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As far as migratory fishes go, salmon are one of the most well known examples. Tunas also rank highly on the list. But there are many other fish species that perform annual migrations. Some travel from saltwater oceans to freshwater rivers and streams to spawn (anadromous - e.g., salmon). Others run the reverse route (catadromous - e.g., American eels). Still others migrate within freshwater systems only (potamodromous - e.g., northern pike) to reach spawning grounds.
Here on Prince Edward Island, there are several species of fish that migrate. Brook trout, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, blueback herring, alewife, and rainbow smelt. The latter species is a small-bodied fish growing to a maximum around 12 inches long, mostly around 6-8 inches. They are culturally important, being the focal point of many family meals for people living in the Maritimes (and Great Lakes, once upon a time).
Smelt are generally considered terrible swimmers. Not having much experience with the fish, I just took everyone for their word. Now, this may be true to some degree when you compare them to fish like brook trout and Atlantic salmon that are strong swimmers, but after watching these small fish swim for the last two weeks I am very impressed with their dogged determination to push forth upstream. Their tactic largely involves sticking to the extreme edges of the river to avoid fast, turbulent flows. Occasionally, however, some individuals venture into the fast water and try jumping their way to salvation.
I grabbed my camera and tried to photograph this behavior. Fortunately, I came away with something for my efforts, albeit heavily cropped. I have never seen a photo of a smelt jumping, so I consider this a unique shot. The smelt run is mostly over and we will soon shift focus to studying another species (blueback herring).
May 20, 2017
Stony Brook Herring Run
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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April 1, 2019
A beautiful adult osprey (Pandion haliaetus) was perched above me at the herring run today. I didn't see him until he started whistling. He was right above me, and was not too happy that I was blocking his fishing hole!
Stony Brook Herring Run
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2019
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A few days ago, I announced a slow start to my local Limacodid caterpillar season, but that pales into insignificance when you encounter a new species which you knew existed from the occasional spottings of others in neighbouring SE Asian countries and had dreamed of seeing yourself.
Unusually for the Oriental Limacodids and probably because of its outlandish oddity and beauty, this caterpillar has been raised to maturity and identified in northen Thailand as Idonauton apicalis.
In keeping with my tradition of allocating descriptive "common" names to unidentified Limacodid spottings and/or as an easier alternative to species binomials, I have dubbed this species Supernova.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
View my other images of Limacodid Caterpillars from China in my photostream, HERE.
These are the varieties that are currently in my photostream:
Dirty Mary (Darna sp.), Virgin Mary, Bloody Mary, Toothbrush, Hole-in-One, Green Devil (Setora sp.), Bullseye (Squamosa sp.), Carrot Top (Hyphorma sp.), Torpedo (Susica sp.), Red Devil (Setora sp.), Blue Streak (Susica sp.), Chameleon (Phlossa sp.), Yellow Devil (Setora sp.), Green Marauder (Miresa sp.), Almond-backed, Submarine (Scopelodes sp.), Sand and Sea (Parasa sp.), The Clown (Setora sp.), The Ghost, Chequers, Triple Streak (Parasa sp.), Pin Cushion, Haemorrhoid, Bread Loaf (Parasa sp.), Jelly Bean (Chalcocelis, Chalcoscelides and Belippa spp.), Tank (Demonarosa spp.), Ninja Turtle (Quasinarosa sp.), Doormat (Thosea sp.), Snickers (Mahanta sp.), Blue Stripe (Parasa sp.), Blueback (Cnidocampa (Monema) sp.), Jagged Little Pill (Darna sp.), Pink Lady, The Jester (Setora sp.), Stool (Nagodopsis sp.), Yellow Caboose (Phlossa sp.), Zebra Crossing, Ox Tongue, Octopus, Outrigger, Inkblot, Blaze, Firecracker (Ceratonema sp.), Icicle, Optimus Prime, Claret, Cherry Ripple, Lavenderman (Parasa sp.), Cogwheel (Narosoideus sp.), Broken Heart, The Shield, Dumbbell (Monema sp.), Bindi, Prickly Pear, Stack Hat (Narosa sp.), Grenade (Olona sp.), Bolt (Parasa sp.), Belted Submarine, Green Lantern, The Flash, Snowflake (Phrixolepia sp.), Supernova (Idonauton sp.), Lucifer, Limpet (Ceratonema sp.), French Toast, Cyclops, GI Joe, Unicorn, Ellipsis, Twin Peaks, Backstitch, Medusa, Fusiforma, Jube.
