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Driving in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, we were excited to glimpse a heard of Bighorn Sheep. At least that's what we thought they were at first glance. After finding a place to safely pull off the road, I grabbed the camera and walked back to where we had seen the group. Seeing them more clearly, it was quickly evident that they weren't the Desert Bighorns that I initially thought.
Turns out, they were Barbary Sheep or Aoudad as they are sometimes called in their native Northern Africa. First introduced in Texas in 1957 and in New Mexico in 1950. In both states, they significantly outnumber native the struggling populations of Desert Bighorns. While the Barbary Sheep are beautiful animals, their story in the U.S. is too similar to other invasive species having a negative impact on the environment into which they are introduced.
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(Crax fasciolata)
Pantanal
Brasil
12-09-2015
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this trip Brasil // Pantanal (2015) (263)
- All the photos for this order GALLIFORMES (136)
- All the photos for this family Cracidae (CracÃdeos) (28)
- All the photos for this species Crax fasciolata (6)
- All the photos taken this day 2015/09/12 (23)
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This species was found in Aceh, and described in the Edinburgh Journal of Botany, March 2017 74(1) p.1-10 by D. Metusala. It is closely related to Paphiopedilum javanicum but differs in its longer, oblong-elliptic petals. In fact, it was originally thought to be a red form of Paphiopedilum tonsum that has been for sale for some time. It has also been suggested that it might be a natural hybrid between Paphiopedilum javanicum and Paphiopedilum tonsum. This view is rejected by Metusala as he says it is a much larger flower than either of these species, and has much longer petals. (From Orchids Western Australia Web Site)
Brisbane has been astir with the excitement of two Regent Honeyeaters taking up residence in Springfield (an outer suburb of Ipswich). This beautiful honeyeater is a critically endangered species. It was only an hour's drive from home so I had to go see it. I was very pleased with the shot and with running into my old mate Pete who was also on the chase. I must say the chase involved stops for coffee and lots of chats and meeting of other birders. A most rewarding day. Only my second outing since the knee replacement which is healing ever so slowly).
An early December (of 2024) visit to the Haga Ocena butterfly house yielded some sots of this and a couple more lime swallowtails (Papilio demoleus), also known as the chequered swallowtail.
This is one of my favourite species, but unfortunately I wasn't able to get any shots showing the dorsal side of the wings this time. Here is one from a previous visit though: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53816447867/
Amazilia tzacatl
(Rufous-tailed Hummingbird / Amazilia de cola rufa)
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes, 2300 meters above sea level.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird. It has a distinctly rufous-colored tail, from which its named is derived, and a bright pink bill. Like other hummingbirds, it feeds on nectar and small insects. It can be highly territorial over feeding areas.
The Rufous-tailed Hummingbird is perhaps the most common species of hummingbird at forest edge and in gardens and cultivated areas from southern Mexico south to northwestern South America.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/...
Species with a global distribution
Common name: Lion's Mane Mushroom
Photographed in Boyle Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
A Hylaeus species Bee (Female), I keep seeing these landing on the stonework of Wilford Bridge and after a while I managed to get a few shots of one. I've no idea of the exact species, looking at the BWARS site the Hylaeus species all look pretty similar, so if anyone can give an exact ID then I would be grateful.
Info from Wiki
Hylaeus is a large (>500 species) and diverse cosmopolitan genus within the bee family Colletidae.
The genus of bees consists of generally small, black and yellow/white wasp-like species. The resemblance to wasps is enhanced by the absence of a scopa, which is atypical among bees.
Hylaeus carry pollen in the crop, rather than externally, and regurgitate it into the cell where it will be used as larval food. Like most colletids, the liquid provisions are sealed inside a membranous cellophane-like cell lining.
Nests are typically in dead twigs or plant stems, or other similarly small natural cavities, rather than constructing or excavating their own nests as in many other bees.
This was a partial stack of 3 images, these guys do not stay put for very long and have a habit of moving during a stack.
Seashells from around the world.
Species list:
Strombidae:
• Lobatus raninus
• Lobatus gallus
Cypraeidae:
• Lyncina leucodon
• Perisserosa guttata surinamensis bengalensis
• Luria tessellata
• Umbilia oriettae
• Lyncina nivosa
Angariidae:
• Angaria tyria
Muricidae:
• Neorapana grandis
• Thais planospira
• Neorapana muricata
From my collection
Another widespread stunning species from West Central and East Tropical Africa and Southern Ethiopia.
