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Anacamptis morio (Green-winged orchid/Kleines Knabenkraut, Orchidacea).
Rheinland-Pfalz/ Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Okay, there is this green box in the kitchen with no use, but it looks pretty good for the background of this macro...hopefully.
GIUSEPPE GRECO 2008
CANON EOS 400D EF 50MM 1.8
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In some of the National Forests you can camp for free outside the organized campgrounds and that was the case with the Bridger-Teton National Forest. You can see the fire ring here of fishermen who had previously camped along the Green River not far below the Green River Lakes. A little fog always does wonders.
Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.2, taken at f/1.2
In Explore! June 8, 2023. Thank you for the views, faves and kind words!
This is a record shot of a Green Heron, which I saw in Newfoundland this past summer, just hours before I was to return to Nova Scotia. I nearly missed posting it, until My recent scan through photos from this past summer.
VirginiaLake,
St.John's,NL
September 2024
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A Banded Demoiselle by the River Trent at Attenborough Nature Reserve.
The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is an Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China.
This is a large damselfly with a total length of up to 48 millimetres (1.9 in) and a hindwing length of up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in).
Male and female are variable in color and pattern. The male has translucent wings which each have a broad, dark iridescent blue-black spot (or band) across the outer part. On immature individuals the spot is dark brown. The body can be a metallic blue or bluish green or a combination of both colours, depending on the time of year and location.
The dark wing patch of the male starts at the nodus (the slight dip midway down the upper edge of the wing) but can reach up to the wing-tip in southern races. In the very similar beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo), the dark patch starts before the nodus.
The female has translucent, pale green iridescent wings with a white patch near the tip (a pseudopterostigma), and a metallic green or bronze/green body.
Post is in fact two parts. One I dont really like the colour yellow or green and I often try my best not to include these colours in my images.
However a recent visit to fladbury mill, on the River Avon between Pershore and Evesham the other week the lush green vegetation was everywhere and a warm streak of sunlight caught the south westerly windows of the old mill whilst the sun was beginning its descent into the night.
Roll on a couple of weeks since then and the continued warm weather has now turned most of the lush areas around where i live into brown sandy tones, reminiscent of some scorched earth 50's b-movie set not to in the distant future... if you believe the media that is.
Cool water and soothing greens perhaps I like you after all.
Was taking out the trash this evening ... cold and windy again here in Maryland. When I turned around and headed back towards the house my gaze went to the sky when I noticed a bright red spot near the bright full moon.
So close that I knew they would be in the frame together. Catching Mars and the Moon so close was pretty cool, so I had to grab the camera.
View large to see Mars ;)
Admittedly not taken in Manitoba. This one is from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
This beautiful Green Heron was foraging around one of the small ponds on the resort property where we were staying.
All constructive comments are appreciated. TIA
To learn more about these beautiful birds please visit www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Green_Heron