Blue - 3 (of 11) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Super-Takumar 1:3.5 28mm Prime (M42 mount) and Fotodiox M42 to M43 Adapter and Polarizer - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillars (Cup Moths, Limacodidae) "Carrot Top"
As my collection of Limacodid Slug Caterpillar images has grown, it has progressively dawned on me the significance of these photographic captures in terms of their uniqueness. I have yet to find any other similar record of these magnificent caterpillars from anywhere let alone a single location.
As very few of these caterpillars are identified either by myself or at all (at least beyond genus) I have given each individual a descriptive and unique 'superhero-style' name which has and will be included in the title or description of existing and future images on my Flickr. These are "Carrot Top" for obvious reasons. This is for my own reference mainly as this will allow me to group the growing number of images I have into their like-kinds including the various instars I have captured. The names will be included as tags.
This is the current full list: Dirty Mary (Darna sp.), Virgin Mary, Bloody Mary, Toothbrush, Hole-in-One, Green Devil (Setora sp.), Bullseye, Carrot Top, Torpedo, Red Devil (Setora sp.), Blue Streak, Chameleon, Yellow Devil (Setora sp.), Green Marauder, Almond-backed, Submarine, Sand and Sea, The Clown, The Ghost, Chequers, Triple Streak (Parasa sp.), Pin Cushion, Haemorrhoid, Bread Loaf, Jelly Bean (Chalcocelis and Belippa spp.), Tank (Prolimacodes sp.), Ninja Turtle (Narosa sp.), Doormat (Thosea sp. and Cania sp.), Snickers (Mahanta sp.), Blue Stripe (Parasa sp.), Blueback (Cnidocampa (Monema) sp.), Jagged Little Pill (Darna sp.), Pink Lady, Canary, The Jester, Stool, Yellow Caboose, Zebra Crossing, Ox Tongue, Octopus, Unclassified.
Naturally these groupings could be subdivided further or even combined (it is apparent that some instar differences can be quite extreme) as things progress.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Looking South up the Willamette River, left to right: OMSI Submarine, Tilikum Crossing, Ross Island Bridge, SW Waterfront condos, OUS/OHSU Collaborative Life Sciences Building, with Marquam Bridge railing across the bottom of frame. Providence Bridge Pedal 2015, Portland, Oregon NB35960
These fish are like candy to the Osprey. They are quite adept at catching them too. The fish run will last about three more days and I hope the weather continues to be good.....
Today, the weather and lighting was much more cooperative (for photos).
Blueback Beach - 5 (of 13) - Olympus PEN E-PL1 with SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 Prime (PK mount) with Fotodiox PK-M4/3 adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar (Cup Moth, Setora baibarana, Limacodidae) "The Clown"
The undisputed show pony of my local Limacodids…..
These caterpillars are custom built with every conceivable self-protection device imaginable. Bright, garish colors which are like danger signs in nature saying "I taste awful" or "I am loaded with poison; multiple stinging barbs which inflict painful and persistent burning rashes (on humans anyway); false eyes pointing in every direction to say " I see you, you can't surprise me"; a head end that looks the same as the rear end so there can be no potential surprise attack from behind; and specific to the Limacodid caterpillars (who actually have no true legs, hence the slug in their name), a sticky adhesive underside that makes them very difficult to prise off their food plant. With that in mind, stinging nettle caterpillars are often not hard to find. They don't conceal themselves day or night and will often be in the most conspicuous of locations. Basically, they have little to fear.
View my other images of Limacodid Caterpillars from China (Beijing and Yunnan) in my photostream, HERE.
You will notice I have given each individual a descriptive superhero-style name in the title of the image. This variety is aptly nicknamed "The Clown" for its garish theatrical decoration. There is a green version presumably of the same genus that I have dubbed "The Jester". These are for my own reference mainly because practically none of these caterpillars are identified (maybe even ever formally) and this will allow me to group the growing number of images I have into their like-kinds including the various instars I have captured. The names will be included as tags.
