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"Stratton" my siamese algae eater on a piece of petrified wood.

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Small turtle on the edge of the La Crosse River Marsh in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Algae. June 2008

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Pearson works around the clock, based on tide charts -- here's the algae at night

Enhanced lake algae.

again.. dont know whether the growth on the trunk of tree is called algae.. in tamil its called "paasam".. that gives us a sense of scarcity of rain that region :) kidding..

Lots of this deadly algae about too around the waters edge.

Bleached (dead) coralline algae (Corallina officinalis) and encrusting algae (Lithothamnia) on a pebble

In contrast to the bone-dry Chesbro reservoir, the Calero Reservoir had what seemed to be plenty of water. There were a lot of people out on boats and jet skis around the water (including the ranger boat, which was rounding people up half an hour before sunset). Apparently the Calero is just over 50% full, while the Chesbro was about 5% full.

I wonder if the differences are natural or part of the reservoir management. (Apparently the reservoirs are part of different watersheds.)

As for the algae... I wonder if this is why our Brita pitcher grows a green slime on the bottom after being left on the counter for a few days.

Plenty of algae on the surface of the Grand Union Canal in parts.

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Sandy in background

Fuji RVP50

Red and brown algae mats formed in the run-off from one of the many geysers. The silica-based soil (see left of photo) is harsh and holds little water.

Just what it says on the tin...couldn't resist this. The running water was making the alge look waxy and fluid - fabulous!

103/365, SOOC

I just bought a Flickr Pro account! Day one-oh-three will be the first where I haven't consciously had to resize my photos in order to preserve my monthly upload limit.

I hope I can just live up to my new account title and use this year for the best, mm? :)

Cheers to a "new" year!

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The title of this refers to the fact that this specific patch of our front porch is turning green from algae growth due to rainfall...but of course, a black-white photo can't do that justice. Will have to retake in color sometime :).

The Olifants river is fishless, and although it's one of the biggest (and most consistently watery) rivers in the Kruger, not many species come here to drink. What's caused the damage? Hippos. Specifically, hippo poop, which creates algae, which kills fish.

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Algae. June 2008

Photo By: Stephanie Schupska