This species is strictly a resident of Western North American. The male and female are very similar, and you usually have to look to the chin area to differentiate the sexes. This guy has a totally red chin while the female usually has some white below the lower mandible. The female also has a black border along the white chin streak.
IMG_2410; Red-naped Sapsucker
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
The Japanese pygmy woodpecker or pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki) is a species of woodpecker. It is found in coniferous and deciduous forests in Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. This species has also been placed in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.
This woodpecker is found in Korea, northeastern China, southeastern Siberia, Sakhalin, Japan and the Ryukyu Islands. It occurs up to 2,100 m (6,900 ft) in elevation, and its habitat consists of many types of coniferous and deciduous forests, including lowland, upland and riverine forests, and also parks and gardens.
The Japanese pygmy woodpecker occurs in pairs and mixed-species foraging flocks, eating invertebrates and berries. Its calls are khit and kzz notes, and it drums weakly in short bursts. Breeding starts in March in southern Japan and in late May in northern Japan. A nest hole is excavated in a dead branch. The eggs are white, measuring about 19 mm (0.75 in) by 15 mm (0.59 in). Five to seven white eggs are laid and then incubated for 12 to 14 days. Fledgling occurs after three weeks.
An ant's-eye view of a beautiful, small species tulip in my yard. The flower is only an inch or so high. These are small hardy tulips, not the monstrous ones we're used to seeing.
4th November 2022 Manor Estate Stafford UKBoletus rubellus
The photo below is from another location a few years ago.
I have seen it on the estate a couple of times, not every year.
It is more of a Southern species and quite rare in the North.
A black and white shot just to try and 'mask' the species, im sure most of you will know it :-) Colour version tomorrow.
This species is now considered distinct from Wilson's snipe of North America. G. gallinago has two subspecies: the population resident in Iceland and the Faroeo Islands is G. g. faeroeensis. I think this was near Thorsmork, Iceland (8 August, 2017)
Popillia japonica, or the Japanese Beetle, is a species native to Japan (hence the name) which has established itself as an invasive pest in a range of environments across North America since its first appearance in the early 1900s. That said, its status as a pest does little to diminish its impressive iridescent features.
Here, this beetle is pictured on the leaf of a zinnia, a common host plant of the species.
Far too many similar looking species to decide which one this is...
Bergh Apton nature reserve, Norfolk - 11th September 2023.
This species originated in the Himalayan mountains and was introduced into England in 1839. It very quickly escaped the confines of cultivation and has since become widespread throughout the UK.
It is one of eleven species of the genus found in Hong Kong, and one of three regarded as endemic or near-endemic to the tiny territory. A truly magnificent species from South-Central China, South Eastern China, Laos, Thailand & Vietnam. The red banding makes this a most attractive species.
Oxytropis species, California, White Mountains, Sheep Mountain, Fishlake Valley drainage, elevation 3519 m (11545 ft).
This apparently unnamed species is so far known only from this general location, where it grows near and sometimes mixed with two other Oxytropis species, the similar Oxytropis parryi (previous post), and the very different, glandular Oxytropis borealis. Confirmation of the unnamed species awaits comparison with a larger geographic sample of Oxytropis parryi, but for now the following differences are notable:
Oxytropis (unnamed) -- Inflorescence 4-5 flowered, elongating in fruit with lower bracts and developing fruits visibly separating; calyx becoming somewhat enlarged and papery; leaves green, averaging more and smaller leaflets; leaflets mostly 7-9 lateral pairs, hairs loosely ascending; hairs of scapes, petioles, and calyces mostly widely spreading; outer leaves and scapes spreading or decumbent.
Oxytropis parryi (previous post) -- Inflorescence 1-3(-4) flowered, remaining compact in fruit, bracts and fruits not visibly separating; calyx not enlarging; leaves grayish green, averaging fewer and larger leaflets; leaflets mostly 4-6(-7) lateral pairs, hairs appressed; hairs of scapes, petioles, and calyces mostly ascending to appressed; outer leaves and scapes ascending to erect.
In several of the above characters, the plants are intermediate with Oxytropis borealis, so it's also possible that these are hybrids or a hybrid-derivative lineage. But the glands of O. borealis are apparently missing, so I have my doubts about a hybrid hypothesis.