These are the varieties that are currently in my photostream:
Dirty Mary (Darna sp.), Virgin Mary, Bloody Mary, Toothbrush, Hole-in-One, Green Devil (Setora sp.), Bullseye, Carrot Top, Torpedo (Susica sp.), Red Devil (Setora sp.), Blue Streak (Susica sp.), Chameleon, Yellow Devil (Setora sp.), Green Marauder, Almond-backed, Submarine, Sand and Sea, The Clown, The Ghost, Chequers, Triple Streak (Parasa sp.), Pin Cushion, Haemorrhoid, Bread Loaf, Jelly Bean (Chalcocelis and Belippa spp.), Tank (Prolimacodes, Demonarosa spp.), Ninja Turtle (Narosa sp.), Doormat (Thosea sp. and Cania sp.), Snickers (Mahanta sp.), Blue Stripe (Parasa sp.), Blueback (Cnidocampa (Monema) sp.), Jagged Little Pill (Darna sp.), Pink Lady, Canary, The Jester, Stool, Yellow Caboose, Zebra Crossing, Ox Tongue, Octopus, Outrigger, Inkblot, Blaze (Thosea sp.), Firecracker (Ceratonema sp.), Icicle, Optimus Prime, Claret, Cherry Ripple, Lavenderman (Parasa sp.), Cogwheel.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
see comments for later instar caterpillar image…..
Blueback Beach - 11 (of 13) - Sony A77 II with Sigma 10-20mm 1:4-5.6 EX DC HSM Zoom (A mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Bittersweet Blueback - 3 (of 25) - Panasonic Lumix FZ200 & Polarizer - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Canon EOD M Mirrorless Test Drive - 2 (of 18) - Canon EOS M (2012) with Canon 18-55mm IS STM (EF-M Mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
March 9, 2016
The river herring (alewives and blueback herring) have returned to Stony Brook on Cape Cod! A true sign that spring is here! Following the herring will be striped bass, eating them from below, and Osprey bombing them from above. WELCOME SPRING!
Stony Brook Herring Run
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2016
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The Marquam Bridge is a double-deck, steel-truss cantilever bridge that carries Interstate 5 traffic across the Willamette River from south of downtown Portland, Oregon, on the west side to the industrial area of inner Southeast on the east. It is the busiest bridge in Oregon, carrying 140,500 vehicles a day as of 2016. The upper deck carries northbound traffic; the lower deck carries southbound traffic. The Marquam also has on and off ramps for Interstate 405 on the south end of the bridge, while the terminus on the east bank of the river is near the interchange with Interstate 84.
(Wikipedia)
The historic Town Brook, in Plymouth Massachusetts, is a 1.5-mile stream that runs from the Billington Sea, a 269-acre freshwater pond, to Plymouth Harbor. This stream once teemed with river herring (alewife and blueback herring), rainbow smelt and American eels during their annual migrations. The Wampanoag Nation and early European settlers, Pilgrims, ate river herring and used them for fertilizer. Beginning in the 1790s, settlers built six dams on Town Brook. The barriers contributed to fish decline. For many years there has been an ongoing effort to restore the waterway to its natural state with the potential to once again see increased river herring runs on the brook.
What a Story They Tell - 1 (of 20) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with with Olympus m.zuiko 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 zoom (MFT mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Day XII Part II Panorama (3 images 2.8 aspect ratio) - 1 (of 12) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
講談社の一般向け自然科学系新書シリーズのブルーバックスの新刊「エネルギーとはなにか」の表紙のミニチュアコラージュのお仕事をやらせて頂きました。
やさしく解説された、エネルギーについての読みやすい入門書です。本日発売！
I worked on a miniature collage for the cover of a book about energy that is perfect for beginners.
It's a Japanese translated version from The Science of Energy by Roger G. Newton.
