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In the forest's graceful haze,
A gray squirrel twirls and plays,
With nimble paws and eyes so bright,
It dances with elegant delight.
Through the branches, it gracefully leaps,
As nature's secrets, it slyly peeps,
Its fur a tapestry of silver and gray,
A vision of beauty along the way.
With agile steps and a graceful stride,
It scampers, it glides, and it cannot hide,
Its tail, a feathery plume so grand,
Guiding its path across the land.
Among the trees, it finds its bliss,
A creature of charm, it cannot dismiss,
So delicate and full of poise,
Bringing nature's symphony with its voice.
Oh, graceful gray squirrel, a marvel to behold,
In your presence, stories unfold,
Through the forest, you silently roam,
A reminder of beauty, wherever you roam.
Rallus elegans, another "life" bird.
A very shy and secretive bird, rarely out in the open in front of the reeds. Perseverence and the aid of many trained eyes helped me spot this elusive bird.
Snapped this cute little beastie in close-up with absolutely no idea what it was — other than “vaguely threatening in a charming way.” Google reverse image search helpfully suggested it might be a horse fly, a deer fly, a march fly, a Snouty McNeedleface, or a Six-Legged Nope Beast.
Since I took the photo in April, I’ve decided, with the full confidence of someone who barely passed high school biology, or any other subject for that matter, that it’s a March fly.
Somewhere, an actual entomologist is no doubt looking at this post and sighing heavily, knowing exactly what it is, and muttering unkind things about me. Fair enough too.
Still, it’s a creature of Earth just like us (albeit better armoured (check out that head sword/lance)), and with a better beard)). (The grammar police have probably just added me to a watchlist for excessive parenthesis abuse))) Feel free to admire this “handsome" little creature .... but maybe don’t imagine it landing on your face while you sleep 😳
Have a great week out there!