Michael J.
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Is that rabbit wild-life?
Piperbarb's 2013 Project 365
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Yes. It's a cottontail rabbit. They are very common around here. This one and it's extended family have made a warren under our forsythia bushes right near the house. When the rabbit population gets too high the red and grey fox move back into the area, unless the coyotes get the rabbits first.
6-16-13:
I did not have a lot of opportunity today to get any interesting photos, but this is what I have...
Our rhododendron's flowers are way passed their prime, as you can see in the photo below. It's pretty sad, actually.
Seen Better Days
Okay, the obligatory, opportunistic feline photos. Creature is doing what Creature does best, just fussing about.
What's That I Smell?
Uh Oh, Time to Go
I did not have a lot of opportunity today to get any interesting photos, but this is what I have...
Our rhododendron's flowers are way passed their prime, as you can see in the photo below. It's pretty sad, actually.
Seen Better Days
Okay, the obligatory, opportunistic feline photos. Creature is doing what Creature does best, just fussing about.
What's That I Smell?
Uh Oh, Time to Go
Thanks. I love it where I live. It's far enough out of town that it's quiet, with lots of space, but in less than 10 minutes, we're right in the middle of civilization and strip malls.
6-18-18:
On the way home, I stopped for a minute to look at one of the ponds that always has lots of geese hanging around. I took several shots of these guys. I thought it was rather interesting that only one was paying attention to its surroundings. When watching gaggles of geese, there always seems to be one that is on the lookout for a variety of threats or other disturbances.
The Sentinel
On the way home, I stopped for a minute to look at one of the ponds that always has lots of geese hanging around. I took several shots of these guys. I thought it was rather interesting that only one was paying attention to its surroundings. When watching gaggles of geese, there always seems to be one that is on the lookout for a variety of threats or other disturbances.
The Sentinel
6-19-13:
Took advantage of a beautiful afternoon. Started out on a bug hunt but ended up with a lot of images without bugs. I did find one, though.
We have a lot of fireflies around here. They seem to land on a lot of flowers along our driveway. Here's another one:
On the Edge
The blackberries are in full bloom. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a few before the birds, deer, and other assorted critters do. Here are a few photos:
This first one, the color version, I am entering in this month's challenge B&W flowers.
I took a walk through the woods and came across something that I always find interesting and illustrates how nature takes advantage of what is around. I love to see plants, and even trees, growing out of the crotch of trees, and I love ferns. They may be primitive on the plant evolutionary scale, but they are just neat.
Secondary Growth
A few feet away from the the tree in the photo above, I found this lone grass going to seed. I loved the way the afternoon sun kissed the stalks of grass and accompanying seed.
Standing Alone
This must be the year of pillow moss. We have a lot of pillow moss this year. I haven't noticed it as much in previous years. This moss just seems to have nice, round poofs all over the woods.
Cushion
Took advantage of a beautiful afternoon. Started out on a bug hunt but ended up with a lot of images without bugs. I did find one, though.
We have a lot of fireflies around here. They seem to land on a lot of flowers along our driveway. Here's another one:
On the Edge
The blackberries are in full bloom. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a few before the birds, deer, and other assorted critters do. Here are a few photos:
This first one, the color version, I am entering in this month's challenge B&W flowers.
I took a walk through the woods and came across something that I always find interesting and illustrates how nature takes advantage of what is around. I love to see plants, and even trees, growing out of the crotch of trees, and I love ferns. They may be primitive on the plant evolutionary scale, but they are just neat.
Secondary Growth
A few feet away from the the tree in the photo above, I found this lone grass going to seed. I loved the way the afternoon sun kissed the stalks of grass and accompanying seed.
Standing Alone
This must be the year of pillow moss. We have a lot of pillow moss this year. I haven't noticed it as much in previous years. This moss just seems to have nice, round poofs all over the woods.
Cushion
ShootingStar
Senior Member
I'm glad you posted the color version of your b&w flower entry. It's interesting to be able to compare them. I think the extremely light or dark flowers make the best b&w pictures, because you get so much more contrast.
6-20-13: Plants first
Thought I would go on a photo bug hunt this afternoon but no such luck. I ended up with some plant photos and some images of a very busy robin. Since the subjects are so different, flora vs. fauna,I'll post the flora photos first then the fauna photos in the next post.
Flora Photos.
We have a tree that has probably been invaded by some insect or other, the species of which I am not sure. It leaves this foamy, drippy stuff on the plant. I just call it bug spit since I don't know what else to call it. If someone has an idea what it is, please tell me.
Bug Spit
We have a few nightshade or belladonna plants along our property line. The flowers are beautiful but the fruit it produces is definitely not for human consumption. Anyway, I can still enjoy their toxic beauty.
Bearer of Bad Fruit
So many times, I photograph flowers so that their centers are the main point of interest. This time, I decided to look at the belladonna flower from above. Just a different perspective, that's all.
Purple Pretty
Thought I would go on a photo bug hunt this afternoon but no such luck. I ended up with some plant photos and some images of a very busy robin. Since the subjects are so different, flora vs. fauna,I'll post the flora photos first then the fauna photos in the next post.
Flora Photos.
We have a tree that has probably been invaded by some insect or other, the species of which I am not sure. It leaves this foamy, drippy stuff on the plant. I just call it bug spit since I don't know what else to call it. If someone has an idea what it is, please tell me.
Bug Spit
We have a few nightshade or belladonna plants along our property line. The flowers are beautiful but the fruit it produces is definitely not for human consumption. Anyway, I can still enjoy their toxic beauty.
