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The Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) is the largest, and most well-known, of the Australian fantails. The plumage is black above with a white belly. The Willie Wagtail can be distinguished from other similar-sized black and white birds by its black throat and white eyebrows and whisker marks. The name wagtail stems from the constant sideways wagging of the tail.
This Willie Wagtail has been a regular in my yard for the past three years. Friendly, intelligent, precocious and absolutely fearless, we have become good friends. When my neighbours had a cat, Willie would keep watch and raise the alarm when the cat was on the prowl. One alarm call from Willie and all the birds would take flight.
zebra longwing / zebra heliconian
I have to wonder if this was the butterfly that Mohamid Ali was referring to when he said "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
These beauties really seem to float as they gather around their host plant.
Host plants in my yard: Passiflora Biflora and Corky Stem vine.
Have a beautiful Tuesday, happy snapping.
A close-up view of the same sunset, shooting straight into the sun through the wild flora along the ridge. Simple, minimal, and completely backlit by that final burst of fiery orange.
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flower (Daisy) stem .....rip detail where I pulled the single bloom
from the multiple bloom stem.
California State University Fullerton
I have been thinking lately that I need to take some wider angle photos and it is difficult when I enjoy the world close up and macro. My next goal should be wide lens work of people and places.
We have a hummingbird hawkmoth that has been visiting these lavender stems for a few days now. The trouble is that I never quite know when it will appear and also that it flits about so. Of all the shots I took today, this was the only one sharp enough to keep..That was after and hour or two waiting for it. I'll try again if it hangs around.
It is in late autumn when the leaves are on the ground that you notice the character of the leaf. The veins and stem have always been there but are not as noticeable in the summer when the leaf is green and still connected to the tree.
Stems of the Stipa shrub growing on the edge of the pinery within the Kuneevsky forest area in Togliatti
ANSH 120 #11 "Nature macro"
This looks like some sort of beetle similar to a lady bug, but I can't ID it. It was very tiny, and is crawling along the leaf stem on a Plumeria tree.
Thalictrum delavayi Hewitt's Double
Chinese Meadow Rue Hewitt’s Double
A fairly new introduction, but already a classic, Thalictrum delavayi Hewitt's Double is herbaceous perennial with a rather lax, upright habit. The mid-green leaves are lacy and divided into three rounded leaflets, delicate and very attractive, reminiscent of maidenhair fern. Flower buds like little mauve raindrops on branched, airy stems open to little, mauve, double, rosette-like flowers with a yellow eye. Looks lovely spaced along a border of blue, purple and pink flowers. It can flop a little, but usually other plants will hold it up.
The leaves are commonly glaucous blue-green in colour. The flowers are small and are apetalous; in other words they have no petals. They have have numerous long stamens, often brightly white, yellow, pink or pale purple, and are produced in conspicuous dense inflorescences. In some species the sepals are large, brightly coloured and petal-like, but in most they are small and fall when the flower opens or soon after.
Site: Sheltered
Soil: Any humus-rich, moist but well drained, even poorly drained soil
Position: Partial shade – facing east or west
Season of interest: Flowers July to September
Hardiness: Very hardy
Height: 5’ (1.5m) Spread: 20” (50cm) in 2-5 years
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Slim pickings in the usual nature areas in SE Florida the last few weeks. However, we are lucky to almost always have a few interesting subjects to observe and photograph. This guy was flying in front of a very light stem which I removed in PS.
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Indoor Tulip stem with sunlit accents....Morning Sunlight seeping through the window blinds.