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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnakes express a great deal of color morphology throughout their range; generally matching the rock substrate where they call home. This is the orange (some say pink/salmon or red) variety from an area where the mineral hematite has caused oxidation within the sandstone and granite rock and thus giving it a red appearance.
SW Arizona.
Peltigera is a genus of approximately 91 species of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. Commonly known as the dog lichen, lichens of Peltigera are often terricolous (growing on soil), but can also occur on moss, trees, rocks, and many other substrates in many parts of the world.
A typical Mediterranean coastal landscape: pines, olives, holm oak, carob, lentisc and other drought-resistant trees and shrubs on a substrate of heavily eroded limestone.
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Municipio de Boca Chica/Santo Domingo
República Dominicana
La Matica .... In the yesterday Palomas Coronitas, today Garzas bedroom ........ La Isla La Matica has a thousand and one history in each Dominican .. !!
La Matica Island is located 500 m distant from the coast of the town of Boca Chica. It is 200 m long (east-west) and 50 m wide (north-south). Its coral origin, with a rocky substrate very exposed on the south coast where the waves hit with great force. In protected areas from the effects of tides, it is possible to find sand and fine material.
It is formed by three parts separated by artificial channels more or less defined. The smallest one is the one that is towards the East, while the biggest one, and of greater elevation, is the one that is towards the West. The channel between the central and western portions is the one that is better defined and allows navigation in small boats.
It is possible that the natural vegetation of the islet was of red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) on the northern coast, and tight mangroves (Avicennia germinans) on the south, with white poplars (Thespesia populnea) in the interior. All these species are constituents of the native coastal vegetation in that part of the country. Currently, there is an impenetrable red mangrove forest on its coasts, with its adventitious roots extended to the ground. Behind the mangrove swamps, there are pristine mangroves (Avicennia germinans), mainly near the southern coast of the western portion. In this last part there are also yellow mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) and button (Conocarpus erectus), together with white poplar and beach grape (Coccoloba uvifera).
Until the first decades of the 20th century, La Matica was visited by a large number of pigeons, especially the pigeon crowned (Columba leucocephala). Rodríguez says: "La Matica, picturesque little island in the middle of the bay of Andrés, where there are abundant pigeons." And Monsignor Meriño, referring to the bay of Andrés, says: "being its beach very famous for the abundance that there is in it of pigeons during the months of May to October". On the map of Casimiro N. de Moya, La Matica appears with the name of Palomas.
In the 1950s, during the stay of AW Rogers as the second administrator of the Hotel Hamaca on the beach of Boca Chica, the islet was converted into a zoo, which was fully developed before 1957. A landing was built to receive the boats from the hotel and the channels were prepared. Paths were opened between the trees and there were spaces enclosed with meshes or wire fences to protect some captive animals.
The infrastructure made by Eng. Rogers was destroyed by a strong hurricane occurred in the 1950s, leaving only remains of some walls near the south coast.
Human activity in La Matica, especially in the northern part, in recent years, includes the visits of fishermen and tourists who frequent Boca Chica beach. Tourists arrive on foot between the water or in the dinghies or pedal boats rented in Boca Chica.
Aerial Photo
La Matica....En el ayer Palomas Coronitas,hoy dormitorio de Garzas........La Isla La Matica tiene mil y una historia en cada dominicano..!!
La Isla La Matica se encuentra a 500 m distante de la costa del pueblo de Boca Chica. Tiene 200 m de largo (este-oeste) y 50 m de ancho (norte-sur). Su origen coralino, con un substrato rocoso muy expuesto en la costa sur donde el oleaje golpea con mucha fuerza. En las áreas protegidas de los efectos de las mareas, es posible encontrar arena y material fino.
Está formada por tres partes separadas por canales artificiales más o menos definidos. La más pequeña es la que se encuentra hacia el Este, mientras que la mayor, y de mayor elevación, es la que se encuentra hacia el Oeste. El canal entre las porciones central y occidental es el que está mejor definido y permite la navegación en pequeños botes.
