnen verfügten und am Ortsausgang in der Nähe der abfließenden Pegnitz angesiedelt waren.

About twenty medieval half-timbered houses on Weißgerbergasse survived the heavy air raids on Nuremberg. The Weißgerbergasse therefore reflects a piece of historic Nuremberg, in particular an old craftsmen's quarter within the castle district. The name of the alley comes from the white tanners who lived there in the Middle Ages and, in contrast to the red tanners, processed raw animal skins into fine, light-colored leather, the so-called white leather, with the help of alum, common salt, flour, eggs and tree oil. Since the tanning of animal skins used up a lot of water at the time and also caused a not inconsiderable odor nuisance, it is no coincidence that the craft houses almost all had a private well and were located on the outskirts of the town near the outflow of the Pegnitz.

These ponds have a very high salt content, about 33%, far above what we find in the sea, so when entering the water in the water you do not have to make the minimum effort to float. It's the same thing that happens in the Dead Sea, the giant saltwater lake in the Middle East.

You can enter this pond even if you can not swim, as soon as your body is in the water, you will already be floating. In ponds like this you should not dive headfirst. It is also good to avoid wetting the face, especially the eyes and mouth, due to excess salt that can be harmful.

The water in the pond is cold and hot, and this causes some people to give up bathing in it. We go in and we can ensure that after a few seconds in the water you get used to it and the temperature difference is no longer a nuisance.

The bath is refreshing, especially if you are doing a very hot afternoon like the one on the day of our tour. And the float makes the bath more fun and also relaxing, as we do not have to make any effort to stay in the water.

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The salt flat encompasses 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi), is about 100 km (62 mi) long and 80 km (50 mi) wide, which makes it the third largest in the world, after Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia (10,582 km2 (4,086 sq mi)) and Salinas Grandes in Argentina (6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)).

Its average elevation is about 2,300 m above sea level.

Just a black vulture perched on a wood post. This one was in front of a farm. In Hershey, Pennsylvania these birds have been “destructive by nature,” and cause damage to homes and property in the neighborhood, as well as at Hersheypark’s ZooAmerica, where they were a nuisance last year.

Black vultures, which can have wingspans up to 5 feet, are protected under federal laws. It’s illegal in the U.S. to trap or kill the birds without a permit, and violators can face a fine of up to $15,000 and six months in prison.

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Taken today in Golders Hill Park, Hampstead. First time here for years, not since my boys were small. Lovely place but the light could have been better & the overhanging branch was a nuisance.

Cute pose but these ringed necked parakeets are becoming a nuisance, the small birds don't stand a chance. This one is a female, they far outnumber the males.

A Cattle Egret turned up at the local restaurant in Lanzarote looking for food he's obviously been fed before by the tourists and now becoming a nuisance with the waiters chasing it off quite frequently.

I feel sorry for the Egret as its now treated as a pest in the restaurant and its all down to it associating people with food I think this poor bird won't last long and will disappear if it continues and affects the restaurant tourists some people aren't as tolerant of birds as we are

The vernal celandine, spring buttercup (Ficaria verna Huds.) Is a species of perennial plant in the buttercup family. It grows most often in fertile deciduous forests, likes shaded places. It blooms in early spring, creating beautiful "yellow carpets" in the still leafless forests. As an invasive species, it grows in North America, where it was possibly introduced as an ornamental plant and has become a nuisance weed.

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Ziarnopłon wiosenny, jaskier wiosenny, (Ficaria verna Huds.) jest gatunkiem rośliny wieloletniej z rodziny jaskrowatych. Rośnie najczęściej w żyznych lasach liściastych, lubi miejsca zacienione. Kwitnie wczesną wiosną, tworząc piękne "żółte dywany" w bezlistnych jeszcze lasach. Jako gatunek inwazyjny rośnie w Ameryce Północnej, gdzie został prawdopodobnie zawleczony jako roślina ozdobna i stał się uciążliwym chwastem.

En général, le martin-pêcheur est un solitaire qui, à l'âge adulte, défend un territoire, le plus souvent une portion de cours d'eau longue de un kilomètre environ.

