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12 hours ago, gvallee said:

Black Skimmer (Rynchops nigra) doing what he knows best: skimming the water in search of fish.

It's not uncommon to see skimmers with a broken lower jaw. It happens when they hit a rock in the water.

 

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+1 A lovely image, i once watched some fledglings "practicing" skimming charging up and down a shingle beach pushing pebbles, very entertaining like little snooker players pushing balls along.

Andy 

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I’m glad we don’t have skimmers here. I’m such a dipwit that the first broken jaw I saw would undo me.

It is a beautiful image, Gen, and you have an amazing ability to give life to your images.

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We plant various milkweed and other plants specifically for Monarch butterflies - here's Joe-Pye weed plant covered with newly hatched Monarchs in our back yard  last September just before the migration south.

 

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9 hours ago, Dave Nelson said:

We plant various milkweed and other plants specifically for Monarch butterflies - here's Joe-Pye weed plant covered with newly hatched Monarchs in our back yard  last September just before the migration south.

 

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Oh, Dave!! I have an empty bed where I’ve wanted to plant one of the milkweeds. I haven’t figured out which one. Some send underground runners that will spread everywhere, and I don’t want those. How does this one do?

What a beautiful image, I’m so envious. I’m on one of the Monarch migration paths. I’m counting 10 butterflies here. Did I miss any?

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14 minutes ago, Betty LaRue said:

That looks like one mean bird! Red eyes, open beak...

 

Alright then, I'll post something sweet.

Male Red Cheeked Cordon Bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus), The Gambia

 

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On 19/04/2020 at 23:37, gvallee said:

Red breasted Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) 

 

 

Love the Toucan!

 

Gen, I just peeked at top of your crop.  My, my what is this???

 

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Not a household pet I hope? :)

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23 minutes ago, Autumn Sky said:

Love the Toucan!

 

Gen, I just peeked at top of your crop.  My, my what is this???

 

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Not a household pet I hope? :)

 

I had many inverts pets  but never had a snake! This one is a fierce-looking but inoffensive Australian Carpet Python. Separated from me by an inch of glass!

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5 hours ago, gvallee said:

 

I had many inverts pets  but never had a snake! This one is a fierce-looking but inoffensive Australian Carpet Python. Separated from me by an inch of glass!

 

Novel idea, making carpets out of pythons.

 

Allan

 

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I'll share a nice turtle

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This is Hawksbill Turtle, swimming in pool at Turtle Rescue Center, Cayo Largo Del Sur, Cuba.  They rescue whole bunch of hatched turtles every year that would get swept by hurricanes and die;  raise them and then release back to ocean.    If you are ever here, don't spend whole time suntanning on the beach, go and see this.  It is very small, but well worth a visit.

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20 hours ago, Betty LaRue said:

Oh, Dave!! I have an empty bed where I’ve wanted to plant one of the milkweeds. I haven’t figured out which one. Some send underground runners that will spread everywhere, and I don’t want those. How does this one do?

What a beautiful image, I’m so envious. I’m on one of the Monarch migration paths. I’m counting 10 butterflies here. Did I miss any?

We plant swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, where the monarchs lay eggs which hatch into caterpillars.  After the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis they feast on the Joe-Pye weed.  Neither of these plants seem to spread underground.  We purchase most of the plants, but find and liberate some from the wild.  Both are common here in the Adirondacks.

I believe 10 is the correct number.

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1 hour ago, Dave Nelson said:

We plant swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, where the monarchs lay eggs which hatch into caterpillars.  After the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis they feast on the Joe-Pye weed.  Neither of these plants seem to spread underground.  We purchase most of the plants, but find and liberate some from the wild.  Both are common here in the Adirondacks.

I believe 10 is the correct number.

I did some research after seeing your post and swamp milkweed is what I decided on. And I also read up on Joe-Pye.  How much sun does yours get? I have 2 beds with only 3 hours or so of sun. Not sure if that’s enough.

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3 hours ago, Autumn Sky said:

I'll share a nice turtle

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This is Hawksbill Turtle, swimming in pool at Turtle Rescue Center, Cayo Largo Del Sur, Cuba.  They rescue whole bunch of hatched turtles every year that would get swept by hurricanes and die;  raise them and then release back to ocean.    If you are ever here, don't spend whole time suntanning on the beach, go and see this.  It is very small, but well worth a visit.

Yes, I would love to see the turtles.
I caught a turtle once on my fishing line. It was huge. Poor thing. I got some needle-nosed pliers to take the hook out and release it. I put my foot lightly on its shell so it would hold still long enough to get the hook out. All of a sudden, what seemed like two feet of neck and beak shot out and whipped around to try to bite my foot.

I think they heard my scream in town ten miles away. My husband had to do the rescue work while I tried to quit shaking.

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9 hours ago, Betty LaRue said:

Gen, I keep seeing new things. First, green butterflies.  Now an aqua-colored bird. Beautiful.

 

Have you met our dainty Fairywrens?

 

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2 hours ago, Betty LaRue said:

I did some research after seeing your post and swamp milkweed is what I decided on. And I also read up on Joe-Pye.  How much sun does yours get? I have 2 beds with only 3 hours or so of sun. Not sure if that’s enough.

Our plants are mostly in full sun - not sure how they would do with only 3 hours.  

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5 hours ago, Betty LaRue said:


I caught a turtle once on my fishing line. It was huge. Poor thing. I got some needle-nosed pliers to take the hook out and release it. I put my foot lightly on its shell so it would hold still long enough to get the hook out. All of a sudden, what seemed like two feet of neck and beak shot out and whipped around to try to bite my foot.

I think they heard my scream in town ten miles away. My husband had to do the rescue work while I tried to quit shaking.

You can't really blame poor beast, can you.  But its a great story!  I am glad it seems to have ended well (for both sides!)

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Small Tortoiseshell butterfly feeding on blossom of Buddleja bush.

 

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Peacock butterfly feeding on blossom of Buddleja bush.

 

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Thought I would post these two as so far this year with the Buddleja being out in flower for some time I have not seen one butterfly on them.
 
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Allan
 
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3 hours ago, Allan Bell said:

Where have all the butterflies gone?

We had a Red Admiral on the lilac yesterday, which I haven't seen for a while. We have a buddleia bush too, but I massacred it this year, so probably no dice.

Here's my only butterfly from Kos. I may already have posted it.

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Couple of pics taken just yesterday.   This is all  non-accessible now because Vehicle Access to National / Provincial parks has been closed due to COVID-19,  but I live in the mountains and am able to cycle. 

 

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Gap Lake, popular recreation area -- just starting to melt -- looking east.   There is picnic area where people come to picnic, fish or launch a boat.  This is all off now, and parking lot has been closed

 

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Canadian Pacific Train passing by Gap lake, pic taken from that closed parking lot.  Nice reflection of still snowy peaks,  Pigeon Mtn. is right and Mt. McGillivray left.

 

I am not uploading these photos to Alamy, but thought were nice enough to share

 

 

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21 hours ago, Autumn Sky said:

You can't really blame poor beast, can you.  But its a great story!  I am glad it seems to have ended well (for both sides!)

No, I can’t blame it. But I give a warning to everyone who decides to handle a turtle. Their necks are about 4 times longer than you think they are. My grown son held one at total arms length just admiring it and it shot out that neck and severely bit his upper lip. I had to take him to the emergency room to have his lip sewed back together.

I really don’t know how they fit those necks inside their shells! :D
Love the beautiful butterflies.

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