Blue Panorama (3 images) - 1 (of 11) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Super-Takumar 1:3.5 28mm Prime (M42 mount) and Fotodiox M42 to M43 Adapter and Polarizer - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
May 20, 2017
River Herring (a combination of alewives and blue back herring) are coming and going at the herring run. Some of the early spawners are heading back down the river to the ocean, as some of the fish "late to the party" are still arriving.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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Capture from the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, and of the USS Blueback against the backdrop of the Tilikum Crossing along the Willamette River.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
This is a new Limacodid for my collection, at least in this form. I suspect though, it is the later instar version of what I have nicknamed the "Octopus" (see comments for that image).
View my other images of Limacodid Caterpillars from China (Beijing and Yunnan) in my photostream, HERE.
You will notice I have given each individual a descriptive superhero-style name in the title of the image. This is for my own reference mainly because practically none of these caterpillars are identified (maybe even ever formally) and this will allow me to group the growing number of images I have into their like-kinds including the various instars I have captured. The names will be included as tags.
As a new addition to the list, this individual needs such a name based on it's appearance, so I am open to suggestions. (itchydogimages reserves the right to not accept any suggestions in the instance that he comes up with one himself.)
These are the varieties that are currently in my photostream:
Dirty Mary (Darna sp.), Virgin Mary, Bloody Mary, Toothbrush, Hole-in-One, Green Devil (Setora sp.), Bullseye, Carrot Top, Torpedo (Susica sp.), Red Devil (Setora sp.), Blue Streak (Susica sp.), Chameleon, Yellow Devil (Setora sp.), Green Marauder, Almond-backed, Submarine, Sand and Sea, The Clown, The Ghost, Chequers, Triple Streak (Parasa sp.), Pin Cushion, Haemorrhoid, Bread Loaf, Jelly Bean (Chalcocelis and Belippa spp.), Tank (Prolimacodes, Demonarosa spp.), Ninja Turtle (Narosa sp.), Doormat (Thosea sp. and Cania sp.), Snickers (Mahanta sp.), Blue Stripe (Parasa sp.), Blueback (Cnidocampa (Monema) sp.), Jagged Little Pill (Darna sp.), Pink Lady, Canary, The Jester, Stool, Yellow Caboose, Zebra Crossing, Ox Tongue, Octopus, Outrigger, Inkblot, Blaze (Thosea sp.), Firecracker (Ceratonema sp.).
EDIT: Many thanks to Pasha Kirillov, joyteale, all one thing (catching up slowly) and mangosteen queen for your suggestions on a nickname for this new addition to the Limacodid caterpillar gallery. There was definitely a common theme of ice and jelly, so to simplify the tag and search capabilities, I dub this caterpillar, "Icicle" (cue swirling snow and a chorus of ♪♫♫♪Let it go, let it go♫♪♪♫).
May 20, 2017
Stony Brook Herring Run
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
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Pier 39
The Hanthorn Cannery was opened by J.O. Hanthorn in 1875. It was not the first cannery, but has outlived all the earlier operations, and now holds the proud title of the oldest cannery pier on the entire Columbia River. Hanthorn had been a tinsmith in Portland before he entered the salmon packing field, which gave him an advantage in the new industry. Unfortunately, in 1891 his daughter Hazel fell through a trapdoor in the boatshop floor and drowned. Hanthorn was devastated by this loss and had great difficulty adjusting after her death. But the Hanthorn brand of salmon continued to grow and by 1894, the plant was producing 30,000 cases of canned salmon annually, much of it exported all over the world. The facility at one time had a copper shop, butchering room, fillet room, liver picking area, net wharf, and a Chinese mess house. By 1900, Hanthorn had laid the foundation for one of the strongest seafood marketing companies in the world. He sold the cannery to the Columbia River Packers Association (CRPA) and left Astoria, never to return.
This company eventually became Bumble Bee Seafoods.
By 1908 the facility had eight buildings on the pier, including cold storage units that currently house the Hanthorn Cannery Museum. In 1932, the cold storage units on the east side of the pier were constructed. In 1943 more buildings were constructed on the west side of the complex, and today this is the Rogue Public House. The company’s location on 39th St. continued to develop and has been known by many names: CRPA Cold Storage, Bumble Bee Cold Storage, Astoria Seafood, Astoria Cold Storage etc. These serve as storage for many of the artifacts the Foundation has collected.
