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Fish swim around the wreck of the USS Tarpon near Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. (Photo: Tane Casserley/NOAA)
I stumbled upon this giant lizard while approaching a stream. It promptly slid into the water and gracefully swam away.
Uh oh, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of Central California...oh yea! I was storm chasing on Cinco de Mayo! My trip this day lasted from around 3 p.m. to roughly 10 p.m. Places I went included Tracy, Lathrop, and Santa Nella Village, CA (just west of Los Banos). I was driving south along I-5 when the warning was issued...
How my chase went: After monitoring the weather and satellite images in the region until almost 3 p.m., I almost gave up hope for popup t-storms. But my instinct says to still chase and head to the Central Valley just in case... So I left San Jose around 3 p.m. or so. I encountered heavy traffic along I-680 & I-580, but finally arrived to the valley. Nothing but rain showers; nothing 'severe-ish'. But coming late afternoon, when I was in Lathrop, there was finally some storm activity popping up on radar just to the south... There was a line of potentially strong t-storms developing along I-5 or so. The storms were almost running parallel to I-5. So, I quickly speeded down I-5 after resting up in Lathrop a bit. I went to Santa Nella Village where the northernmost end of the storm line had started. I found a spot at the Starbucks parking lot. Even before arriving, as I neared the dark, stormy skies, a severe t-storm warning was heard on the radio! Lightning was encountered upon arrival to the place. Near the Romero Visitor Center at the San Luis Reservoir, a vehicle was struck by lightning. Also along I-5 between highways 145 & 198, there were multiple reports of power poles catching fire. Certainly, decent lightning activity and heavy downpours were experienced as the storm(s) slowly drifted northward into my position. The lightning slowed down as evening settled in. It was a crazy Cinco de Mayo for me indeed... This was probably the best storm chase I've done! I was quite exhausted at the end of the trip, but it was totally worth it.
Weather scenario, particularly for May 4-7, 2016:
A big shift in the weather had occurred in California as an 'omega block' had formed across North America. A southward dip in the jet stream had built into the West mid-to-late week, as a ridge of high pressure had shifted into the center of the country. This had brought convective t-storms to much of our state. T-storms were in the forecast for much of California for a few consecutive days, courtesy of a slow-moving cut-off low hovering over the region. This low despite it being moisture-starved, had brought a very unstable airmass (at least by California standards), bringing a prolonged period of convective activity thru the weekend... Stay safe out there, guys!
(Video footage taken Thursday late afternoon, May 5, 2016)
WEEK 24 – RRT, Greenville Kmart
Directly between that door and the pharmacy box (which are practically beside each other) was this old health monitor center! Unfortunately, if the old K-mart logo was on the side, it had long since faded away by my visit. But I still thought this shot would be cool to get :)
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
A sunny day led me to go shopping in the the nearby city of Wenatchee, using every back road I could find, to enjoy the sun and the whiteness
The blank stare of a Komodo Dragon monitor lizard. This handsome dude is located in the Asian Bamboo Gardens section of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
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Monitoring well
Groundwater is the general term used to describe the water that has permeated into the surface of the earth and formed underground water lakes that are known as aquifers. The level of groundwater is monitored by special measuring instruments within so called monitoring wells. Monitoring wells are wells with a small diameter drilled into the ground, which are used for level monitoring of groundwater and water quality analysis.
Aquifers form an underground water reservoir where water reaches impermeable material such as a solid rock layer. Yet, it does not have a flat level top as we would expect with surface water, due to the difference in permeability of the surrounding soil, which complicates the measurement of level within the underground reservoir. They may also form at different depths and it is therefore not unusual to find several different aquifers at different depths in the same area. To learn more about this resource of water and to monitor the level of these reservoirs, monitoring wells are bored and used for level monitoring.
Combined native range of all the monitor lizards
Skulls of various varanoids
Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. About 80 species are recognized.
Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well-developed limbs. The adult length of extant species ranges from 20 cm (7.9 in) in some species, to over 3 m (10 ft) in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct varanid known as megalania (Varanus priscus) may have been capable of reaching lengths more than 7 m (23 ft). Most monitor species are terrestrial, but arboreal and semiaquatic monitors are also known. While most monitor lizards are carnivorous, eating eggs, smaller reptiles, fish, birds, insects, and small mammals, some also eat fruit and vegetation, depending on where they live.
A tree-climbing Clouded Monitor Lizard in Dairy Farm Nature Reserve.
*Note: More pics of Mammals, Reptiles and other Vertebrates in my Fauna ~ Vertebrates Album.
Dampier Peninsular Monitor Varanus sparnus. Photographed in-situ, in Pindan shrubland, 30 years before this species was described. Broome, WA. Pre-digital image 1987
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The ornate monitor is a species of monitor lizards native to West Africa. They live in lowland rainforests. Ornate and Nile monitors are often confused. Although they have somewhat similar markings, they are very different animals, and they are now recognized as separate species. There are many simple ways to tell them apart, look at the tongue.
A Nile monitor has a dark blue or purple-blue tongue. An ornate monitor has a pink tongue.
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The lace monitor or lace goanna (Varanus varius) is a member of the monitor lizard family, Australian members of which are commonly known as goannas. It belongs to the subgenus Varanus.
Lace monitors are the second-largest monitor in Australia after the perentie. They can be as long as 2.1 m with a head-and-body length of up to 76.5 cm. The tail is long and slender and about 1.5 times the length of the head and body.The maximum weight of lace monitor can be 20 kg , but most adults are much smaller.
These common terrestrial and often arboreal monitors are found in eastern Australia and range from Cape Bedford on Cape York Peninsula to south-eastern South Australia. They frequent both open and closed forests and forage over long distances (up to 3 km a day).
I built a gadget to do long-term temperature and humidity monitoring in Nevada. Since there will be plenty of sun, the solar panel will power the circuit and trickle charge the batteries during the day, and the batteries will take over from sundown to sunrise. But there's enough power to go for about 3 days with no sunlight.
I love how the Arduino (actually the Atmel microcontrollers) blurs the line between programming and electronics.
The 2GB SD card is a bit of overkill, but it's the only one I had around. It will store over 10 years of data. :)
Another shot of the monitor lizard I ran into at the Chinese Garden. A long tele would have come in handy during this chance encounter, tsk tsk.
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I couldn't believe the beautiful pattern on this Crocodile Monitor Lizard at the Calgary Zoo. It looks as if it is made from exquisite, fine, beadwork! Truly amazing!
"Varanus salvadorii, first described in 1878, is the largest species of monitor lizard found in New Guinea, and is believed to be one of the longest lizards in the world, reaching up to 244 cm (8.0 ft). It is an arboreal lizard with a dark green body and yellowish bands, a blunt snout and a very long tail. It lives in mangrove swamps and coastal rain forests in the southeastern part of the island, where it feeds on birds, small mammals, eggs, and carrion in the wild, using teeth that are better adapted than those of most monitors for seizing fast-moving prey. Like all monitors it has anatomical features that enable it to breathe more easily when running than other lizards can, and V. salvadorii is thought to have greater stamina than most monitors. Little is known about its reproduction and development, as the species is very difficult to breed in captivity.
V. salvadorii is threatened by deforestation and poaching, and is protected by the CITES (Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species) agreement. The lizard is hunted and skinned alive by tribesmen to make drums, who describe the monitor as an evil spirit that "climbs trees, walks upright, breathes fire, and kills men". However they also say that it gives them warnings if there are crocodiles nearby." From Wikipedia.
A highly sensitive monitoring station, capable of intercepting signal traffic across the boundaries of conventional equipment.
An extension agent from the Ministry of Agriculture monitoring cowpeas planted by IDPs, Maiduguri, Borno State.
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This is an old monitor which serves as the base for the new bed. Muahahahaha. The story takes an evil turn to scrapping an old monitor.