Sans être un oiseau aquatique au sens strict, puisqu'il ne nage pas, le martin-pêcheur se baigne fréquemment ou plonge brusquement dans l'eau pour y chercher sa nourriture. Dans tous les cas, son séjour dans l'eau est si bref que ses plumes courtes et denses, parfaitement imperméabilisées, ne retiennent pas la moindre particule liquide.

Survolant sa portion de rivière au ras de l'eau ou faisant le guet sur un perchoir à proximité, le martin-pêcheur défend son territoire contre toute intrusion d'autres membres de son espèce.

Si un importun se présente, ce sont alors des poursuites rapides au-dessus de l'eau, à grand renfort de cris aigus aux sonorités métalliques... Les affrontements sont rares mais intenses : il arrive que les adversaires, se tenant par le bec, tombent à l'eau sans lâcher prise.

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In general, the kingfisher is a loner who, in adulthood, defends a territory, most often a portion of water course about one kilometer long.

Without being an aquatic bird in the strict sense, since it does not swim, the kingfisher bathes frequently or plunges suddenly into the water to seek food. In any case, its stay in the water is so brief that its short and dense feathers, perfectly waterproofed, do not retain any liquid particles.

Flying over its stretch of river at the water's edge or watching over a perch nearby, the kingfisher defends its territory against any intrusion of other members of its kind.

If a nuisance arises, then they are quick chases over the water, with the help of high-pitched screams of metallic sounds ... The clashes are rare but intense: it happens that the opponents, standing by the beak , fall into the water without letting go.

Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is an invasive bug that is a serious pest of fruit, vegetable, and other crops. It also becomes a nuisance pest of homes as it is attracted to the outside of houses on warm fall days in search of protected, overwintering sites and can enter houses in large numbers.

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We have eagles that habituate our lake and it is not unusual to see them on a daily basis. At this time of year, as the crows are considering a new family, it is also not at all unusual to see a group of them harass any eagle that intrudes upon what they consider their space. It is rather remarkable how close they come but obviously they have confidence in their evasive abilities and clearly the eagles consider them more of a nuisance than a threat.

[A bad SOOC image quickly shot when the incessant cawing drew my attention to the lakeside and reinvented through the magic of "artistic" processing, also known as "fun time." There is not a single living creature here (except insects) who happily poses once my presence is revealed to them, that occurring at the slightest sound like the crack of a door.]

♫ Fitting Ambience ♫

Splash Page Photo of the character, Prince Lexington Jelani from my Sanquinolency series.

Taken at Victorian London - Time Portal

I'd also like to thank Jo Yardley for the gift of this wonderful sim. If you haven't visited all the awesome places at the Time Portal you should take a look. They'll take you back in time.

1878 fand der Augsburger Plärrer das erste Mal statt. Früher in der Maximianstraße, aber wegen der Lärmbelästigung der Bürger, dem Geplärre, wurde er auf den Exerzierplatz verbannt.

My Hometown

The Augsburg Plärrer took place for the first time in 1878. It used to be held in Maximianstraße, but because of the noise nuisance to the citizens, the Geplärre, it was banished to the Exerzierplatz.

"Smaller birds can help you find screech-owls during the day. Listen for a commotion of Blue Jays, chickadees, and titmice—they may be mobbing a screech-owl (or other raptor), swooping around it with noisy calls. This can be enough of a nuisance to make the owl move on, and it alerts other birds to the predator’s presence and teaches younger members of the flock about the danger." The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Photographed in the wild, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Fotografiado en la naturaleza, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Windmills have featured in Lytham’s history for hundreds of years. In 1805 Richard Cookson sought and obtained a lease from the Squire for a plot of land on which to build a ‘windy milne’, to produce flour. Later, in 1860, when the prestigious houses in the area were being built the residents looked upon the Windmill as an “industrial nuisance”! On the 2nd January 1919, a tremendous gale turned the sales despite the powerful brake and sparks ignited the woodwork. The Windmill was quickly ravaged by fire, the interior being entirely gutted. The Windmill remained derelict until 1921, when it was given by the Squire to the Lytham Urban District Council. In 1989, the Windmill was restored by Fylde Borough Council and opened to the public. Lytham Windmill is run in partnership with Fylde Borough Council and Lytham Heritage Group. The wooden building behind is the Lifeboat Museum.

