nevj
4 April 2026 09:55
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I like to photograph natural things… birds, animals, insects, plants
They have build their nest on a hanging Aspidestra leaf. The Aspidestra is growing in a pot right outside our back door. It is clever how they located the nest underneath the hanging leaf , for shelter.
These are paper wasps. We also have mud-dauber wasps. They build little mud tunnels on our walls.
Does anyone else indulge in nature photography? Could we maybe have a few of your images posted?
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When I go golfing, I sometimes snap a picture of some deer, groundhog, geese, turtle, hawk , or other animal.
Here is a picture of a spot that is semi-famous around here. The tree in the middle of the road.
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I took these pictures of Pronghorns in Laramie Wyoming several years ago, out of my front window. I have several pictures of these animals along with several other species native to Wyoming.
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easyt50
4 April 2026 19:18
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Believe to be a Katydid. Pic taken in Massanutten, Virginia October 2020.
These insects were given this name because the noise they make was thought of as sounding like “Katy-did, Katy-didn’t” repeated over and over.
Katydids are related to crickets and grasshoppers, rarely seen but heard at night when males rub forewings together to attract females.
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nevj
4 April 2026 23:28
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The stop sign is sort of redundant.
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easyt50
4 April 2026 23:55
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It does make a good roundabout.
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nevj
5 April 2026 00:06
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Jim Hurley:
pictures of Pronghorns
There is not much for them to eat on that snow covered ground.
Update:
Not sure what species of Deer, but they are common here.
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nevj
5 April 2026 11:03
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Rainbow lorikeets ( with white cockatoo).
The lorikeets are nectar feeders, but they do eat some seed and bread.
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It is a Cottonwood from what I can find.
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easyt50
5 April 2026 21:47
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Canada geese. Graves Mountain Virginia - 2011
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nevj
6 April 2026 00:05
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pdecker:
Cottonwood
We call them poplars.
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When I lived in Texas many moons ago, we had a very similar-looking wasp that we called Guinea wasps.
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We had a lot of Pronghorn antelope in our area when I lived in Paradise Valley, Montana, which is just north of Yellowstone Park.
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nevj
6 April 2026 06:41
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Western Tanager … not Australian? Nice photo. I like birds.
James what do you do to post a photo with a title attached, but it only shows when I click on the image?
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nevj
6 April 2026 06:42
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Beautiful family photo.
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Nothing special. All I did was post the photo. Don’t know why the title appears when hovered over. Here’s another, of a Black Capped Chickadee.
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Most of my bird photos are from my time in Montana from just after the turn of the century until early 2014. This one is a Cedar Waxwing.
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nevj
6 April 2026 08:30
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Mine are from that period too. That is when digital cameras became available.
That Chickadee looks like a flycatcher.
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nevj
6 April 2026 11:11
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Olive backed Oriel
In our mulberry tree. They are seasonal visitors here.
Brush cuckoo or Fan Tailed Cuckoo or Koel Juvenile?
Another Spring visitor. Cuckoos migrate to the South in Spring/Summer. Their visit coincides with the breeding season of most bird species whom they parasitize . In a Cotoneaster bush.
Cuckoo species all look the same and individuals vary.
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