(Rostrhamus sociabilis) We've been missing our trips to Florida this year so here is one from our last trip in 2019.

(Rostrhamus sociabilis) It looks like we won't be able to visit the US for some time yet and we're missing our trips to Florida! I thought I would post a few more pics from our last trip in Oct 2019.

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This snail is about 5 mm (0,2"), it balances on a blade of grass.

11 and Balanced is the topic for the Sunday of June 11th, 2017, Group Our Daily Challenge

Lots of small snail on the Oak leaves yesterday. I didn't notice the damage to this one until I was processing the image.

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Over all length 6 - 8mm. Most flies in this genus are very similar and therefore difficult to identify to species. They are generally reddish in colour with some faint spots on the wings.

Damp areas beside ditches or within emergent vegetation. Their larvae are parasitoids or predators on slugs or snails.

Tetanocera elata is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic [1][2][3] Larvae of T. elata are known obligate feeders on slugs both as parasitoids and predators.

Snail with droplet

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This tiny Snail, measuring just 8 mm was on the Jade plant.

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Imagine this small harbor in Michigan's Upper Peninsula about 140 years ago. There would have been lumberjacks cutting hundred-year old White Cedar trees, stone cutters fashioning blocks of dolomite from the cliffs, with crews bringing the logs and stone to the bustling town of Fayette at this shoreline. That would have been the beehive of activity, building the company town of Fayette, with furnaces to produce charcoal that fired the furnaces for extracting iron from the ore taken from nearby mines.

Today, Fayette is a "ghost town" that has been restored and maintained as a Michigan State Historical Park.

Snail Kite ~ (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

The sunlight was just beginning to peek over the horizon as it illuminated this Snail Kite catching its first meal of the day - with a bit of unexpected salad to go with it.

Thanks for visiting!

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The snail couldn’t run from me & I put it on this pomegranate to take a few pics with my phone. I then let the snail go in my yard & sliced up the pomegranate.

Have a great weekend, take it slow and steady! ;0)

Snail kites inhabit marsh habitats in both the Everglades of south Florida and shorelines of lakes in central Florida. They frequently can be seen slowly flying along the shorelines seeking their primary food item, the apple snail. At other times, you may see a kite perched on a clump of cattail or in a willow tree. During droughts, kites may disperse from their traditional range in the Everglades and larger lakes from Lake Okeechobee north to Lake Tohopekaliga and show up at smaller lakes and marshes throughout south and central Florida. Snail kites nest during February to August in Florida. During the nonbreeding season, kites may form large communal roosts in both cattail and willow stands where they can be seen flying into the site 1-2 hours before sunset.

It is along the margins of Lakes Okeechobee, Kissimmee and Tohopekaliga where most boaters or anglers may see a snail kite.

I found this female in Osceola County, Florida on Lake Kissimmee.

fast around the corner, across the finish line

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ƒ/4.5 105.0 mm 1/500 ISO 100

perhaps it went like this: "are you my Mother?"

Lumaca lumachina

o come sei carina

sai dirmi come mai

tu non ti affretti mai?

Ho in groppa la casetta

non posso andare in fretta,

il mio cammino è lento lento

e lascio la scia d’argento.

Never seen so many snails in our city parks.

Found this little fella under a pile of old plant pots. At first I thought it was just a lovely empty shell but soon a little head popped out to see what was happening. After having his photo taken the tiny snail was gently put back where he was found.

'Natural Shells' for 'Macro Mondays'

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HMM

It's actually remnants of a Moon Snail's shell. I found it while collecting seashells at Sanibel Island in Florida several years ago. This theme is a wonderful challenge: it wasn't until I had been looking for a pareidolia for a few days until I remembered this shell!

photo size: 2.37"W by 1.52"H and 6.03cm W by 3.87cm H

Theme: "Pareidolia" The human brain can create meaningful and significant shapes from patterns and textures. Take a photo of a pareidolia you perceive.

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A Snail Kite rises from the waters of the Alachua Sink grasping an Apple Snail for lunch

And on the lettuce without pesticides ... cute snails! 🐌🐌

Snail on the run

Wonderful encounter with what i think is a snail-eating snake, please correct me if I’m wrong. It blends in so well…Tortuguero NP, Costa Rica

yeah. im a snail. there's slugs. blue!

some things on:

Bonnie - Hollow Lines

Jack SPoon. Scorpio Liner X

[REVERIE] Heavy Heart Eyeshadow

HAZEL. NOSE BLOOD

TF: Bordello

Rekt Royalty - Defile

(Yummy) Nevermore Layered Necklaces

DOUX - Narla Hairstyle

duckie . custom text top ( lil blue peach art by ME! )

FACS ~ Elis Antennae Droopy

Harakiri - open silver safety pin

imbue. rip knee flares

kotte - mew knit armwarmers

Semller Worn Canvas Low Tops Stacked Edt. Cream

INGE - Shelly Buddy

Vibing -- Hera Collar

Taken in my garden in Gordon's Bay, Western Cape.

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Roman snail (Helix pomatia) attempting to cross a sidewalk.

Ślimak winniczek (Helix pomatia) próbujący przejść przez chodnik.

Taken at Tucklesholme Nature Reserve, Staffordshire.

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