Vixens Backyard

Vixen · Feb 4, 2015

Another cicada.....taken with the Tamzooka (and cropped in quite a bit). The weather has been bad lately...very heavy skies and poor light. Not at all inspiring

Vixen · Feb 8, 2015

I'm excited to have discovered a pair of Variegated Fairy Wrens building a nest at the back of my house. I have been watching them coming and going for a few days now. The nest looks about half built. The jenny wren is doing the building while her mate keeps an eye out.

Collecting the materials

Vixen · Feb 10, 2015

A couple of bug shots taken today

Stoshowicz · Feb 11, 2015

Lots of really nice shots there. Its interesting to see the similarities and differences between them critters and ours. That dragonfly looks like a wandering glider, but being way down there,, I suppose it aint.

Vixen · Feb 12, 2015

Stoshowicz said:
Lots of really nice shots there. Its interesting to see the similarities and differences between them critters and ours. That dragonfly looks like a wandering glider, but being way down there,, I suppose it aint.

They Are really similar aren't they? I've noticed the same with your birds too

Horoscope Fish · Feb 12, 2015

I think you must have weaponized that Tamzooka 'cause girl... Those shots are killer!

*scratches head*

Did I really just say that?

*cough*

I uh... I'll just show myself out.

Roy1961 · Feb 12, 2015

great shots vixen, nice colors in the male wren

Vixen · Feb 18, 2015

A few more insects from the garden. Had to give it away when the heavens opened yet again

Ironwood · Feb 18, 2015

Vixen said:
A few more insects from the garden. Had to give it away when the heavens opened yet again
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Nice shooting Vixen.
Sounds like more rain coming. I just saw the news on the telly, residents in Gladstone are starting to panic buy already, shelves in the shops are looking very empty.

Vixen · Feb 18, 2015

Ironwood said:
Vixen said:

A few more insects from the garden. Had to give it away when the heavens opened yet again
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Nice shooting Vixen.
Sounds like more rain coming. I just saw the news on the telly, residents in Gladstone are starting to panic buy already, shelves in the shops are looking very empty.

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It always happens. I think I'd be likely to do the same to be honest. They don't know how long they may be without power, phones, clear safe roads etc. My little part of the world is also bracing for flooding. We get decent flash flooding here and the ground is already saturated as it has rained almost every day for the last month. Last flooding rain we had 800mm in 4days...400 of which fell in one 24hr period. Big landslide closed the road north for 6 weeks and some of it is still damaged awaiting repair. I'll be watching the river levels over the next couple of days. It gets interesting once the river tops 6m here.

nikonpup · Feb 23, 2015

nice series. Looks like you are running a b&b (birds & bugs).

Vixen · Mar 28, 2015

Been enjoying the numerous insects lately

mikew_RIP · Mar 29, 2015

Vixen said:
Been enjoying the numerous insects lately

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So are we,keep them coming.

Vixen · Apr 3, 2015

No-one seems to know why flies and other insects blow out a bubble of fluid and then suck it back in again, but I found a caterpillar doing it recently. Couldn't get a good focus on it for some reason. I also liked how the 2 were almost mirror imaging.