spacecadet Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: WHOOPS! Sorry Mark. Allan As you say on the other thread.........👓 Edited June 7, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Sally R said: I actually wonder if the bee was drunk 😂 It seems to have half fallen asleep while feeding on nectar with its arms just managing to hold itself up while it has fallen on its behind 🤣 I've actually seen bees drunk on nectar before, unable to fly straight and trying to land on a flower but keep kind of missing and then rolling off it. I was curious if there was a video of this phenomenon and just found this one of drunk bees in slow motion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSqknjdKJ3c Hilarious! I’ve never seen a drunk bee. The last time I felt like that, I thought it just made me dance better! Delusional, of course. I was definitely limber, though. Close to sliding under the table limber. Those Mai Tais will sneak up on you because you just taste all the delicious fruit juices, not the liquor. You don’t want to start slurping them on an empty stomach, I learned. 2 1/2 drinks did me in until I ate. Those days are behind me. Edited June 14, 2021 by Betty LaRue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) Love-in a mist- never had (or spotted!) this in the garden before. Nigella (something- doesn't look big enough for damascena, John?..........) Serbian bellflowers...put these up last year....it's been a whole year!........just outside the kitchen... Edited June 15, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Sally R said: I've never been much of drinker (and not at all now), but the few times I've been sozzled involved beverages with fruit juices. One involved some sort of purple fruit from Africa, and I remember hearing myself say things but having no control over what I was saying. I visited New Zealand in 2018, and they have a large pigeon there called the Kereru that is known for getting drunk on fermented fruit. I got to see some though none were drunk at the time. They are loveable, plump birds. This is a video of some drunk ones: https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2018/oct/15/inebriated-kereru-pigeons-binge-on-fruit-punch-video Aww, poor birds! Very funny, though. I wonder if they get cirrhosis of the liver? 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 23 minutes ago, Sally R said: Well, the funny thing is, a nice couple who have been rehabilitating birds for decades in NZ have opened a detox centre for kereru at their wildlife rehab place. A story ran on a NZ news channel about it https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/wed-better-open-up-brewery-jokes-veteran-rescuer-drunk-kerer-numbers-soar 😁 Now I get to worry about birds on the other side of the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) I've never seen a live one, but this is what the magpies left of a stag beetle (Lucanus cervus I assume) so we must have a healthy garden then. Or an unhealthy one, as they like rotten wood. Not so healthy for this one though. I now have the bits in a matchbox like some horrid small boy. One of the legs still articulates. Edited June 25, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, spacecadet said: I've never seen a live one, but this is what the magpies left of a stag beetle (Lucanus cervus I assume) so we must have a healthy garden then. Or an unhealthy one, as they like rotten wood. Not so healthy for this one though. I now have the bits in a matchbox like some horrid small boy. One of the legs still articulates. Do you do a "Compo" and scare the ladies with it? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) This one seems to have died a death so.........I got a birthday present. It measures 90mm and it's very sharp. Gartden spider Araneus diadematus scoffing a fruit fly (click through for the gruesome detail); rosemary beetle chrysolina americana on sage. Edited September 18, 2021 by spacecadet 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, BobD said: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Nice but this thread has always been for new images. An incentive to continued efforts if you will. Better go and swat yourself a fresh one🤩 Edited September 21, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Nice but this thread is meant for new images. The thread header is ' Post a beautiful nature image ' not ' post a NEW nature image ' Mr policeman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) So it does but they've all been new for some time. Certainly for most of this year. Anyone can go back into their library. I've used it for my ongoing "wildflowers in the garden" set. 5 minutes ago, BobD said: Mr policeman Don't be like that. It's supposed to be an uplifting thread. Edited September 21, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 25 minutes ago, BobD said: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. OR eye's of the beholder. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 33 minutes ago, spacecadet said: Don't be like that. It's supposed to be an uplifting thread. Then why criticize him for a post that made me smile. Paulette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, NYCat said: Then why criticize him for a post that made me smile. Paulette Don't be like that. It's supposed to be an uplifting thread. With new images. Edited September 22, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 21, 2021 Author Share Posted September 21, 2021 5 hours ago, BobD said: The thread header is ' Post a beautiful nature image ' not ' post a NEW nature image ' Mr policeman. You are correct. Some of the images I’ve posted here are several years old. If you have something from 10 years ago you want to share, post it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) Unsure now we have no John Richmond, but I think this is amaurobius similis, lace weaver spider. Edited September 22, 2021 by spacecadet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 3 of my grandchildren in bluebell woods. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 57 minutes ago, BobD said: 3 of my grandchildren in bluebell woods. That is enchanting. Paulette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, spacecadet said: Unsure now we have no John Richmond, but I think this is amaurobius similis, lace weaver spider. Could also possibly be a false widow spider, but I'm no expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 40 minutes ago, NYCat said: That is enchanting. Paulette Thanks Paulette, One of my favourites, when they are all getting along. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 5 hours ago, BobD said: 3 of my grandchildren in bluebell woods. How beautiful and special! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 (edited) Footballer hoverfly, Heliophilis pendulus, on ash, Fraxinus excelsior. It's possible without John Richmond, just more difficult! original size here https://postimg.cc/4n0vcxws Edited October 3, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 2 hours ago, spacecadet said: Footballer hoverfly, Heliophilis pendulus, on ash, Fraxinus excelsior. It's possible without John Richmond, just more difficult! original size here https://postimg.cc/4n0vcxws Which club? Allan Great shot BTW. ITMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Which club? Black and yellow. Hmm. Canaries? Bit of a long-haul flight from Norwich. I see from t'internet it could be Cardiff. Didn't get the accent. 16 hours ago, Allan Bell said: Great shot BTW. Kind of you, getting value out of my 90mm. macro birthday present. It is extremely sharp, I haven't used such good glass since my Canon A1 days. This is my usual "studio outside" setup of an old Vivitar 550 flash with the Chinese wireless trigger and a bit of on-camera fill. Edited October 4, 2021 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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