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"The thing about repairing, maintaining and cleaning is: it's not an adventure. There's no way to do it so wrong you might die."
Tell that to a tree kangaroo trying to scratch its tail.
and the earsies. what a sweet sweet boy, when he's not all wound up and being a holy terror sounding like a horse galloping through the house!!! (this is #3of3)
This long horned Locust Borer Beetle (Megacyllene robiniae) is grooming itself on a blooming yellow goldenrod plant (Solidago)
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Locust Borer Longhorn Beetle – 2020OCT02 – Charlotte, NC
I went to harvest goldenrod for goldenrod tea, finding in the bountiful blossoms a breathtaking bonus: a beauteous beetle!
Spectacular arrays of brilliant yellow flowers attract throngs of insects intent on collecting and consuming the nutritious large and rather sticky pollen from myriads of small flowers on each plant, a magnet for late summer and early autumn insects, this wasp-striped longhorn beetle among the most eye-catching, especially important to it as a mimic (Batesian mimicry, something harmless imitating something dangerous): looks like a bee or a wasp but cannot sting.
Many insects, like this locust borer, try very hard to imitate bees (called bee mimics) and wasps, and do a surprisingly good job of it!
Hope you enjoy this 25% of 213 captures I took here this day!
Falling back on the ol' archives as the bayou has been a distant memory, but I remember this gang quite well!! Some of my winter time visitors on the bayou that allowed me to get fairly close!! American White Pelicans on Horsepen Bayou!
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Josu Torrealday
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October 2013
Donostia - San Sebastián
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My handsome horse. Getting him ready for the day. Gotta work on circles, shoulder in and canter transitions today.
Northern Sea Otter - Enhydra lutris kenyoni
This pair of otters put on quite a show, playfully grooming in Cordova Harbor.
This was a consolation prize for the very slow birding. A local guide/friend told us "we should have been there last week". Usually this is a good spot for shorebirds, but we saw almost nothing.
So much for having a bath the day before, and being groomed beautifully before being turned out after a lesson!
In spite of that, I can't help but love the look of sheer pony delight to be free and having a great roll in the muck.
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The long closed Horse & Groom pub. By the A505 just outside Royston.
Another shot from the other side of the road.
12.4.20
As it is true of many older cats, especially those with hyperthyroidism, there is a tendency for the fur to get matted, even if you brush them daily. Fortunately, this wonderful woman Sally from Colorado Cat Grooming does a magical job of removing the matted areas. And she visits the home so the cat experiences less stress. Gentle and calming.
There is a resident population of wild sandhill cranes at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Deas Island, British Columbia that have become acclimatized to humans and pay little attention to them. This one was spending a lot of time grooming its feathers and had an interesting upside down head position.
23/02/16 www.allenfotowild.com