Abundance
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Common Buckeye butterfly goes for a deep sip of nectar as it pokes down into a Lantana flowerhead.
Considered an uncommon migrant into the area from the south. Abundance varies from year to year.
This family of geese took a stroll heading towards a lake for an afternoon swim. You can find Canada Geese on almost any type of wetland, from small ponds to large lakes and rivers. However, Canada Geese spend as much or more time on land as they do in water. They prefer low-lying areas with great expanses of wet grassy meadows and an abundance of ponds and lakes that serve as refuges from land predators.
“Hummingbird is the spirit of pure joy! She is the messenger of beauty and wonder, and she reminds us to taste the sweet nectar of life.” – Anonymous
My textures plus JixiPix Impresso Pro and Pastello
The hummingbirds have so much from which to choose with all the Spring flowers plus my feeders. Such a joy to see them flittering around the garden. This Rufous female is the first I've seen in a couple of years and she spends much of her time chasing the resident Anna's from "her" feeder.
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Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa Violacea) & Flower Crab Spider (Misumena Vatia) on iris
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When I look at my (far too) tiny gallery of photos, it's hard not to note the fact that there is an abundance of green - and very little else colorwise. It's not that I don't have other photos with slightly more color variation, but I started out here a year ago with the idea of dedicating my entire Flickr page exclusively to the western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata), because that's also the main focus of my website of the same name.
But just as with the site - which now has an entire page dedicated to other fauna from the Lacerta bilineata habitat - I realized that it's more fun to present all the creatures big and small I find in my garden and its immediate surroundings. I still will continue to upload many more photos of my favorite green reptile, but it's variation that makes the world (and my garden) interesting, and the same goes for my Flickr gallery. I thought this gorgeous iris with its yellow and violet tones would fit nicely between all the green, and the two arthropods it hosts are both very typical residents of the Lacerta bilineata habitat.
The carpenter bee is obviously too much of a whopper of a meal for this tiny male flower crab spider (and it also comes with a sting ;-), and I guess if this were a cartoon you'd see a very relieved spider face and a huge "Thank you Lord!* in the speech bubble above it because this "Behemoth" of a bee landed on the other side of that iris :-) . But the carpenter bee might have gotten lucky too that it didn't meet the dwarf's old lady: female flower crab spiders are notorious for attacking and overwhelming much bigger prey than themselves, and although I haven't seen one catching a carpenter bee yet, I definitely wouldn't rule it out.
ABOUT THE SPECIES (from Wikipedia):
XYLOCOPA VIOLACEA is the common European species of carpenter bee, and one of the largest bees in Europe. It is also native to Asia. Like most members of the genus Xylocopa, it makes its nests in dead wood. It is not particularly aggressive, and will attack only if forced to.
These bees hibernate over winter and re-emerge in spring, usually around April or May. Hibernation is undertaken by the adults in wood where there are abandoned nest tunnels. In late spring or early summer, they may be seen around searching for mates and suitable nesting sites. After mating, the gravid females bore tunnels in dead wood, which is where the name "carpenter bee" comes from, although old nest tunnels may be used.
Like other solitary bees, the female creates the nest alone. The eggs are laid within a series of small cells, each of which is supplied with a pollen ball for the larvae to feed upon. The adults emerge in late summer then hibernate until the following year
MISUMENA VATIA is a species of crab spider with a holarctic distribution. They are called crab spiders because of their unique ability to walk sideways as well as forwards and backwards.
Females can grow up to 10 mm (0.39 in) while males are quite small, reaching 5 mm (0.20 in) at most. Younger females especially, which may hunt on a variety of flowers such as daisies and sunflowers, have a strong tendency to adapt to the color of the surrounding flower. However, the color-changing process is not instant and can require up to 25 days to complete.
Misumena vatia feed on common insects, often consuming prey much larger than themselves. They use venom to immobilize their prey, though they are harmless to humans.
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Looks like spring has reached my home area East-Westphalia, Saturday pleased with beautiful weather and sunshine all day long. We took advantage of the situation and used the day for an extended hiking trip around river Weser with the finishing move in Porta Westfalica featuring a perfect sunset.
Porta Westfalica, Ostwestfalen, Germany
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Southern California's unusually plentiful winter showers last year brought spring flowers in abundance, with millions of tiny bright blooms popping up almost overnight and blanketing the area in a rare phenomenon known as a "super bloom." This is a lovely memory from that spectacular event! Thinking of everyone and praying you and your loved ones are well and holding onto faith, hope and love...