There are always some you know in your neighborhood and others you don't know but wonder about...maybe you look for them and hope their day is going ok. Maybe you know when they like to acknowledge the outside world and make a point to sync your own timeline with their. Well, I do this with cats. In the short time that I spent in Furrydelphia, I looked for this furrball every day and he was always looking for the sun around mid day. I have a ton of photos like this where the reflections created a nuisance but I hope my fondness for this magnificent beast comes through here, and I hope this cat is still doing well!

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Lots of these in the garden, munching on whatever they find and like.

Nina picked this one up so I could take a photo.

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Good morning folks, this guy was content just sitting around waiting for a meal but was being buzzed by a little nuisance but could not get it in the frame, but I tried for sure, just to fast.

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A nuisance juvenile American Black Bear being shooed away from the dumpsters at The Walford Retirement Home on Tamarack Street in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada

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green bottle fly taking off

One of the babies produced by the pair that nests every year near the Art Museum in Philadelphia. If the bird looks distressed, it is because is being harassed by a mockingbird and has not yet figured out how to deal with this nuisance.

Ticks and other pests are a nuisance to all deer, the tiny Reeve's Muntjac being no exception. Viewed large you can see the needle-like teeth of this female.

Thank you all for your kind responses.

Three-wattled Bellbird: I would cast this bird to be in Pirates of the Caribbean. It acts like that too. It was taking a high perch, opening its beak wide and coughing up a piercing call that carried like a bullhorn. I guess it sounded like music to the females of the species although this one may have been a bit off tune, as no females were in evidence. The Wattles would blow in the wind and looked like they would be a nuisance to me but then, I’m no Bellbird. (Procnias tricaruncalatus) (Sony a1, 400mm 2.8 with a 1.4 extender giving 560mm, 1/3200 second, f/4.5, !SO 800; enhanced sky)

Fréquemment observé dans les parcs et les jardins, le ramier est plus farouche que le biset et s'envole à distance. De grandes troupes se forment à l'automne et en hiver. À la campagne, les agriculteurs considèrent le ramier (ou palombe) comme un oiseau nuisible en hiver, car il fait des dégâts dans les champs de colza, de céréales et d'autres cultures (choux, trèfle). Craintif en raison la chasse qui lui est faite comme oiseau gibier, le ramier est bien plus confiant en ville, où il marche sur les pelouses des parcs.

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Frequently observed in parks and gardens, the wood is more feral than the beetle and flies away. Large troops are formed in the fall and winter. In the countryside, farmers consider the wood-pigeon tree (or pigeon tree) to be a nuisance bird in winter, because it damages the fields of rapeseed, cereals and other crops (cabbage, clover). Fearful because of the hunt that is made for him as game bird, the woodman is much more confident in the city, where he walks on the lawns of the parks.

Jiigatake (爺ヶ岳), Kashima Yari (鹿島槍ヶ岳), Goryuu (五竜岳), and Karamatsu (唐松岳) from left to right are seen across the rice terrace and old folk houses of Aoni (青鬼).

Each rice paddy is bounded by Aze, which is a low embankment constructed to keep the water. The fence with green tapes is installed to block the entry of visitors in the paddy area as Aze is not robust enough to allow a large number of people to walk on. It is a common sense for those living in rice growing areas in Japan but not all the visitors share this manner.

So many damages that caused water leakage from rice paddies, mostly by photographers who seek for a best angle for shooting the landscape, have been reported in the past, as a consequence of which villagers are known to be negative to tourism.

Another reason for their negative attitude may be caused by a lack of economic incentive; there is no tourist-oriented businesses or services in the community. Hence, increase of visitors is simply a nuisance for villagers.

Villagers in Aoni are too conservative? Another possible reason could be an inflexible regulation, or an operation of the regulation, of the government-designated conservation area; it is not confirmed but the regulation for the villagescape conservation may discourage villagers, or investors from the outside, to start tourism-related businesses, if considering the fact that other communities in Hakuba quickly adapted to tourism in 20th century.

