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A couple bull elk butt heads, more in play than with serious intent. The bull with the larger rack had a definite advantage. Many of his tines got thru the smaller rack to hit the other's head. But not enough to get them to quit. Was a delight watching their tussle.
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European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Common Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata)
The Ivy flowers are popular with all sorts of insect.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
We had a great time on our Coyote Buttes Workshop this past week. Not only did we see some spectacular scenery, but we were treated to great sunrises & sunsets each day we went out! That almost never happens. Here's a shot of one of the workshop participants near the Wave in North Coyote Buttes. The reflected light and color in this channel definitely doesn't look real, but if you've been here, you know how amazing can be at the right time of day.
Cowpea Aphid (Aphis craccivora)
Just the one spotted on a Jade Flower today.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday.
Crazy Tuesday theme: game pieces
bought to play with my grandsons. So I thought I would share with my flickr friends.
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Made famous by the John Ford westerns starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda, the buttes in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona form some of the most iconic landmarks in the whole USA. All tourist hyperboles set aside, the place is quite astonishing and should figure highly on any landscape lover's list.
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- www.kevin-palmer.com - I had to stop for this view of the Twin Buttes with storm clouds and sunset colors behind them. The lightning was just a lucky catch with a 1/6 second exposure.
Common Gum Tree Shield Bug (Poecilometis patruelis)
Spotted on the fading Jade flowers.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
Western Electric Lineman Test Set, circa 1950. Called a "Butt-In" by its users, this handset set was used to test telephone lines by telephone installers, repairmen, and cable splicers.
Shot for Our Daily Challenge :“Telephone”
Painting - Acrylic on Canvas 12 x 16 inches
While koalas are popular worldwide and are the face of many Aussie tourist souvenirs, there are some really basic facts that people might not know about this iconic and lovable mammal – like right now they are incredibly vulnerable to local extinction in NSW.
Here are 10 interesting facts about koalas put together by WWF Australia:
1. Koalas aren’t bears – they’re marsupials!
You might hear the term ‘koala bear’ being tossed around when it comes to these fluffy animals. While they might look bear-like with their round ears and big black nose, they actually share more characteristics with other marsupials like the wombat.
2. Baby koalas are too cute (this is indeed, a fact).
Called ‘joeys’, baby koalas develop in their mother’s pouch for about six months. After this time, they’ll ride on their mum’s back for another six months, only using the pouch to feed and sleep.
3. Koalas can be found in south-eastern and eastern Australia
While koalas are a national symbol of Australia’s unique wildlife, they can only be found in the wild on the southeast and eastern sides of Australia, along the coastlines of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. They live high up in eucalyptus trees of native bushlands and forests, usually perched between the forks of the tree’s branches.
4. They have a very supportive butt…
Living in trees and being wedged between rough branches requires a lot of support! Luckily, the koala has strong cartilage at the end of their curved spine, allowing them to make eucalyptus trees a comfortable home!
5. They’re fussy eaters!
Koalas survive on a diet of eucalyptus leaves and can eat up to a kilogram a day! Pretty impressive, considering eucalyptus is poisonous to most animals. Their special fibre digesting organ, called a caecum, helps to detoxify the chemicals in the leaves.
However, they can be quite picky eaters, eating less than 50 of over 700 eucalypt species. Even then, they’ll often choose leaves at the top of the tallest trees that contain more liquid and nutrients – only the best for Australia’s koalas!
6. ‘Koala’ is thought to mean ‘no drink’ in the Australian Aboriginal language
It was thought that koalas didn’t need to drink because of the moisture they get from munching on juicy eucalyptus leaves all day. However, they do drink from various water sources when needed, especially during heatwaves and in times of drought.
7. Koalas can sleep up to 18 hours a day
Despite the rumours, koalas don’t ‘get high’ or ‘drugged out’ on eucalyptus leaves. It’s because the leaves are so low in nutrients that koalas need more sleep than most animals which basically helps them conserve energy.
8. Koala Chlamydia is a serious disease
But it’s not the same strain of Chlamydia that affects humans. Many koala populations are vulnerable to Chlamydia and it usually manifests when they’re in stressful situations. The disease can cause blindness and reproductive tract infections.
9. Koalas are losing their homes to excessive tree-clearing
Many koala populations are faced with nowhere to go when their forest habitat is destroyed by deforestation. Just in the last two years, tree-clearing has tripled in New South Wales, leaving important koala habitats incredibly fragmented or completely lost. With their trees gone, koalas are spending more time on the ground in search of food and shelter. Sadly, this is when they’re most vulnerable to being hit by vehicles, attacked by dogs and falling ill to stress-induced diseases like chlamydia.
10. Sadly, koala numbers are on the decline
Sadly, koala numbers are on the decline. Their numbers have been falling further and further every year due to deforestation and disease. Then, Australia was ravaged by the most devastating, unprecedented bushfire season the country has ever seen. Tragically, nearly 3 billion animals, many found nowhere else in the world, perished. Many struggling Australian species, like our koalas, have now been pushed even further towards the brink of extinction. The good news is that there is hope to turn this around.
Witch butter, it may be a sign that a witch has been there and enchanted your cabin.
Gelesvampen Gullkrös lyser vackert . Gullkrös växer som parasit på skinnsvampar, vilken i sin tur växer på döda eller döende lövträd. På engelska heter den "Witches Butter", häxsmör.
På engelska kallas svampen ofta för häxsmör (Witch's Butter). Enligt en östeuropeisk legend ska du akta dig om det växer gullkrös vid ingången till ditt hus, för det kan vara ett tecken på att en häxa varit där och förtrollat din stuga. Det enda sättet att bli av med förtrollningen är att sticka sönder svampen så att innehållet rinner ut.
Gullkrös (Tremella mesenterica) är en gelésvamp med gula eller orangegula fruktkroppar. Den lever som parasit på skinnsvampar i släktet Peniophora, däribland på tätskinn (Peniophora incarnata), som växer på död ved av lövträd.
Damaged Butt @ Jail Event maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Zen%20Soul/90/232/24
Brand buttocks : Landgraff - Damaged Butt
Tp : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jade%20Waters/68/125/2701
At the risk of overdoing it, I'm posting a second image of this lovely storm - this one without the dramatic lightning, but with some great structure lit from lightning within it.
In May/June 2024 I went storm chasing for the third time. If you'd like, you can read about my trip in the blog post on my website.
You can see all my storm chasing images from my 2017, 2018 and 2024 chases in this album.
Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California
'Roid Week Spring 2016 - Day 2 #2
02/22/16 Beverly Hills PolaWalk
Impossible SX70 Color GEN 2 03/15 test film:
L/D 1/3 to dark
Shot mid afternoon in very bright sunlight
80F/26C 50% humidity
Shielded
Heated under arm for several minutes
Scanned 32 hours after shooting
I was in the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park briefly on a rainy evening last month (6-18-2024) but shot very little but couldn't resist spending a few minutes at the Bentonitic Clay Overlook to shoot this view looking north. I've hiked and explored a bit along the Buckhorn Trail (it traverses this view via the furthest patch of green in the distant valley) and need to go hike it again with the new gear. Even on rainy days such as this one, the saturated sedimentary layers and greenery are beautiful. All the more reason I always buy the annual NPS pass, for the returns far outweigh the expense.
I only wore a single layer pants when we headed from Munich to this Bavaria village called Oberammergau. Once I got out of the bus and walked to this spot, I could feel the freezing temperature in the lower half of my body. I started to realize what butt-freezing cold really meant. This photo tells the whole story.
Explore#424, January 23rd, 2026