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Mount Rainier played peek-a-boo with me for almost an hour as clouds swept over the peak. The mountain was completely hidden from the Reflection Lakes area and the water surface was choppy due to the wind. It was a nice day for a drive though, as most of the smoke from the fires had cleared.
I spotted this tiny insect behind a grass stem, I looked through the macro lens and this little leaf hopper was playing peekaboo, I think he was a little camera shy
Along the Trail to Crescent Beach at Ecola State Park, OR catching a glimpse of Tillamook Lighthouse through the trees
3 week old baby owl peeking out from behind its mommy. Somehow managed to catch this hand holding a rented Nikon 200-500 mm lens.
Saturday evening was a real treat up on the parkway chasing storms up the Great Valley, I started at MP 100 and followed a large event tailed by another smaller one all the way to MP 75 on Thunder Ridge. I have finally figured out something where the VA parkway is of more scenic value than the NC portion. We have this large valley on the west of the Blue Ridge where storms typically make their approach, and the ridges here afford a lengthy view of the crossing. The parkway in NC is along the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge and any storms coming from the west typically are well entangled in layers of mountains by the time they get to the road and overlooks.
I had struck out with my lightning captures though both of these gave me ample tries. I was feeling sort of let down with it all after the lengthy chase, until here at the View Arnold Valley Overlook when light chaos erupted. I wasn't thinking about it at the time but seeing a clearing between 2 storms with a light beam shining through while on a perfect mountain vantage point probably won't happen very often. I like the way the light is illuminating the storm's veil.
A few years ago while admiring the front yard garden I was “Peeking Over” these Daisies. I watched as a playful squirrel climb up the pine trees searching for a snack I presume. This day was a warm early summer day and I enjoyed the peace and quiet. My yard chores could wait as they weren’t going anywhere anyway. Thanks for viewing my photos. Gratitude and Kindness were present as well.
Here is a peek-a-boo shot through a sprawling tree beside Crum Elbow Creek as it winds through the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY, October 6, 2023. Even if you don't go for a tour through how the rich-and-famous lived in the 19th century, the grounds here are incredible. The bridge design is a common one that you will find on old carriage roads, such as in Acadia National Park, ME.
European Starling -
Peeking to see if there is any food under the bark. They will feed in trees where there is ripening fruit or large numbers of caterpillars. Foods eaten include seeds, insects, small vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, and fruits. The most common animals eaten by the Starling are centipedes, spiders, moths, and earthworms.
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The questions continue...
You might remember this little hole in a fence post at St Cyrus. A few weeks ago, I'd noticed a couple of male leafcutter bees on these posts, so on another visit I looked for nest holes in the posts, and was thrilled to find one occupied hole, but was then surprised to see that it was occupied not by a bee, but by a digger wasp (`Flick' back about 10 images in my stream). Since then, when I've been at St Cyrus, I've keenly looked in on the digger wasp as I passed; it was there every day I checked. Yesterday, after a break of about 6 days, I think, I was back and checked the post to find not the digger wasp but a cute bee in the same hole! Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, so this is a quick snap on my phone.
I'm curious about what's gone on here; could they both be using the same hole?; did the wasp move out naturally, and then the bee moved in?; did the bee evict the wasp?; is one a parasite?; are they both nesting?; was one or both using it as shelter?
I'm also not sure what type of bee this is. The leafcutters I saw (a few photos in my recent uploads) have now been kindly IDd by the expert Steven Falk, as one of the rarer leafcutters, the black-headed leafcutter bee (Megachile circumcincta). This could be a female (according to his book, they usually nest in sandy ground, but have also been reported to nest in wood), but that's a wild guess.
So much to learn :D