It may be an interesting theme to study further.

Either way, I caught this Eastern Meadowlark making this Lovebugs life a little shorter by snatching it out of mid-air! Very unusual feat for a Meadowlark, because Eastern Meadowlark usually collects food from the ground. It uses sharp bill to expose and excavate larvae from the soil.

Eastern Meadowlark likes to eat grasshopper and crickets and apparently Lovebugs. Their Insect-based diet is occasionally supplemented with caterpillars, corn, wild fruit and seed.

He did not bother the other ones on top of the post. Maybe it filled him up! (smile)

Found The Meadowlark sitting on fence post along Joe Overstreet Road, in Osceola County, Florida.

Floridians has some pretty spectacular insects. You have to go looking for most of them, but it’s hard to miss the eastern Lubber grasshopper.

This giant, slow moving grasshopper’s bright orange, yellow and red colors are a warning that it contains toxins and will make any potential predator sick. If for any reason, you fail to heed the color warning and pick it up, the grasshopper makes a loud hissing noise and secretes an irritating foul-smelling foamy spray.

These 4-inch grasshoppers are too large and toxic for most natural predators, so they don’t need to move fast. Lubbers cannot fly far, and travel in short clumsy hops, or walk and crawl slowly through the vegetation. They feed on broadleaf plants and can become a nuisance when swarms invade residential areas and feast on garden plants. Lubbers seem to be unaffected by most insecticides, and according to experts at the University of Florida, if they become a garden pest, the best way to get rid of them is to stamp on them, or ‘hand pick’ them and drown them in a bucket of soapy water.

I found this one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.

The eastern gray squirrel is a bushy-tailed member of the rodent family. They have grayish-brown fur with paler fur on their undersides. The tail often has silvery-tipped hairs at the end. Eastern gray squirrels can grow 17 to 20 inches long. Florida is home to two other species of squirrels, the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) and the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans).

Eastern gray squirrels occur in woodland and urban areas, especially near oaks and hickories, and are active during the day, often feeding on the ground. They spend much of their lives in trees.

The eastern gray squirrel hoards food in numerous places for later recovery. They have the ability to recall the location of thousands of food caches. Preferred foods include bark, berries, seeds and acorns.

Breeding can occur up to twice a year. Nests are made in the forks of trees, but they will nest in attics when accessible, becoming a nuisance to many homeowners. Litter size averages one to four young.

Of the 94 species of wild mammals that are native to Florida, none are more frequently encountered than squirrels. Squirrels belong to the most successful and widespread order in the world, rodents. One of the main differences between squirrels and most other rodents is that squirrels have a rather large, bushy tail.

I found this one in my backyard in Polk County, Florida.

Muscovy Ducks - Two Points of View

Feral, domestic Muscovy Ducks are abundant in Florida, particularly in urban and suburban lakes and parks. This is the most common species for duck removal. These birds were released primarily by individuals for ornamental purposes or as pets. The Muscovy duck is a duck that is indigenous to South America and parts of Central America. Their feet have strong sharp claws and are built to grasp, so that they can perch on branches. Muscovies can be extremely prolific breeders, and have been known to lay as many as 40 eggs at a time. Muscovy Ducks are not considered wildlife, they are better compared to livestock, like chickens. Muscovy Ducks can be a nuisance to landowners because of their droppings and aggressive behavior. Florida Statute 379.231 prohibits the release of exotic animals, including muscovies. Domestic or captive-reared ducks, such as muscovies, can transmit disease to wild waterfowl.

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Muscovy ducks are getting a bad rap! They are very friendly and do not cause problems. People are the problem. ....people see them and just run them over on purpose!! Direct violence to animals is now a felony and this needs to include muscovys!!! There are 4 that stopped by my house from time to time and I did feed them and they would leave. Not once have they ever been mean to me. Even on the days I did not feed them. They just moved on.... - . People hired to "remove them" are blugining them to break their spines and leaving the ducklings motherless. These animals need to be PROTECTED!!! Just because they are not native to Florida doesn't mean they deserve what's happening to them!!

