Snail garden
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(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.
Imagine my surprise when I entered 'Snail Satay' into the Flickr search and discovered that this is indeed a dish found in parts of Indonesia and South East Asia.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Single Use'. At first I didn't think I would participate this week until I found my satay sticks in the kitchen drawer that I use for making Malaysian Satay Kajang.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph. I had wanted to have several more of my smallest snails along the satay stick, but to keep the snails safe, I limited the number to three so I could safely babysit them so they wouldn't fall into the peanut dipping sauce.
Lots of small snail on the Oak leaves yesterday. I didn't notice the damage to this one until I was processing the image.
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
getting right down low on the sand at Tomakin Beach with a sea snail on the move. Very cool to see those yellow & black striped tentacles! Only trouble was getting back up again😂
I took this before the Smile on Saturday theme was announced but knew I had to save it for this theme😊
Smile on Saturday: From the Ground ... or snail view
I finally decided to delete a lot of photos and free up disk space. I also found some photos that I completely forgot about, so now I'm sorting out the files as well.
I had the privilege of shooting Snail Kites with one of Florida’s Best, Peter Brannon... What an amazing experience! Stay tuned for many more shots to follow... 😳😜
This is one beautiful bird that you don't see very often. I believe it's on the endangered list and its main food is Pomacea snails.
Thanks so much for the visit!
A very wet day led to the lights being put on at 3.30 pm - IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER!!??!! The snails were loving it.
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.
Ok, my son has recently become enamored with snails. Don't ask, I don't know why!! Lol!! Anyway, we were at a lake one day and he found what he thought was a bunch of baby snails and wanted to check them out... I was watching him from a boat dock and thought this looked really cool!!
Often considered a pest, this creature does have redeeming qualities. The shell has 4 or 5 spirals ranging from dark brown to a golden color, and is quite beautiful when viewed closely. It usually lives in forests, meadows, hedges, farmland, gardens and parks. As it frequents crops for food, it is often considered an undesirable pest.
Snail Kite ~ (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
A male Snail Kite comes in for a landing with a nice size Apple Snail. If you look below you can see the red snail eggs on the branch sticking up from the water.
Thanks for visiting!
Zerene Stacker 120 subs. Two speed lights - snoot to the right and reflector bowl with grid about 30 degrees off-axis to left. The shell is 2.25 inches in greatest dimension.
We found this beautiful shell several years ago in Myakka State Park, which consists mostly of a freshwater marsh. My semi-educated guess is that this is an Apple Snail shell. The Florida apple snail is 2-3 inches in size, consistent with this specimen of 2.25 inches. There are four exotic species that are highly invasive, and are now widespread throughout freshwater ecosystems in Florida. They were introduced in the 1980s through the aquarium trade.
Happy Snail Saturday! Pouring with rain here, so the snails will be out in force today ! Have a great day folks, whatever the weather !