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48/52 Didn't have time for the theme last week as it is something I know nothing about! Just a photo of some pinecones I've bleached for Christmas decorations.
tried in vain to find the pinecone so i could take its picture far enough out, so this will have to do. in doing a bit of research i discovered that the petal-like parts are called scales and this is probably a female one, since the male ones which contain the pollen are generally smaller
Colorado Springs, CO - We returned for one more look at the owlets right about dusk and were not disappointed. This little one had ventured out onto a branch to get a better look at all of the funny people staring his way. Perhaps this owl was amused by those who chose to stand in the road to gain a closer look but the Colorado Springs Police Department was not as the reward for such behavior turned out to be traffic citations ...
Catchy title, eh?
For my Take Aim group the challenge was to do something that you don't normally do. I rarely take a macro shot. Why? No patience for it and get sick of so many deletes for one lousy photo. Pretty much went like that this time. But I did get this one!
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Tiliqua rugosa, named "Jack" -- a short-tailed species of blue-tongued skink endemic to Australia, also known as the shingleback or pincone skink. This fellow is an animal ambassador in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Walkabout Australia habitat. Conservation status: least concern