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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
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.
Looking through the Sumac bushes to see a semi- secluded beach. Taken while walking in the Humber Bay Shores Park West yesterday.
"Sumacs are flowering woody trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Rhus and cashew family Anacardiaceae"
This is the same little spotless lady bug, this time peeking out at me. I didn't think I had any other usable shots of her, but by golly, you CAN see a little face! I'm so glad bug season is here!
Smoosh...Isn't that the sweetest smooshed face! I had her in the garage studio in August and she decided she'd smile for me but through the bars of the chairs! I'm easy to please!! Hey, a smile is a smile, right!
Thinking a lot about the bears of Alaska lately. All kinds of bears too ... of course, most recently I spent time with the polar bears, but my annual trek to visit with the brown bears remains near and dear to my heart.
One day, as we were exploring an area known to be frequented by bears, we came across this young adult. You never know where they'll be, as evidenced by this one just popping his head out of the brush not too far from us. It was totally non-aggressive ... simply checking out what was going on nearby him/her. There's always a rush of adrenaline though when they are spotted without notice. We have learned, without incident, to simply allow them their space and respect them. Many times in Alaska, you see them fishing the same rivers, going after the same salmon, as the other human fishermen ... again without incident. That's the way that it should be. :-)
Less than 4 months from now we'll be once again returning to Alaska and I hope that we spend a lot more quality time in their world ... observing ... photographing ... but most of all respecting them. Truly an honor to be in their presence.
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My favorite "sunrise in paradise" location on Key West. These palms are featured on Jimmy Buffett's A1A album, and the back cover is about 50 yards north of here. While he lived here this was a favorite spot of his and he wrote a few songs here. Have been attempting to get the best shot of these palms for many years. I'M STILL TRYING!
SUNRISE - Smathers Beach - Key West, Florida U.S.A.
Swaying Magical Palms - Late Fall - Dec. 4th, 2020
---------Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail----------
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - I'm doing a long series
on this amazing sunrise. It lasted 42 minutes and I got a lot
of keepers...so bear with me. Thanks very much for looking]
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smathers_Beach
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
My Key West 2020 Slideshow : flic.kr/s/aHsmTvNLb4
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Was spending time with my cousin brother at Aluva the other day, sunsets on the Periyar are pretty amazing... This time I wanted to try and capture a partially hidden/covered sunset... not the direct shots I normally attempt... tried many different angles and locations..Playing hide and seek with a setting sun...enjoyed alot !!!
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a momentry gap in the evening clouds reveals the summit of the Aiguille du Midi (3842m) with it's distinctive telepherique station
With so many pictures to choose from given the numbers of warblers it was hard to choose my next post.
Is this the best one, possibly , but more importantly it was the composition that drew mw to this one.
Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
East Riddlesden Hall
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It's hard taking photos at night when you're on a boat but here's one I managed to get last weekend in Turkey. This is the moon rising above Çiftlik Adası, a small island south of Marmaris.
EXIF: 35m; f/4; 1/20; ISO25600
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