"The “giant” Canada Goose, bred from central Manitoba to Kentucky but was nearly driven extinct in the early 1900s. Programs to reestablish the subspecies to its original range were in many places so successful that the geese have become a nuisance in many urban and suburban areas. At least 11 subspecies of Canada Goose have been recognized, although only a couple are distinctive. In general, the geese get smaller as you move northward, and darker as you go westward. The four smallest forms are now considered a different species: the Cackling Goose." Cornell Lab of Ornithology Photograhed in the wild, Rideau River, Ontario, Canada.

Carolina coralbead, or snailseed (Cocculus carolinus, Menispermaceae is a perennial vine native to North America. Beautiful in the fall exposing the red berries birds like but a nuisance in a garden for being invasive. The species' common name derives from the appearance of its berries, and the rough half-moon shape of its seeds that looks like the snail shells.

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Fréquemment observé dans les parcs et les jardins, le ramier est plus farouche que le biset et s'envole à distance. De grandes troupes se forment à l'automne et en hiver. À la campagne, les agriculteurs considèrent le ramier (ou palombe) comme un oiseau nuisible en hiver, car il fait des dégâts dans les champs de colza, de céréales et d'autres cultures (choux, trèfle). Craintif en raison la chasse qui lui est faite comme oiseau gibier, le ramier est bien plus confiant en ville, où il marche sur les pelouses des parcs.

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Frequently observed in parks and gardens, the wood is more feral than the beetle and flies away. Large troops are formed in the fall and winter. In the countryside, farmers consider the wood-pigeon tree (or pigeon tree) to be a nuisance bird in winter, because it damages the fields of rapeseed, cereals and other crops (cabbage, clover). Fearful because of the hunt that is made for him as game bird, the woodman is much more confident in the city, where he walks on the lawns of the parks.

A large goose, with a distinctive black head and neck and large white throat patch. An introduced species from N America, it has successfully spread to cover most of the UK. It forms noisy flocks and is often regarded as a nuisance in areas where large numbers occur on amenity grassland and parks.

Fréquemment observé dans les parcs et les jardins, le ramier est plus farouche que le biset et s'envole à distance. De grandes troupes se forment à l'automne et en hiver. À la campagne, les agriculteurs considèrent le ramier (ou palombe) comme un oiseau nuisible en hiver, car il fait des dégâts dans les champs de colza, de céréales et d'autres cultures (choux, trèfle). Craintif en raison la chasse qui lui est faite comme oiseau gibier, le ramier est bien plus confiant en ville, où il marche sur les pelouses des parcs.

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Frequently observed in parks and gardens, the wood is more feral than the beetle and flies away. Large troops are formed in the fall and winter. In the countryside, farmers consider the wood-pigeon tree (or pigeon tree) to be a nuisance bird in winter, because it damages the fields of rapeseed, cereals and other crops (cabbage, clover). Fearful because of the hunt that is made for him as game bird, the woodman is much more confident in the city, where he walks on the lawns of the parks.

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Zo klein en schattig die kuikentjes van de Grauwe gans (Anser anser)

Dit keer hebben ze maar twee jonge kuikentjes , hoorde al dat ze de eieren beperken en hebben een aantal eieren ingesmeerd met olie zodat die niet uitkomen omdat eer veel te veel ganzen zaten en overlast bezorgden .

Ben nu wel benieuwd of er bij de Canadese ganzen straks ook zo weinig kuikens zijn

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So small and cute those Greylag goose (Anser anser) chicks

This time they only have two young chicks , have heard that they are limiting the eggs and have rubbed a number of eggs with oil so that they do not hatch because there were too many geese and caused a nuisance .

I am now curious if there will be so few chicks among the Canadian geese

I know this species is viewed as an invasive nuisance and has a reputation for usurping local bird habitat. But that being said, I still rather liked the pose, perch and the way the light caught the rich brown and charcoal coloring in his plumage.