Es posible que la vegetación natural del islote fuera de mangles rojos (Rhizophora mangle) en la costa norteña, y mangles prietos (Avicennia germinans) en la sureña, con álamos blancos (Thespesia populnea) en el interior. Todas estas especies son constituyentes de la vegetación costera nativa en aquella parte del país. Actualmente, en sus costas existe un bosque impenetrable de mangle colorado, con sus raíces adventicias extendidas hasta la tierra. Detrás de los mangles colorados, se encuentran mangles prietos (Avicennia germinans), principalmente cerca de la costa sur de la porción occidental. En esta última parte también se encuentran los mangles amarillo (Laguncularia racemosa) y botón (Conocarpus erectus), junto con álamo blanco y uva de playa (Coccoloba uvifera).
Hasta las primeras décadas del siglo 20, La Matica era visitada por una gran cantidad de palomas, especialmente la paloma coronita (Columba leucocephala). Rodríguez dice: "La Matica, pintoresca islilla en medio de la bahía de Andrés, en donde hay abundantísimas palomas". Y Monseñor Meriño, refiriéndose a la bahía de Andrés, dice: "siendo su playa muy afamada por la abundancia que hay en ella de palomas durante los meses de Mayo a Octubre". En el mapa de Casimiro N. de Moya, La Matica aparece con el nombre de Palomas.
En la década del 1950, durante la estadía de A. W. Rogers como segundo administrador del Hotel Hamaca en la playa de Boca Chica, el islote fue convertido en un parque zoológico, el cual se desarrolló plenamente antes del año 1957. Se construyó un desembarcadero para recibir los botes provenientes del hotel y se prepararon los canales. Se abrieron senderos entre los árboles y había espacios cercados con mallas o alambradas para proteger a algunos animales cautivos.
La infraestructura hecha por el Ing. Rogers fue destruida por un fuerte huracán ocurrido en la década del 1950, quedando solamente restos de algunas paredes cerca de la costa sur.
La actividad humana en La Matica, especialmente en la parte norte, en los años recientes, incluye las visitas de pescadores y turistas que frecuentan la playa de Boca Chica. Los turistas llegan a pie entre el agua o en las yolas o en botes de pedal alquilados en Boca Chica.
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This looks like a scene from mid Autumn as leaves fall of trees and are gently blown away by the wind....Except that ground ivy is evergreen.
Substrate: Watercolour paper 180gsm
Light sensitive anthotype dye: Alternanthera dentata "Little Ruby" leaves crushed in water
Application: dabbing with synthetic cloth
Opaque layer: Ground Ivy
Exposure time: 2 day full sunlight
First image to 10 faves.
The fruit is small, 1-2 in and the green bean-like propagule that emerges from it later can get quite long (7-15 in) before dropping off the tree. The seedling can remain viable for up to a year while floating in the ocean until reaching suitable substrate.
Here is a late September find which happen to be the first time I see this species.
This is the pupa of a striped ladybird (Myzia oblongoguttata). When having eaten enough as a larvae, it attaches itself to a suitable substrate and turn into a pupa and after finishing the metamorphosis, the adult will emerge. Depending on species, this can take as little as three days and as long as two weeks. No idea about the exact time for this particular species.
It is a species which is found on pine and this one had attached itself to a white piece of plywood which I had leaned against a pine to serve as backing for a dart board. Hopefully I can manage to fine an adult one next season.
Island Of Madagascar
Off the East Coast of Africa
Berenty Reserve
Now back to some more lemurs. This Verreaux’s sifaka is nestled in some cactus in an ecosystem called the ‘Spiny Forest” in southern Madagascar.
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), or the white sifaka, is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae. It lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to western Madagascar dry deciduous forests and dry and spiny forests. Like all sifakas, it has a long tail that it uses as a balance when leaping from tree to tree. However, its body is so highly adapted to an arboreal existence, on the ground its only means of locomotion is hopping. The species lives in small troops which forage for food.
The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar. The vegetation type is found on poor substrates with low, erratic winter rainfall. The ecoregion contains an outstanding proportion of endemic plant species and is part of the Global 200.
Notable inhabitants of the spiny thickets include the spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) and the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), the gecko Ebenavia maintimainty, several lemurs including Verreaux's sifaka, Grandidier's mongoose, and eight endemic birds. Wikipedia
Island Of Madagascar
Off the East Coast of Africa
Berenty Reserve
This lemur was photographed in an area called the spiny forest. Here it is sitting in the middle of some cactus.
