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It's hard to believe that Milkweed used to be considered a troublesome WEED in America. For many decades it was eradicated from the sides of railroad tracks and auto routes. It took 50 years or more for authorities to reverse that practice. Now there are big efforts to bring it back, mainly because it was realized that it is the mainstay of Monarch butterlies!! Here, it is being nurtured in a botanical garden.
As the sun declined, I discovered these two cup agrions in this face-to-face encounter.
When night falls, these damselflies group together on common or nearby supports, and hide behind them with their long silhouettes when they detect a presence.
Enallagma cyathigerum, the cutting agrion, is a species of odonate insect that belongs to the European damselflies.
Agrions colonise the banks of clear, slow-flowing, well-oxygenated watercourses that receive plenty of sunlight.
The main threat to the agrionid is the modification of its habitat by man (mowing, dredging, water pollution). A National Action Plan for dragonflies was set up in 2010, with the aim of acquiring new knowledge about the ecology of the species in order to improve the protection of its habitat.
Freehand shot in natural light at the ponds in my village in Haute Normandie (France)
Fujifilm X-T5 + Fujinon 80mm f2.8 macro lens; 1/2000s at f/4; ISO 125
Temperate rainforest is probably less diverse and definitely not as colourful as tropical one – but it is still captivating and full of all kinds of life. Taking many shots of it in early November (which was appropriately very rainy), I have arrived to the conclusion that I need to try and do some radically different in postprocessing to make those shots interesting. The lush greenery went away - and instead you see less – or maybe more. It depends on how you look ;-)
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Nombre común: Colibri Amazilia colirufo
Nombre científico:Amazilia tzacatl
Nombre en inglés: RUFOUS- TAILED HUMINGBIRD
Nombre en alemán: Braunschwanzamazilie
Nombre en francés: Ariane à ventre gris
Lugar de la foto: Parque de la Uva, La Unión, Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia
aloe vera flower
Flor de sábila, aloe de vera
According to the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (Mexico), there are references that aloe vera was already considered a medicinal plant for ancient cultures such as the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and Hebrews.
Según el Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (México), existen referencias de que el aloe vera ya era considerado una planta medicinal para culturas antiguas como los griegos, romanos, egipcios y hebreos.
No throwaway plastic at this Healthy Deli. Discovered these reusable straws at my local health food store. Perfect replacement for single use plastic... and colorful too.
Ecology Recycling and Transportation Services runs 61 Kenworth T880s equipped with PACCAR MX-11 engines rated at 430 hp with 1,550 lb-ft. of torque. The company's drivers see no difference in top-end performance, and in Arizona, are able to run up to 75 mph. As Ecology runs tractor and trailer combinations at the maximum gross weight of 80,000 pounds on nearly every load, drivers find the pulling power of the PACCAR MX-11 engine is excellent. (This photo is offered for editorial use. In addition to Kenworth branding and logos on the T880, Western Trailers logo and brand may not be altered or removed from the trailers prior to publication.)
Here in Germany the snow is gone and Spring is here! This anemone (Anemone nemorosa???) was standing at a clearance in the forest.
Este passarinho é dedicado à minha amiga Lurdinhas (L_Luka). Para dançar à chuva, que eles também gostam, e cantar na tal festa no paraíso, competindo com o Damian Marley, Joss Stone e Mick Jagger. Receio que eles façam um pouco mais de barulho... mas estes pequenotes conseguem ser muito persistentes :)))
Ferreirinha-comum (juvenil) / Dunnock - juvenile (Prunella Modularis)
Serra da Estrela - Portugal
This tree trunk is near horizontal, and the cracks or furrows in the thick bark serve as small ledges where green moss and a small amount of white lichen have grown. At Riley Park in northwest Calgary.
C. J.R. Devaney
The Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus is the only species of lagomorph native to the island of Ireland. Carbon dating of cave fossils has shown that hares were present in Ireland as far back as 30,000 BP (years before present). This species is now thought to have continuously inhabited Ireland since before the last ice age.
The Irish hare’s unique morphology, ecology and behaviour as compared to other mountain hares seem to be the result of genetic adaption over a period of at least 30,000 to 60,000 years. Consequently the Irish hare possesses a high number of unique genetic characters that are not shared by any other hare species outside of Ireland. This suggests the current Irish hare population could be the only remaining descendants of an older genetic lineage that was probably common in Europe prior to the last Ice age. So although the Irish hare is currently classified as a sub-species of the mountain hare there is now compelling evidence that it should be given species status in its own right.
The Irish hare is about the same size as the mountain hare (Lepus timidus scoticus). Coat (pelage) colour varies, even within the same group, from russet brown to light brown or blond. There are two moults and the coat can vary throughout the year, developing white patches. Its fur does not normally change to white in winter although it can become lighter and greyer. Colour change in Irish hares is more prevalent in very severe winters. Few Irish hares turn completely white but all white specimens have been reported and some have gained a place in folklore.
Industrial Ecology. Image by the AI-based Dream app by Wombo. Dream converts text to images via artificial intelligence, and is one example of many AI-based art generators coming, so-called synthetic art.
Le retour de migration post-nuptiale dans mon jardin. Femelle ici.
The post-nuptial migration return to my garden. Female here.
Insect boring tunnels and wood grain in a dead tree trunk from which the bark has fallen off.
Copyright J.R. Devaney
Vine Street Expressway
The street lights around the Vine Street Expressway onramp at 21st St are favorite perches from which the Parkway hawks scan the rodent-rich scrubby verges of the crosstown highway. The field of road ecology, which studies the ecology of transportation infrastructure, was founded by R.T.T. Forman around the turn of the century.
"Ecology and spirituality are fundamentally connected, because deep ecological awareness, ultimately, is spiritual awareness."
-Fritjof Capra