Friday Photography - Non-Native Flowers, a Native Insect and an Endemic Bird
Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/28/2018 - 5:06pm
Evening all,
Kereru (Wood Pigeon) bowing in the Puriri tree ...
This is not your ordinary pigeon at 20” in length and 1 1/2 pounds. “In spite of their size they are skilled fliers, especially in Spring when aerobatic displays of steep curving dives and spectacular loop-the-loops make up part of their mating rituals.”
https://www.visitzealandia.com/About/Birds/Kereru
I'll be in and out of the thread for awhile. Be well everyone, and enjoy all that you have.
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the top flower kinda looks like a
cross between a bird of paradise and a gladiola (gladiolus?). can't imagine living with ferns, even, janis b.
Smack in the centre is the bird.
The others are Canna Lilies that do very much look like Gladiolas. They must be related. Hadn't looked at it that way before. No ferns in your deserty area ; (. Sage is also nice!
We have ferns in Minnesota
of all places. They mostly grow in thick woods. Some people have them around the north sides of their houses.
This shit is bananas.
Sometimes it's the journey and not the destination
Thanks for Friday photos tonight, Janis. I like the contrast of colors in that first shot.
Last Saturday I went to check out Three Sisters waterfall. Unfortunately there was no water flowing at the falls. The nice scenery along the way more than made up for the lack of water.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Hi Social,
I'm glad you found beauty along the way and weren't disappointed by lack of waterfalls. So happy that there is still so much to appreciate, and also hope for more water where it should be. I especially like the breezy clouds. Thank you.
Hi, Janis
More water here in San Diego would be nice. Rainfall the last few years has been down. We did get some much needed rain on Christmas day which was good.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Love the sun thru the tree
and the mares tails. Great stuff. Will color my dreams.
Thank you, QMS
Glad I could help color your dreams.
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But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
@Socialprogressive
The oak took my breath away! I miss seeing them. Thanks for posting it. Great trail. Sure wonder where it goes. Very nice. Where did you go?
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Hi, Snoopy
I went to Three Sisters waterfall. It's located in San Diego east county about 13 miles north west of the town of Descanso. It's a 2 mile hike from the trailhead to the falls. The oak tree was on a little rise right at the beginning of the trail.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Evening Janis, everyone
What a pretty pigeon, I had no idea they got that big! I love the mantis too. There are some crazy-looking mantid species out there; they are so cool.
Here are some miscellaneous photos:
black-capped chickadee
I have a pair of downy woodpeckers in my yard. One day a second female visited my feeders; I watched them chase her around the yard for a while. Here she is keeping an eye out for them.
a very fat dark-eyed junco
Our barnyard from the house one day when there was a lot of hoarfrost:
Here is my bird feeder setup:
A sunset one day last week:
Cheers all.
This shit is bananas.
What sweet birds, they're precious, thank you.
Your bird feeder set up looks like a work of art, and your barn and property covered in hoarfrost is magical.
The Wood Pigeon is our only bird big enough to eat and disperse the larger seed of a half dozen of our native trees. Without them we'd be fucked.
I meant to take shots of the hoarfrost
but got waylaid. The farmyard is very evocative.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Great shots
The woodpecker is very striking. And I'm pretty sure that I could be happy living on your farm. Cool barn. Do you have farm animals?
I'm working on cleaning up the picture I have of my grandfather's farm in Minnesota taken in the early 1900's. Has a huge deficit right in the middle.
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We have horses and cats.
Where in MN was your grandfather's farm located?
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Hi, Daenerys.
Very nice series. I really like the 2 snow shots.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Shots via a funny little wide angle/macro lens for the phone
I took a long deep dive into my bathtub last night, and came across this creature...
Anyway, thanks for hosting Janis (so many ferns in NZ... not sure I could cope).
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
So are you a frog or a fish?
I'm sure you could manage to cope, the ferns are very friendly.
Thanks always Bollox for your wonderful photos and humour.
Frog I guess
I exist on land.
Gëzuar!!
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Sounds like a sentence ; ) n/t
Frog think hard.
Gëzuar!!
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I'm a little slow today.
What's a hard thinking frog?
damn deep tub you got there
did you run across Capt. Nemo while in the depths?
No, but the Titanic
looks remarkably well preserved.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Mushroom Xmas ornaments?
Is there a story behind them?
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Just me trying to manage the phone with the macro lens.
Although, Mrs Bollox's father was something of a mushroom expert.
Gëzuar!!
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You have a very interesting bathtub, BR
It's always fun to play around with new gadgets.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Belated Christmas Greetings
to our C99 photography community!
And, thank you for hosting this evening's thread, Janis. Hope you and yours had a very lovely Christmas. 
After I catch up with Joe, EBers, etc., will be back to post a photo, which--for once--will not be a stock photo.
Seriously, Mr M does not want me to post the Christmas photo I have in mind (for personal and sentimental reasons), but, maybe I can strike a deal with him. If not, I'll post a small photo of our soon-to-be new addition. Unfortunately, it doesn't do her justice (because of the angle, and the fact that the photo is quite blurry), but, I suppose the general idea of what she looks like, will come across. We switched course, and didn't opt for a smaller model. IOW, she's gonna be a 'big girl.'
Thanks, in advance, for posting all the interesting and beautiful photos, Everyone. If I can learn to take decent photos of the pup, I hope to some day branch out, and take pics of scenery, etc., like the rest of you Guys.