This my first capture of an American Kestrel, and this fellow didn't make it easy on me. He was perching on the power lines and power poles surrounding this large field that I entered to photograph an Eastern Phoebe. I heard this strange squeaky little call which sounded like a dog's chew toy. I spotted the source of the sound on the other side of the field. I used my telephoto and discovered that the sound was coming from an American Kestrel. I started to dash across the field, which was no small feat because the field is filled with Florida Sandspurs. Thank goodness I had my heavy Cardhartt pants. By the time I was in range for the shot it flew off to the opposite side of the field. We played this little game two more times and I finally managed to get three quick snaps before he left the area completely. I was so thrilled with having an image in the camera I didn't notice I had Sandspurs covering most of my lower pants legs. Fortunately, none of the Sandspurs broke skin, but I spent about 20 minutes, and surgical forceps to remove the nuisance spurs from my shoes, shoelaces and pants legs.

A flower spike of Kudzu taken by the roadside thicket.

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Kudzu, ‘Kuzu’ in Japanese) is a species of perennial flowering plant in the pea family, native to Japan and Eastern Asia. The root of this plant is used for making starch and medicine. Despite its benefit, Kudzu is sometimes regarded as a nuisance or an invasive plant because of its aggressively spreading nature.

The bright yellow flowers and "clock " seedheads of Dandelions make this flower easily recognisable . Dandlions may be considered a nuisance in parts of the Garden especially on weed-free lawns .But they also have many Herbal uses as well .

Taken at the Queen Victoria Gardens on a rainy day.

Best viewed enlarged for more details.

Some facts on flies...

Flies form one of the five most diverse insect orders, including about 150,000 described species in 150 families.

It's estimated that there are 30,000 species of fly in Australia, of which only 6400 have been described.

Flies can be distinguished from other insects because they have only one pair of functional wings. Almost all flies have mouthparts that are adapted for lapping or piercing and sucking.

A large component of the world's fly fauna is unique to Australia. Flies are ubiquitous and often abundant in Australian terrestrial ecosystems.

They perform important ecological functions such as nutrient recycling, predation and pollination, and their larvae are often parasitoids of other insects.

Many species of fly are regarded as a nuisance, including the bush fly (Musca vetustissima), mosquitoes, sandflies and blackflies.

Flies are responsible for the transmission of a wide variety of disease-causing micro-organisms in humans and animals.

Most of these diseases are absent from Australia, with exceptions such as dengue fever and some types of encephalitis.

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Happy Sunday

I always loved the dandelion, especially as a child with its wonderful vibrant yellow colour and in particular when it turned into ball of white fluff that could be blown upon and the seedlings would float away. Not only that, the bees loves its pollen richness. So pretty flower it is then, rather than a nuisance weed.

A species of monkey found throughout the country. These are probably the largest monkey species in India, but unlike their more aggressive and nuisance cousins - the Rhesus Macaque, these are quiet and not troublesome.

The forest area we visited had little birding activity y'day due to heavy rains, but we sighted a large family of Langurs foraging on the trees dotting the hillside slope overlooking the temple - this the place where the forest starts and extends 200-300 kms south. The Infant (that is what baby monkeys are called!) was playful and learning the art of grasping from what I can see. Its grip slipped a few times, and fell down to the bush below safely.

It was also curious about the little carpenter bee on the lower right side of the image, but didn't harm those bees.

Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.

Many Lasius species, known collectively as "moisture ants" in the United States, make their nests in and around moist rotting wood as well as under rocks. They can infest buildings, particularly foundation forms in contact with soil, becoming a minor nuisance. They are not considered a structural threat because they only make their galleries in wood that is already decayed. Some species build "cartonlike" nests in moist locations made of decayed wood fragments cemented together with honeydew and the ant's mandibular gland secretions. Workers are monomorphic, 2 to 3 mm long, yellow to dark brown. They are secretive, and forage mostly at night for honeydew and other sweet substances, and may also prey on small insects. Winged reproductive males and females swarm in late summer and fall, which is when building infestations may be noticed. They are distinguished from carpenter ants (Camponotus), another structure-infesting species, by being much smaller, and having a notch in the dorsal thorax (top of the center body division), where carpenter ants have a rounded thorax. Widespread moisture ant species include L. alienus and L. neoniger, as well as some Acanthomyops species.

I do love the blues in my garden. These flowers are lovely in any garden but they can make a nuisance of themselves. They spread everywhere and I am constantly pulling some out!!

Thanks so much for your visits.

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