Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 24 On 21/09/2020 at 10:43, Allan Bell said: Not exactly nature but nice all the same. Allan I like them very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 24 On 28/08/2020 at 19:06, Shergar said: Very nice. We only have ruby-throats. I this an Anna? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 24 On 18/09/2020 at 04:57, gvallee said: Blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis) feeding on grevillea. Your birds make me so envious! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MizBrown 292 Posted September 24 Jinotega from the ridge on the other side of town. North end of town showing under the mountains. Jinotega is at 1,000 meters/3200 ft. Ridge in the clouds is around 6,000 ft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,152 Posted September 24 8 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: I like them very much. Thank you Betty. Allan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 24 11 hours ago, MizBrown said: Jinotega from the ridge on the other side of town. North end of town showing under the mountains. Jinotega is at 1,000 meters/3200 ft. Ridge in the clouds is around 6,000 ft. Beautiful country. I love mountains, but no longer can go up in them. Actually never should have. But I was a sponsor for my daughter’s Girl Scout troop twice on ski trips. I learned to ski there, and went on another 6 or so family ski trips. My irregular heart beat was made much worse by the thin air and I always had altitude sickness. I loved skiing so much that I soldiered through. I finally, after some pretty severe chest pain, realized I could no longer do that if I wanted to survive. There are two things I adore. Mountains and beaches/sea. I do well snorkeling or beach combing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MizBrown 292 Posted September 25 10 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Beautiful country. I love mountains, but no longer can go up in them. Actually never should have. But I was a sponsor for my daughter’s Girl Scout troop twice on ski trips. I learned to ski there, and went on another 6 or so family ski trips. My irregular heart beat was made much worse by the thin air and I always had altitude sickness. I loved skiing so much that I soldiered through. I finally, after some pretty severe chest pain, realized I could no longer do that if I wanted to survive. There are two things I adore. Mountains and beaches/sea. I do well snorkeling or beach combing! Thanks. I don't walk up mountains anymore either. Loved cross country skiing, never did alpine/downhill on the fatter skis. Nicaragua has the Corn Islands which have diving on the last tail end of the Belize reef, I believe. Haven't been there, yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gvallee 2,906 Posted September 25 On 24/09/2020 at 09:43, Betty LaRue said: Your birds make me so envious! This guy is pretty but a big bully!! Juveniles have a green face instead of blue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 25 (edited) Our blue jays are bullies, too. We can’t escape bullies. Once I heard the loudest bird screams. Rushed through my patio door and one bluejay was on top of another, had it pinned on its back. They are loud birds at any time, but this was beyond the pale. I ran out clapping my hands and they broke it up, flew away. The violence scared me. I never thought birds could be so vicious except for birds of prey. Edited September 25 by Betty LaRue 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 51 Posted September 25 (edited) Juvenile Moorhen having a good flap about here. Felt very lucky to have captured this and in nice light too. They're so shy that several previous attempts failed. Edited September 25 by Cal 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R De Marigny 26 Posted September 27 On 25/09/2020 at 03:21, Betty LaRue said: Our blue jays are bullies, too. We can’t escape bullies. Once I heard the loudest bird screams. Rushed through my patio door and one bluejay was on top of another, had it pinned on its back. They are loud birds at any time, but this was beyond the pale. I ran out clapping my hands and they broke it up, flew away. The violence scared me. I never thought birds could be so vicious except for birds of prey. These are fabulous images Betty. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 27 1 hour ago, R De Marigny said: These are fabulous images Betty. Thank you! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shergar 193 Posted September 27 On 23/09/2020 at 17:11, Betty LaRue said: Very nice. We only have ruby-throats. I this an Anna? This guys a Rufous Betty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil 99 Posted September 27 On 23/09/2020 at 13:28, MizBrown said: I think that the key for any bugs, spiders, or plants is complete scientific name(s) and as many common names as you find on Wikipedia. Also, making sure you have photos that allow people to use them for identifying other examples of the plant or bug. I know that providing scientific names in an image's Desc & keywords for critters and plants is highly recommended. I'm OK figuring out what kinda critter/bird I've snapped - but for other than the most common bugs and trees/flowers/plants I'm pretty clueless. Are there some good on-line methods/resources of ID'ing North American bugs & trees/plants/flowers suggested? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MizBrown 292 Posted September 27 2 hours ago, Phil said: I know that providing scientific names in an image's Desc & keywords for critters and plants is highly recommended. I'm OK figuring out what kinda critter/bird I've snapped - but for other than the most common bugs and trees/flowers/plants I'm pretty clueless. Are there some good on-line methods/resources of ID'ing North American bugs & trees/plants/flowers suggested? Seek from iNature, Google Lens, and PlantSnap are useful. We've had a discussion of them on another thread. You can get at least the genus for most things and check with Google Images and Wikipedia and see if the app ID matches what you can find on line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil 99 Posted September 28 5 hours ago, MizBrown said: Seek from iNature, Google Lens, and PlantSnap are useful. We've had a discussion of them on another thread. You can get at least the genus for most things and check with Google Images and Wikipedia and see if the app ID matches what you can find on line. Thanks for the suggestions I installed the Seek and PlantSnap apps and gave them a quick test run outside the house. The technology is pretty amazing. Should help a lot ID'ing flowers/plants etc. and not get bogged down so much when trying to figure out what vegetation I've photographed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gvallee 2,906 Posted September 28 Magpie Goose taking off in a wetland Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 29 16 hours ago, gvallee said: Magpie Goose taking off in a wetland Okay, so I don’t envy you your birds. That's one ugly bird. 🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gvallee 2,906 Posted September 29 4 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Okay, so I don’t envy you your birds. That's one ugly bird. 🤣 LOL!! Aborigenes' stapple diet during migration season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,467 Posted September 29 (edited) Yarrow, achillea millifolium, in the lawn. Some rather unkindly call it a weed. Not I. Spotted during a party in our new Superdome tent in the garden. Hope to catch the one currently in bud later and do a studio job on it. Edited September 29 by spacecadet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 29 7 hours ago, gvallee said: LOL!! Aborigenes' stapple diet during migration season. I like that you “get” my sense of humor. 😊 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 2,754 Posted September 29 (edited) 51 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Yarrow, achillea millifolium, in the lawn. Some rather unkindly call it a weed. Not I. Spotted during a party in our new Superdome tent in the garden. Hope to catch the one currently in bud later and do a studio job on it. This is a weed also. Henbit. If the lawn isn’t treated for weeds, it can take over a lawn. It looks pretty when it’s in bloom, making a carpet of purple, but chokes out the grass and allows other weeds to take over. Edited September 29 by Betty LaRue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klinger 17 Posted October 3 I copied someone else's link, replaced with my image ID. There must be an easier way to make a share link for the forum? This larger size. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiskerke 3,031 Posted October 3 On 29/09/2020 at 16:04, spacecadet said: Yarrow, achillea millifolium, in the lawn. Some rather unkindly call it a weed. Not I. Spotted during a party in our new Superdome tent in the garden. Hope to catch the one currently in bud later and do a studio job on it. One like this? Bio Green SD300 Superdome Growtunnel, Garden Cl Length 9.8 x Width 2.3 ft, 2.6 x 2.3X 9.8', Transparent/Green. 😂 wim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,467 Posted October 4 (edited) 13 hours ago, wiskerke said: One like this? Bio Green SD300 Superdome Growtunnel, Garden Cl Length 9.8 x Width 2.3 ft, 2.6 x 2.3X 9.8', Transparent/Green. 😂 wim 😀Ah no, the party was in the tent, not the flower. One of these Incidentally, none on Alamy , should have taken a pic. But it's ahrdly likely to be up before March now🙁 Edited October 4 by spacecadet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