Later.
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Hi Mollie!
I trust you and Mr. M will find a happy medium. Enjoy catching up with joe and the EBs, and I'll look forward to whatever you two choose to post. Also looking forward to seeing the big girl when she arrives. What a lucky threesome you'll be. For me the photos will be an additional pleasure to the baby boy and baby Lab dog ones my family has been sending ; ). There's hardly anything that generates more smiles and warmth. Cheers Mollie!
Here's the 'happy medium' - our Pup's Grandma! ;-D
Pup may not be quite this large--this is the Mom of Pup's sire, and he is on high end of the Golden male size chart--but, "what the heck!" If we had wanted a small dog, should've considered a Chihuahua, or something, right?
On top of it, the so-called English Cremes are a bit stockier and larger-boned, than the typical (yellow) American Golden strain.
Still working on Mr M about the other photo--maybe next week.
Hey, we're gonna load up on black-eyed peas this Tuesday, 'cause we gotta hope that next year will be better than 2018.
Have a nice weekend, and A Wonderful New Year!
Blue Onyx
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
To a promising new year!
Save some of those black-eyed peas for me, and Good Luck for all!
evening mollie...
good to see you. I am so looking forward to seeing your new best friend.
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Hola, Magiamma--good to be seen, and
great to see you, again!
Definitely look forward to sharing photos of Pup.
Hey, thanks for posting the beautiful beach photos. Also, I appreciate your excellent work on Hot Air OT. In all honesty, of everyone at C99, I'm probably the most ignorant regarding the topic of climate change. It's another topic that's 'beyond my pay grade.' Anyhoo, I'm very grateful to folks like you who follow the issue, and keep the rest of us well-informed.
Have a wonderful and prosperous New Year!
Blue Onyx
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Gotta get busy with other more mundane stuff
like cleaning and cooking (well maybe not so much the cooking). I look forward to the surprises I find when I check back in later tonight. Thanks everyone.
Hello JB
Nice pictures! I wish I could figure out how to get my road trip pictures from Shutterfly to C99. I just dropped off the pictures, but do not see an obvious way to share them.
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Hi Tim, good to see you here too.
The link brought me to your beautiful photo of Bryce Canyon. I’d love for you to post more photos from your travels. We’d all enjoy it. I wish I could help you technically, but I’m basically illiterate. Shh … I still do it as I always have. I upload the photo to my ‘image library’ at DKos and copy the ‘image address’ from there to post here. It’s very simple and the quality is good.
Very vibrant voto, Janis
Love the colors in it. Big pigeon ...
I wish we'd get more froggy days here. We used to get it when I was little, but have only had one this year. This is from my CA days where every winter we would get very dense tule fog. Many times when driving I couldn't see the taillights of the car in front of mine. I called it driving by Braille because the roads had round markers on them in case you drifted too far to the right.
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Nice fog shots, Snoopy
I've made a few white knuckle drives through the central valley when the fog was thick like that. Not fun.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
It's quite something isn't it?
The first time I saw it I was surprised by how much it moved. There was a park close to my house that had a winding path through it with old fashioned lights that I wanted to photograph, but it was too isolated to go to at night. Plus it was the park where Lacy Peterson was supposed to have disappeared from. Remember that case? There were search parties searching the area where I took these photos. Ugh ... horrible memories.
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Great pix, all!
Great pix Janis, love your Wood Pigeon, it is a beautiful beast of a Pigeon, those Crowned Pigeon are even bigger! Daenerys beautiful birds and place. Soc.Prog. great scenics, and love a good cloud shot... QMS - great call on the mares tails... some folks here say 3 days to rain, when you see them... BR, that first pic I am certain is the very rare Soft-spined Urchin?
The burning question...
Why do they always make cartoon, (or toy, or ornament), Alice in Wonderland, etc., mushrooms red with white spots so as to strongly resemble the deadly lethal Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) or Death Cap shroom!?!?!?! Never would you see something actually resembling Psilo.cubens...
Here's a couple...
Dayflower
Maxmillian Sunflower
Here is a moth, note you can see the berry through the clear mostly un-scaled wings.
This is a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on the nest, likely the female incubating. They use spiderweb as hummingbirds do to glue lichen to the outside of the nest to camouflage it.
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.....the very rare Soft-spined Urchin
You guessed it. They tickle the feet as you go for the soap.
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Nice series, Dystopian
That's a really cool looking moth.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Thanks as always dystopian,
for your wonderful photos of the ‘hidden’ life of nature. I must have seen a Dayflower before, but not sure. It’s amazing that such a delicate flower, which lives for only a day, serves to draw toxic metals out of the earth. Now I’m wondering whether the toxins they absorb are neutralised through the process.
evening all...
beautiful flower photos janis
- thanks for hosting
here are some waves and beach photos for ya
from a recent trip to Pacific Grove just past Monterey at the far end of the bay
Lovers Point
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Pacific Grove and Lovers Point,
such romantic names, but it looks like it can get pretty wild there at times ; ).
Lovely! I could barely take my eyes off the colors in the first
pic long enough to look at the rest of the post, but each one is lovely in its own way.
Hi Henry
Thank you for your comment and appreciation.
I'm a day late to this thread Janis
But I had to comment on how stunning the colors are in your photograph. Love it!
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Thanks zoe
The colour around here is especially saturated at the end of the day.