"I will lift my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth."
Psalm 121:1
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Twin Lakes, Colorado. A rainy cloudy day. Still a lovely spot to stop and enjoy. From the wildflowers (rabbitbrush) to the surrounding mountains high above timberline and twin lakes nestled below.
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A mix of 6 Wombo images, all done with Pixelmator Pro and then a bit of a painterly look created with Impresso Pro.
Prompts:Thanksgiving wreath, cornucopia, Autumn leaves
Style: The City
Input: on normal, the image below. I used this textured chipmunk photo for the color palette. That way, all the results were easier to blend together.
Starting another week! HSS!
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A secret little lake in my neighborhood I love to visit in the evening hours to relax. Löhne, Ostwestfalen, Germany
The blossom is out, vibrant, thick and billowing and there's lots of it along the canal side in Berlin near where I live. The image I ended up with reminded of the 1985 movie Mask with Cher and Sam Elliot, where in a scene a deformed man uses cotton wool to describe what "Billowing" is to a blind girl played by Laura Dern.
Unfortunately for me I am out of action for the next little while, I slept awkwardly and I awoke with my wrist in absolute bits, but thank god I get out of doing the washing up for a few days! But my partner is amazing at looking after my injured paw.
I hope everyone is well, had a great weekend with new opportunities ahead and so as always, thank you! :)
The islet of Eden located just off the northwestern coast of Santa Cruz is the remains of a volcanic "tuff cone" - a type of volcanic feature formed when molten lava comes into contact with cold sea water with explosive results. There is an abundance of wildlife here as you will see.
The common Wood Nymph (L) and Mustard White are very common here and out in abundance at this time. This makes 25 species I have posted since early June. Since different species emerge at different times and live in a variety of habitats, I hope to add many more before summer is over.
Fort Saskatchewan Prairie, Fort Saskatchewan.
Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.
Sarah Ban Breathnach
daffodils.
the beginning of garden wanderings for me. facing the weeds.
I still can't see well, but I see the flowers as they bloom.
spring
after a long pandemic winter, i'm amazed by the abundance in my garden. it's never been so full and vibrant. as if responding to all the losses; offering hope, beauty, and light.
This is a rose called Cream Abundance that I have in my patio garden. It's a pic from some time ago that had a white background, and more recently I decided to do a bit of enhancement by adding a more colourful effect to it.
I went looking for Lazuli buntings at Jackson Bottom, and was amply rewarded, seeing three separate males, and a couple of females. But, they were all pretty far off. Then I went to Tualatin River national Wildlife Refuge, and found at least as many, and this one landed in a tree next to me. What more could I ask!?!?
One year I even forget which, ah I notice it was September 2020 - the Sloe fruit were in abundance but I had a 24mm 1.4 lens on my camera and never found the right time to put this on flickr. This year I fully intended to use a vintage lens to take a photo when we had spotted more fruits and never did get around to it, then I remembered this and felt it a shame to leave it behind.........
A fairly wide angle lens on a full frame camera but I thought it made a lovely job used at f/1.4 and although not the painterly bokeh I would have preferred it was the only lens I had on me that day...
Unique, mystic topography and sacred to the aborigines. is a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. It lies 335 km south west of the nearest large town, Alice Springs. Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluru and Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. 15453
Macro Mondays. Theme: Copper
(60 image focus stack with Helicon Focus)
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interesting webcam pictures Bright-spots
Wolkenlücke zeigt Sternenhimmel !
nächtliche Farbfülle !
nocturnal abundance of colors !
Printscreen foto-webcam.eu !
im Hochgebirge : Alpen Europa !
in the high mountains: Alps Europe!
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KP Treat This ~ 1 November→7 Nov. 2022 thanks to skagitrenee for the source images shown in the first comment box flic.kr/p/2nVPi6n and flic.kr/p/2nVMUws
cornucopia Pixabay
Flowers speak to us in many ways. They symbolize joy and abundance at weddings; they convey sadness and loss at funerals; they express love and devotion at any time. From the beginning of recorded history, flowers have wordlessly expressed our emotions and thoughts.
Tulips, all colours: perfect lover, declaration of love.
Lensbaby Velvet 56 used.