While much of this industry has fragmented in the last 20 years, its thriving early years provided jobs, livelihood and a future for many generations of families on the West Coast. Today, the oldest building at Pier 39 dates to 1875 and is currently the second floor of the center building and was placed on top of a lower story in the early 1900s. Today it houses a variety of private offices.
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Andrew B. Hammond came to Oregon in 1894 from Missoula and began an aggressive acquisition campaign, snapping up railroads and timber interests, including the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad. Hammond recognized that the salmon industry was over-capitalized and in 1899 began buying, organizing, and consolidating packing companies into the CRPA. His vision involved acquiring all the salmon canneries on the Columbia River, which would operate as one company. When the CRPA formed in 1899, it acquired the holdings of seven packing companies, for a total of 10 canneries. CRPA ultimately merged with Castle and Cooke, Inc., in 1961 and changed its name to Bumble Bee Seafoods. Bumble Bee had been a brand used by CRPA from its beginnings, at first exclusively for sockeye salmon, also known as “bluebacks.” As the salmon runs diminished, the company canned more tuna, and the Bumble Bee brand took on additional importance.
West Coast Winter Panorama (7 images) - 5 (of 15) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Lumix G 14mm F2.5 Prime (M43 mount) & Polarizer - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
Blueback/Uplands Beach - 2 (of 7) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Fotodiox Nik-M4/3 adapter & Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
What a Story They Tell - 3 (of 20) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with with Olympus m.zuiko 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 zoom (MFT mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
The Marquam Bridge is a double-deck, steel-truss cantilever bridge that carries Interstate 5 traffic across the Willamette River from south of downtown Portland, Oregon, on the west side to the industrial area of inner Southeast on the east. It is the busiest bridge in Oregon, carrying 140,500 vehicles a day as of 2016. The upper deck carries northbound traffic; the lower deck carries southbound traffic. The Marquam also has on and off ramps for Interstate 405 on the south end of the bridge, while the terminus on the east bank of the river is near the interchange with Interstate 84.
(Wikipedia)
November 4, 2018
Tiny river herring fry, born this summer seem to be late for their first pilgrimage to the sea. These are the offspring of river herring (You can see them schooling in front of the falls). Their parents made their way upstream in the early spring, and these guys are usually hatched and on their way to the beach by late summer. This shot is just before this small school succumbs to the current, which washed them all over the small falls.
These little fish will form immense schools in the coastal waters, providing food for all kinds of fish and birds.
Stony Brook Herring Run
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2018
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Blueback Beach - Sony A200 with Radioactive Takumar 1:1.4 50 mm Super-Multi-Coated Prime - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia where he works also as a writer and a personal trainer.
May 20, 2017
This river herring left the ocean and entered this waterway at the mouth of Paine's Creek over 2 miles away. It is now at the end of its journey - Lower Mill Pond at the headwaters of Stony Brook. After hurdling this last "ladder step" from brook to pond, it most likely will have returned to the same pond in which it hatched from an egg years ago.
7DWF - Fauna
Stony Brook Herring Run at Lower Mill Pond
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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WALLONWALL was a photo exhibition on the Berlin Wall about walls that separate people worldwide.
The open air exhibition : 10, July till 10, November 2013.
Admission was free for everybody 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Berlin Wall, Mühlenstraße – 12043 Berlin-Friedrichshain
(WestSideGallery, riverside of the East-Side-Gallery, opposite of the O2 Hall)
Since 2006 Kai Wiedenhöfer has photographed eight border and separation walls:
Baghdad [700 km]
South-Korea | North-Korea [248 km]
Cyprus | Greenline [180 km]
USA | Mexico [3141 km]
Ceuta and Melilla, Spain | Marocco [8+13 km]
Israel | Occupied Palestinian Territories [703 km]
Belfast | Peace Lines [15 km]
The Iron Curtain | former German – German border [1378 km]
The concept of the exhibition is simple: on the longest remaining part of the Berlin Wall at Mühlenstraße we will glue 364 m of the wall with 36 huge panoramics. Its on the side of wall which points towards the river Spree. The other side of the wall is known as East Side Gallery and one of the touristic hotspots of Berlin.