Bearer of Bad Fruit
So many times, I photograph flowers so that their centers are the main point of interest. This time, I decided to look at the belladonna flower from above. Just a different perspective, that's all.
Purple Pretty
6-20-13: Fauna Photos
I know robins are pretty common birds, but I find their behaviors and movements quite amusing at times. I noticed this young robin on our front lawn and started to stalk it with my camera for about 5 or 10 minutes. I ended up with a series of about 12 photos of this guy getting some worms. Anyway, I'll spare you all the majority of them, but here are three that summarize the series. I plan on putting the series of photos into a video slide show at some point.
Hmmm... I Know There's a Worm Here Somewhere
Dig, Dig, Dig
Got It!
All three photos were taken with my D3000, 55-200mm non-VR zoom, ISO 400, f/8 and 1/1000 sec.
I have no idea why these are showing up as attachments. I reloaded them. Hopefully, that helps.
I know robins are pretty common birds, but I find their behaviors and movements quite amusing at times. I noticed this young robin on our front lawn and started to stalk it with my camera for about 5 or 10 minutes. I ended up with a series of about 12 photos of this guy getting some worms. Anyway, I'll spare you all the majority of them, but here are three that summarize the series. I plan on putting the series of photos into a video slide show at some point.
Hmmm... I Know There's a Worm Here Somewhere
Dig, Dig, Dig
Got It!
All three photos were taken with my D3000, 55-200mm non-VR zoom, ISO 400, f/8 and 1/1000 sec.
I have no idea why these are showing up as attachments. I reloaded them. Hopefully, that helps.
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6-21-13: Flora First
My two week vacation started today at about 2:10. After running some errands, I came home and just wandered around for a while with my camera. These flora photos were what I captured first. I am saving my great accomplishment for the post following this one.
For some reason, I have been fascinated by stalks of grass gone to seed, especially in the afternoon sun.
Tendril
I feel like my tulip maple is the photo gift that keeps on giving. Here is a pretty much "over the hill" photo of a tulip maple flower.
Has-Been
My two week vacation started today at about 2:10. After running some errands, I came home and just wandered around for a while with my camera. These flora photos were what I captured first. I am saving my great accomplishment for the post following this one.
For some reason, I have been fascinated by stalks of grass gone to seed, especially in the afternoon sun.
Tendril
I feel like my tulip maple is the photo gift that keeps on giving. Here is a pretty much "over the hill" photo of a tulip maple flower.
Has-Been
6-21-13: Fauna: Birds!!!!
I have been trying to get a photo of one of the pileated woodpeckers that live around here. We have 3 or 4 nesting pairs of them this year. I'll hear them in the woods behind our house or in the woods across the road. I will even get a quick glimpse of one of them flying across our lawn from one stand of trees to another. They are really hard to photograph in flight because they are fast and don't fly in a straight line like crows and many other birds do.
Anyway, one flew across our lawn and across the road. I couldn't even get him/her in my viewfinder before he/she was gone. After a few minutes, I heard the woodpecker making its classic "wuk" sound over and over again. I followed the sound until I saw it in a tree Just across the road. After may photos, some absolutely blurry, I ended up with about 8 really good ones. The two best are shown below. I thought that was a good way to start vacation. Now, if I can only get a decent, in-focus shot of one in flight, I will feel I have accomplished a lot.
Someone's Knocking?
Knock, Knock
I have been trying to get a photo of one of the pileated woodpeckers that live around here. We have 3 or 4 nesting pairs of them this year. I'll hear them in the woods behind our house or in the woods across the road. I will even get a quick glimpse of one of them flying across our lawn from one stand of trees to another. They are really hard to photograph in flight because they are fast and don't fly in a straight line like crows and many other birds do.
Anyway, one flew across our lawn and across the road. I couldn't even get him/her in my viewfinder before he/she was gone. After a few minutes, I heard the woodpecker making its classic "wuk" sound over and over again. I followed the sound until I saw it in a tree Just across the road. After may photos, some absolutely blurry, I ended up with about 8 really good ones. The two best are shown below. I thought that was a good way to start vacation. Now, if I can only get a decent, in-focus shot of one in flight, I will feel I have accomplished a lot.
Someone's Knocking?
Knock, Knock
6-22-13:
Not a busy day photographically, but that happens. First, an opportunistic feline photo. Creature really enjoys sunning herself in the morning. This is her typical repose on the back of the couch on a sunny morning.
Sun Worshipper
Early this evening, our neighborhood pileated woodpecker decided that some of the trees on our front lawn needed some debugging. My husband was the one who spotted him on the trunk of one of the trees. They are amazingly shy birds. As soon as I walked outside, he was gone. He came back a few minutes later, and that is how I got the photo below.
He's Baaack!!
Not a busy day photographically, but that happens. First, an opportunistic feline photo. Creature really enjoys sunning herself in the morning. This is her typical repose on the back of the couch on a sunny morning.
Sun Worshipper
Early this evening, our neighborhood pileated woodpecker decided that some of the trees on our front lawn needed some debugging. My husband was the one who spotted him on the trunk of one of the trees. They are amazingly shy birds. As soon as I walked outside, he was gone. He came back a few minutes later, and that is how I got the photo below.
He's Baaack!!
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
opportunistic feline sounds like it could be fatal
She looks pretty benign in the photo, but she was named Creature for a reason. It was a whole lot easier than calling her "Evil Demon Kitty Spawn" every time.
Kias
Senior Member
Kias
Senior Member
Thank you! So I wasn't far off by calling bug spit.
Nope, not far at all! You can squirt them with a hose if you don't like them. They've never bothered me though.
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