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(trimmed top & bottom). I love the way the sunlight is shining through the lighter parts of the wing.. as this 'Red Admiral'.. 'Vanessa atalanta'.. basks in the late evening sun.. far better viewed.. HERE
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This is a female pellucid fly (Volucella pellucens) on a flower on the great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis).
So what does "pellucid" mean? Well, the definition is "translucently clear" and it's called that because of the white part of the abdomen, appearing like a clear window (which incidently is why it is called "fönsterblomfluga" - window hoverfly in Swedish).
These mushrooms were positioned on a tree branch so I could catch the afternoon sunlight shining through. I think they are (Auricularia auricula-judae.) Common names are tree ear, black fungus, cloud ear, Jew's ear, Judas's ear, or tree jelly fish. Hopefully, one of our resident mycologists will verify or correct me.
I noticed last night that this Monarch chrysalis had become translucent... a sure sign that the butterfly inside was about to emerge. So, I can't wait to show you what I found today! (But i will wait, because a project is calling me.)
Monarch butterfly pupa
Danaus plexippus
"There are moments in life, when the heart is so full of emotion That if by chance it be shaken, or into its depths like a pebble Drops some careless word, it overflows, and its secret, Spilt on the ground like water, can never be gathered together."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~
A morning trip around the yard with my macro lens, before I go play golf. :)
Backlit light painting and focal stack. Not sure the PhotoShop auto-blending worked very well. Don't miss the detail in this one! www.flickr.com/photos/kerrinjon/50246649971/sizes/6k/
An "x-ray" of a tree's leaves in Central Park :)
Um "raio-x" das folhas de uma árvore do Central Park :)
Spectra wears DOTD Lagoona shoes. I adore these, they are up in my top 5 MH shoes. So pretty. Impossible to stand in tho.
Buffalo Treehopper Translucent in Sunlight - Sony A7S II, Fotodiox M39 to Sony E adapter, Fotodiox Macro Tube, Industar-69 28mm f2.8 lens
Apologies to anyone who isn't fond of bugs..
The trap is shaped like a little red apple - approx. 2.25" diameter - and seems fairly effective. I used the supplied liquid in one but followed a hunch based on the smell (later backed up by a little online searching) and put apple cider vinegar - with a few drops of dish detergent to break the surface tension - in the other. My homemade liquid seems to work just about as well as the commercial one, so I'll just keep using the containers. We have a whole bottle of apple cider vinegar... :)
The liquid that came with the kits says it's enough for 90 days - the instructions say to use half the bottle in each apple, and that's supposed to last for 45 days. BUT...it's evaporating very quickly. I've nearly used up the bottle keeping ONE trap supplied for a week.
Sometimes referred to as a “third eyelid,” the translucent nictitating membrane serves to protect it from foreign objects and to moisten the eye while at the same time allowing the bird to retain some degree of visibility.This membrane plays a crucial role in protecting the owl's eyes, especially when hunting or flying through brush. It extends from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner, and is drawn across the eye much like a windshield wiper. The membrane is thinner and more transparent than the fleshier upper and lower eyelids. While owls use their upper and lower eyelids for sleeping, they rely on the nictitating membrane for most blinking actions.
Saanich, BC.
Kansas, USA. This was the evening a cold front was moving through the area. Unusual wind and wind directions. Think these types of clouds produced the false sun in the previous pictures. The bright spot on this photos is the real sun.