Macro Monday project – 09/01/10

"Supernatural"

This wee one was in the Dundee Howff graveyard yesterday.

This lovley Hawker let me get in realy close, I even had time to switch to a macro lens, see following images!

Chess between friends.

Warmed up on my finger, then flew off! Andrena sp I think!

Upton Magna - Shropshire

Thanks to Bernhard Jacobi for the ID and info:

"scotica f

most likely stylopized

(more hair on metasoma, less developed scopa, smaller head)"

Taken at Pitsford Water Northamptonshire

Flickr Friday: Snack

Zell am See.

As the sun started to peak behind the clouds one of the many southbounds meet L508

Rough-legged Hawk was perched .. Red-tailed Hawk didn't like him there, little drama !

He was actually yawning as he approached me. Nice healthy lookin teeth and gums

Friendly faces

in daylight hours,

Walking through

natures flowers.

Finding a smile,

ahhh,

healing powers.

Waves crash along the shore of Friendly Beaches in Freycinet National Park, Tasmania Australia. Friendly Beaches are important nesting areas for shorebirds like pied oystercatchers, hooded plovers, red-capped plovers, fairy terns, and little terns. From October to March, the park asks visitors to, “walk as close to the waterline as possible to avoid beach-nesting shorebirds.”

Out and about one day not far from home, yet in the higher elevations, we heard a distinct call "tschick-adee" repeatedly. About the same time, we saw some flighty movement getting closer and closer to us. Eventually, we encountered the quite adorable juniper titmouse. Interestingly, this titmouse species was differentiated from the Plain titmouse (into Juniper and Oak) reflecting their distict habitat where they reside. Though I had never seen one before (that I'm aware of), I just knew what it was by its cute crest on its head. It was quite curious about us and posed for some time for me. :-)

While I've been a bit envious of my friends still living in FL with their images recently being shared of SHC colt babies, roseate spoonbills, and easier access burrowing owls, I have to remind myself of species like this that call Colorado home. So darned cute as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks for stopping by to view. Happy weekend to all.

© 2019 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography

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The squirrels were quite entertaining as they foraged in the year's first significant snowfall.

Taken at Pitsford Water Northamptonshire

There is so much fun taking pictures in front of The Bean ... it's like playing with a distorted mirror !

The Bean wasn't polished for me that day lol ... and this is how my car looked after morning mist ...

of course I am talking about the dirty surface of the sculpture ...

Extremely humid day with several lenticular clouds. Palm Desert, Calif

Taken at Arundel WWT.

Visiting a Flower Hmong family

This was another encounter at the dump. While Bob was dumping bags of leaves, this little squirrel popped up and looked at me, in the van, while perched on some old homemade shelves.

Jack has been away for 3 days on a feline wander. He’s now back and rather thin. So feed up time. Walt is now happy again he was missing Jack, even though he gets more food when Jack’s away.

Seaton Wetlands Devon

Orthetrum sabina, the Slender Skimmer or Green Marsh Hawk, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is widespread, being found from south-eastern Europe and North Africa to Japan and south to Australia and Micronesia

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