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Amazing Nature - what has wowed you lately?

 
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"Nature always offers something"


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more Equisetum
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Theorie mit Praxis verbunden das ist mindestens 50:50 sein, am Praxis- Sepp Holzer

 
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Matthew Aspinwall wrote: It has no chlorophyll





That is what I thought.when I found  in a forest (on a northern slope, close to very shallow black of organic material 5x2 m pond, on very wet clay soil).

Are these plants similar or  it is my imagination?
My photo is  not so good...
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No chlorophyll
No chlorophyll
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No chlorophyll with roots
No chlorophyll with roots
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Black pond
Black pond

Theorie mit Praxis verbunden das ist mindestens 50:50 sein, am Praxis- Sepp Holzer

 
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a mostly WHITE skunk - ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, but WHAT am I supposed to do about it?  LOL!!!  I think it's living under part of my house!  I know it has a place in the balance of things here, but am worried about it being right under the house.  Any suggestions?  (see video at http://bit.ly/whiteSkunk, taken from my living room window.)
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This picture reminded me that as the cooler mornings arrive I need to remember to try and do this (I managed it in a dream last night!).

Not my picture....this is the winner of the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards.  Nice work Kathrin Swoboda!!!

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Laura, that white skunk is magnificent! Is it still around or under your house? A better place to ask what to do would probably be the nibblers forum.

Greg, I'm not sure what you mean you want to do. Make shapes with warm air in the cold outdoors? Or sing like a blackbird? ;-)

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Hi Jocelyn!  
Perhaps my two cats had a polite conversation with the critter and it decided under my house was not the optimum location.  I've not seen it again, but on occasion I catch a whiff of skunk musk in the barn.  Nothing too strong, though, nor lingering.  So the skunk has either found a way to co-exist, or has moved on.  I felt so lucky to see it that day, and equally lucky that it did NOT take up permanent residence!  Things like this just make life WONDERful!

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We had a real wow not too long ago. Close to bizarre actually... Some type of spider, way over half a meter in size if you would stretch it out. Of course we went on an internet search to find out what it was... A whip spider it turned out. It actually walks on 6 legs, because the front two developed into sensory organs. It's not poisonous, but the thorns on it's huge arm like claws can grab and injure your fingers if you would try to touch it. One of the most strange creatures I ever saw showing up right next to our house!
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Pictures like the one above make me sooooo glad to live in the Yukon! Thanks for sharing, Rene!

I went out earlier to check on my stuck IMO and ended up watching a pair of beavers work in the creek for about an hour.
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Busy busy beaver

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Hahaha Chris, it's not as bad as it looks sometimes. I would love beavers here! But not enough water.... Great picture!!!

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This plant growing across the street from me recently exploded with balloons! Unbelievable that a plant can create a pressure-filled chamber. May have to sneak back over there and pop one to see what’s inside.
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plant exploded with balloons
 
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A few years ago I was doing some nature photography in an urban park, and came across an Australian spider wasp (Cryptocheilus bicolor). The wasp had paralysed an enormous huntsman spider and I took photos as it dragged the spider 30m before I lost it. The wasp was on its way to a burrow where it would place the spider inside and lay its eggs on top. Lucky I had a long lens, because they are known to inflict enormous pain if they sting you!!
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Australian spider wasp dragging prey
Australian spider wasp dragging prey


 
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This isn't lately but as a teenager, I used to enjoy running trails near my parents house.  I like to hike too but jogging the trails allowed me to see things in a different way.  It's  something that people who don't jog will ever see or understand.  And it's incredible.
 
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Wild carrot perfectly entwined with a garden carrot,   yin yang tomato and a heart shaped potato... Maybe my garden is in balance and full of love ?
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Heart shaped potato
Heart shaped potato
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Wild and garden carrot entwined
Wild and garden carrot entwined
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Yin yang tomato
Yin yang tomato
 
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Here's a couple lizard wows - An Anole with a split tail and a prairie lizard. Natural blues are always amazing.
And a bonus spider-wow, check what's in their mouth!
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Anole lizard with split tail
Anole lizard with split tail
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Blue prairie lizard
Blue prairie lizard
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Spider with prey in its mouth
Spider with prey in its mouth
 
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It's amazing to me how nature, if left to itself or even helped along by permaculture practices, usually finds a balance.

This plant had aphids on it, and you can also see an ant corralling the aphids. A ladybug larva also found the aphids and was vigorously devouring them.

I couldn't get a great photo, but this shows the ladybug larva walking away after picking up an aphid snack to go!
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Aphids, ants, and a ladybug larva with its aphid snack
Aphids, ants, and a ladybug larva with its aphid snack

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Parthenice Tiger Moth in our woods
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Parthenice Tiger Moth
Parthenice Tiger Moth

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I don't have a picture of them but I was excited last night to discover that my "beaver pond" (I built it) already has water boatman beetles swimming around in it! The pond was dry over the entire summer and only filled up in the last week or so and already life is back in it. Just exciting to see!

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We finally got out on one of our favorite hiking trails yesterday and because we have had so much rain and the day was overcast all of the colors and textures were more intense than usual.
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all of the colors and textures were more intense than usual
all of the colors and textures were more intense than usual
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pumpkin spider
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green ones and see the pink one on the left
algae covered fungi

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This cute Ringtail caught on the gamecam
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Sadly we didn't get a picture.
The wife and I were headed up a forest service road, when something large flashed by the passenger window.
It quickly crossed in front of the windshield and landed in a tree 50' off the road.