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), or the white sifaka, is a medium-sized primate in one of the lemur families, the Indriidae. It lives in Madagascar and can be found in a variety of habitats from rainforest to western Madagascar dry deciduous forests and dry and spiny forests.
Its fur is thick and silky and generally white with brown on the sides, top of the head, and on the arms. Like all sifakas, it has a long tail that it uses as a balance when leaping from tree to tree. However, its body is so highly adapted to an arboreal existence, on the ground its only means of locomotion is hopping. The species lives in small troops which forage for food.
The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar. The vegetation type is found on poor substrates with low, erratic winter rainfall. The ecoregion contains an outstanding proportion of endemic plant species and is part of the Global 200.
Notable inhabitants of the spiny thickets include the spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) and the radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata), the gecko Ebenavia maintimainty, several lemurs including Verreaux's sifaka, Grandidier's mongoose, and eight endemic birds. – Wikipedia
Taken @ Bellvue NL
Ruddy turnstones engage in a variety of behaviours to locate and capture prey. These behaviours can be placed into six general categories:[10]
Routing: The turnstone manipulates piles of seaweed through flicking, bulldozing, and pecking to expose small crustaceans or gastropod molluscs hidden underneath.
Turning stones: As suggested by its name, the turnstone flicks stones with its bill to uncover hidden littorinids and gammarid amphipods.
Digging: With small flicks of its bill, the turnstone creates holes in the ground substrate (usually sand or mud) and then pecks at the exposed prey – often sandhoppers or seaweed flies.
Probing: The turnstone inserts its bill more than a quarter-length into the ground to get at littorinids and other gastropods.
Hammer–probing: The turnstone cracks open its prey's shell by using its bill as a hammer, and then extracts the animal inside through pecking and probing.[11]
Surface pecking: The turnstone uses short, shallow pecks (less than a quarter bill-length) to get at prey at or just below the ground's surface. Wikipedia
As we walked through the Botanic Gardens I saw a bee (not this one) as we passed the knot garden and my mind just came up with this montage on a Shakespearian theme. We are two hours off Friday and hoping your week goes well.
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Frühes Aufstehen sichert schlafende Widderchen :)
Esparsetten-Widderchen (Zygaena carniolica) - eastern burnet
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Das Esparsetten-Widderchen oder Krainer Widderchen (Zygaena carniolica) ist ein Schmetterling (Nachtfalter) aus der Familie der Widderchen (Zygaenidae). Sowohl die Raupen als auch die erwachsenen Tiere sind giftig und dokumentieren dies für Fressfeinde mit Hilfe ihrer auffälligen Warnfärbung. Die Art wurde in Deutschland und Österreich zum „Insekt des Jahres 2008“ gewählt.
Merkmale
Das Esparsetten-Widderchen ist wegen seiner charakteristischen Zeichnung auf den Vorderflügeln – die roten Flecken auf schwarzem Grund sind hell umrandet – in Mitteleuropa meist recht eindeutig von anderen im Volksmund auch „Blutströpfchen“ genannten Widderchen-Arten zu unterscheiden. Die helle Umrandung kann jedoch manchmal schwach ausfallen oder ganz fehlen und die Farbintensität der roten Flecken kann variieren.
Crepuscular burnet or Eastern burnet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygaena_carniolica
Distribution
This species can be found in most of Europe, except Britain Isles and northern Scandinavia. It is also present from Western Asia to Iran.
Habitat
It inhabits warm and dry areas, grasslands and limestone substrate, steppe slopes and dry pastures.
Description
Lateral view
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Forewings are bluish-black with six red spots surrounded by yellow. Hindwings have a red color with a black border. The outer spots are often in the shape of a crescent. The abdomen is black-blue, sometimes with a red belt.[5] The caterpillar is light green with a series of triangular black spots on the sides of the body. Pupae are black-brown, with a white or yellowish ovoid cocoon.
This species is rather similar to Zygaena algira, Zygaena maroccana, Zygaena occitanica, Zygaena orana and Zygaena youngi.
Biology
It is an univoltine species. Adults are on wing from July to August. Adults feed on the nectar of flowers in the Fabaceae family.The larvae feed on Lotus, Anthyllis, Dorycnium and Onobrychis species.[7] They frequently rest large numbers on flowers. Pupation occurs in May–June. The caterpillars hibernate.