Each picture measures 3 m x 9 m. The height is determined through the distance between the base of the wall and the lower part of the tube on top of the wall. All photographs are executed with large format cameras which makes the big enlargements possible. The pictures 1080 sqm and are printed with an inkjet printer on blueback paper and than mounted on the wall with normal wallpaper glue. The panorama photographs are only interrupted by a grey sheet with a caption in English and German.
This would appear to be an earlier instar of the "Pin Cushion" category I have encountered in previous years (see comments for image), except for the pale dorsal spot. I don't know if this distinct marking disappears with later instars or whether this is indeed another species.
View my other images of Limacodid Caterpillars from China in my photostream, HERE.
You will notice I have given each individual a descriptive superhero-style name in the title of the image. This individual fits into the "Pin Cushion" variety, for obvious reasons. The nicknames are for my own reference mainly because practically none of these caterpillars are identified (maybe even ever formally) and this will allow me to group the growing number of images I have into their like-kinds including the various instars I have captured. The names are included as tags.
These are the varieties that are currently in my photostream:
Dirty Mary (Darna sp.), Virgin Mary, Bloody Mary, Toothbrush, Hole-in-One, Green Devil (Setora sp.), Bullseye (Squamosa sp.), Carrot Top (Hyphorma sp.), Torpedo (Susica sp.), Red Devil (Setora sp.), Blue Streak (Susica sp.), Chameleon (Phlossa sp.), Yellow Devil (Setora sp.), Green Marauder (Miresa sp.), Almond-backed, Submarine (Scopelodes sp.), Sand and Sea (Parasa sp.), The Clown (Setora sp.), The Ghost, Chequers, Triple Streak (Parasa sp.), Pin Cushion, Haemorrhoid, Bread Loaf (Parasa sp.), Jelly Bean (Chalcocelis, Chalcoscelides and Belippa spp.), Tank (Demonarosa spp.), Ninja Turtle (Quasinarosa sp.), Doormat (Thosea sp.), Snickers (Mahanta sp.), Blue Stripe (Parasa sp.), Blueback (Cnidocampa (Monema) sp.), Jagged Little Pill (Darna sp.), Pink Lady, The Jester (Setora sp.), Stool (Nagodopsis sp.), Yellow Caboose (Phlossa sp.), Zebra Crossing, Ox Tongue, Octopus, Outrigger, Inkblot, Blaze, Firecracker (Ceratonema sp.), Icicle, Optimus Prime, Claret, Cherry Ripple, Lavenderman (Parasa sp.), Cogwheel (Narosoideus sp.), Broken Heart, The Shield, Dumbbell (Monema sp.), Bindi, Prickly Pear, Stack Hat (Narosa sp.), Grenade (Olona sp.), Bolt (Parasa sp.), Belted Submarine, Green Lantern, The Flash, Snowflake (Phrixolepia sp.), Supernova (Idonauton sp.), Lucifer, Limpet (Ceratonema sp.), French Toast, Cyclops, GI Joe, Unicorn, Ellipsis, Twin Peaks, Backstitch, Medusa, Fusiforma, Jube.
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Blue - 2 (of 11) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Super-Takumar 1:3.5 28mm Prime (M42 mount) and Fotodiox M42 to M43 Adapter and Polarizer - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
A view of the Willamette River from the west shore. The Marquam bridge is crossing the river. Midway down on the left is the USS Blueback. The Blueback was the US Navy's last non-nuclear fast attack submarine. If viewed at the original size you can read her number (581). For some reason the original size appears sideways. We got out to Portland OR last weekend to visit our boys. A beautiful city.
The Herring run at the Agawam River in Wareham is still busy, but I think the peak has passed. Two weeks ago you could have walked across the river below the run on the backs of the fish.Tthis weekend there's far fewer fish but still enough that plenty of Osprey are successfully making meals of the passing herring, though.
Despite catching at least a dozen different birds making dives from perches around the run, I still haven't managed to get the shot I've been looking for, either because I'm not fast enough to get it framed or my camera's AF system isn't fast enough to lock on in time. Not to say that I didn't get some good shots, regardless.
Nikon D750 w/Sigma 150-600 HSM @ 180mm, 1/2000s @ ƒ/5, ISO12800. Noise removal in Topaz Photo AI, with the rest of the post-processing in Adobe Lightroom Classic.