A HUGE,  great horned owl, had caught a  columbian ground squirrel !  Right next to the car!  While we were driving!  She landed on the branch and glared at us! With the large squirrel hanging limp from her mouth!   By the time we got over our awe at this site, she flew off deeper into the trees!   Then we realized we should have tried for a photo!  I think the saying goes "shoulda, woulda , coulda"  

Even without a photo we will remember that event forever !
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Had our first significant snow a couple weeks ago, so I went hiking
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our first significant snow a couple weeks ago
our first significant snow a couple weeks ago
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I went hiking
I went hiking

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All the different geckos with their amazing patterns, spots and colours, I saw i S E Asia, and then in Germany, the fire salamanders,  black and bright yellow, coming out during rainy nights in the forest.
 
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Okay, I am in love with this beautiful composition. Wow.

Entire Alphabet Found on the Wing Patterns of Butterflies



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Jocelyn, you have just given us the basis for butterfly wing font!
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Butterfly Wing Font!
Butterfly Wing Font!

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Or is it better using the dot from the "I"?
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alternate dot
alternate dot

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I think the dot shows up better in your first version though just a little. Both are awesome!

Should have mentioned in my post though that some are moth wings - the article title neglected to credit the humble moth!

The artist is selling high quality prints of whatever folks want to spell out. As what you did, Greg!

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I get a thrill whenever I see a plant (especially if it's young/tender) break through concrete!  I guess it might be mostly city folk who curse this though, i.e. spoiling their patio and seeing it as an enemy/weed (just a plant in the wrong place!) to be destroyed!!

When I moved to this flat of mine, it had a front area that was just concrete (save for marked areas for rose bushes).  I loved that red valerian (a garden escape) broke up this boring, grey man made stuff.....


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Birch trees and grape vines intertwined.
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I have been amazed by the adaptability of wildlife to the urban environment.  

A pair of peregrines has been frequenting the area near my office, hunting pigeons off the tops of the taller buildings.

Today on the elevated platform,  I saw fluffy pigeon feathers floating through the air overhead.  I thought the peregrines must be hunting.  Sure enough,  there on my building I saw them on each side of the fire escape.  It is not a great picture. But there on the left is a falcon eating a pigeon, and on the right side its mate standing guard or waiting its turn.
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A moonlit cloudy night
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The moon hiding behind the clouds
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I ran across an old photo. My kids are adulting now. But this picture still wows me in a special way, and this thread seemed as good as any to post it in.



I can't recall if I captioned this photo, or my daughter did as:

**Big things in life.**

When your son has recently turned 9 years old, and is the size of most 12 or 13 year olds, and your 16-year-old daughter takes this picture to celebrate the joy and awe of visiting great trees together as a family--how many big things in life is that?

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I have no picture but instead a SOUND. I was planting out starts in the garden today and heard a strange and really loud gnawing sound, as if my dog were gnawing on a bone. It didn`t change as I got closer to it, which was odd. I saw some sawdust on the ground and found a carpenter bee making a hole in an old stake from last year! This insect was making a much better hole than I could drill with my hand for sure. I'm hoping it was the same male golden carpenter bee I saw earlier this week. They are great pollinators when my passionfruit are in season.
 
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I saw 2 pumas crossing the road right in front of me when driving home. It was about 500 meters before reaching our land. They ran and jumped and I realized they were pumas because they looked exactly like the logo of the puma shoes when they jumped over the road. I would say about 2.5 or 3 times the size of a cat. I was amazed... I never knew they lived around here.

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Most recently on our hike yesterday with our son and family at Mt Nebo (11,929')
The photos are from what is called the Bench Trail that circles the mountain near the top...there is a rougher trail even closer to the top but this one was perfect for us for a day hike with a picnic.  There are trails for bikes and more serious hikers and climbers.

I've never seen the fog so thick and textured...maybe technically a cloud at that height?

so, a day with fog, lovely fall leaves, a beautiful trail and picnic with the grandkids, nature at it's best
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"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi

 
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The dedication of this wee bumble bee as it carefully prised apart each saffron flower petal is truely impressive
 
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Found these twins in the middle of my lawn last August, guessing well over 100° in the blazing sun.

First thought it was a clump of grass from my mower ...but I hadn't mowed that area in a looong time due to the drought.
Then noticed that this clump of grass had eyes ..."well, that's weird", I thought.  I was amazed to find a pair of bunnies hidden in plain
sight. Apparently, rabbits like to use the front lawn as a nursery ...probably keeps them warm, it was like being in an oven that day.  

Car keys added for scale, they didn't even flinch.
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Wild baby bunnies
Wild baby bunnies
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The grass has eyes
The grass has eyes

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some mushrooms
Raishi covered with broun spores. Unexpected image.
Turkey Tail,   dangerous looking one, Devil Fingers,
That old Oak! How old could that be?
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The saffron harvest is almost over, only a handful of flowers each day. As I picked the last few flowers, felt something brush my palm - it was a bumble bee that had flown into one of the flowers. Even my fumbling for my phone didn't faze it. After it had its fill, lowered it onto the saffron leaves
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Bumblebee in a saffron flower
Bumblebee in a saffron flower
 
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The peaches and plums are in blossom and spotted these two bumblebees asleep in these flowers. Noticed a cluster of ladybirds on the trunk of one of the plum trees too.
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Bumblebee on plum blossom
Bumblebee on plum blossom
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Bumblebee on peach blossom
Bumblebee on peach blossom
 
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