Nature pics

[Ausmumof3]

Feeling the need for some calm in my life.  Does anyone have any nice pics of natural stuff that lives near or around you. 
 

we’ve had an exceptionally good year for fungi for some reason so we are learning the names of some of them. 

this is apparently called witches butter.

and just for fun here’s a frog pic as well.  I am truly bad at photography especially with my phone  it I love finding things.

the other pic is definitely not something that lives near me but from an open plain zoo we sometimes visit.

 

[Selkie]

Here are a few from our place:

An ancient apple tree that is covered in pink blossoms every spring 

An interesting moth - never seen one like that before

A monarch butterfly on a thistle

And a tree that was just leafing out and looked pretty against the blue sky.

[Ausmumof3]

@Selkie

that is a very interesting moth... it looks like it has some kind of weird extra wing sticking up!  Thanks for the lovely pics 

[Sharpie]

I'll bite. 🙂  I LOVE nature and drag my camera around with me on the farm often.  Here are a few from the last couple of weeks.  A fox pup from this springs litter that I see wander through.  A baby raccoon looking for food one evening.  We're extra dry this year so the wildlife is out and about more than normal.  A butterfly gracing a flower, a turtle soaking in the sun.  A red squirrel chattering at me as I passed by. 

[Lady Florida.]

Roseate Spoonbill

 

Zebra Longwing, Florida's state butterfly, on native firebush.

 

Typical Florida sunset

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[Lady Florida.]

 

Pipevine swallowtail on our backyard orange tree at our old house.

 

Sandhill cranes doing a mating dance

 

Obligatory alligator photo from Florida

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[Ottakee]

First one is Lake Michigan after my picnic supper with a friend 

Second one is two wild turkeys that came up to my garage last week.  They came so close the builder that was here reached down and petted one of them.

[Ausmumof3]

@Sharpie

that raccoon baby is so cute!  Now I need to see a raccoon baby!

[Tiberia]

I was lucky enough to get this picture of a giant jackalope while we were driving through Wyoming last week. Jackalopes are endangered and very reclusive.  

 

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[Laura Corin]

The first one is the view from where I  am sitting right  now.

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[Kebo]

 

 

 

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[Kebo]

Sorry, don't know why they doubled up!  I tried to edit, but no luck.  The flowers are cactus blossoms, and the owl is a burrowing owl that was perched outside a local pizza restaurant, looking grumpy!

[Lady Florida.]

10 minutes ago, Kebo said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love this! Only 3 species of hummingbirds are found in Florida. I've seen our most common one, the ruby throated hummer, at my firebush at the old house but was never able to get a good photo. They're so fun to watch.

[Kebo]

A few more...I like how the flower is smiling : )

[Tiberia]

WOW!  You guys are brilliant photographers! Thanks for sharing, and keep them coming.

(Puts my jackalope to shame, but hey, I wanted to participate!) 

[almondbutterandjelly]

Nearby beach (prior to Hurricane Hanna) (those tables are gone now):

 

Backyard visitor awhile back:

[mmasc]

These pictures are all so beautiful! And @Dotwithaperiod I’ve never seen a white deer! Those pictures are just stunning.
I ❤️ deer

[Chris in VA]

mine are artsy fartsy lol

just cell phone shots

pomegranate from the college garden

hubby on beach at Caesarea 

flowers (color and one in both color and black and white because I am not sure which is prettier to me lol)

[Selkie]

A few more:

A bunny

A very cool hornets’ nest that they built in one of our doorways

Wild turkeys crossing our lane

Mama deer & fawn

[happi duck]

This is a hummingbird moth

[Junie]

@Ausmumof3 Thank you for such a beautiful thread!

[Kalmia]

9 hours ago, Selkie said:

Here are a few from our place:

An ancient apple tree that is covered in pink blossoms every spring 

An interesting moth - never seen one like that before

A monarch butterfly on a thistle

And a tree that was just leafing out and looked pretty against the blue sky.

 

The moth is actually a skipper butterfly. Not sure which exact skipper species. They hold their wings in this odd position when settled.

[Selkie]

49 minutes ago, Kalmia said:

 

The moth is actually a skipper butterfly. Not sure which exact skipper species. They hold their wings in this odd position when settled.

Interesting, thanks!

[Sunshine State Sue]

The neighborhood next to mine has peacocks.  Lots of peacocks.

[Guest]

These make me happy! Thank you for starting a thread so good for my mental health!

Here are some nature pictures where I live: 

 

[Rachel]

Here are some shots from hikes in the past month. A mushroom on a trail, the overlook  at sunset near where my daughter and I camped (and got eaten alive by deer flys), and a waterfall at a nearby nature preserve. It had been pretty dry so the waterfall was barely flowing, but the size of the rocks always surprises me.  This week we have had lots of rain so it’s probably flowing good now. 
 

You all are really talented photographers! 

 

 

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[Moonhawk]

So I've always loved the sky and there have been some beautiful views lately. The cloud with the sun behind it was today, and the fire rain was yesterday.

And the caterpillar wasn't really a happy nature pic for my plants, but this same guy has traveled crazy distances each time I ditch him somewhere to come back to my garden. We are on day 4 of our dance. I've come to enjoy him, and I'm actually concerned he may not make it back for tomorrow!

[Moonhawk]

Some desert blooms from June. I like the guy who is trying to hand you a bouquet  🙂

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[Moonhawk]

15 hours ago, Sharpie said:

I'll bite. 🙂  I LOVE nature and drag my camera around with me on the farm often.  Here are a few from the last couple of weeks.  A fox pup from this springs litter that I see wander through.  A baby raccoon looking for food one evening.  We're extra dry this year so the wildlife is out and about more than normal.  A butterfly gracing a flower, a turtle soaking in the sun.  A red squirrel chattering at me as I passed by. 

I love how you worded this and have decided this is a new part of my language. It's officially my verb particular to butterfly movement. Birds fly, humans walk, and butterflies grace. 

[LMD]

Gorgeous. You guys live in some amazing places, and take beautiful photos! Deer! All we have is roos 😄

Here's some snaps from my place (just whatever I had on my phone)

 

 

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[Ausmumof3]

@Lady Florida.

You have some really speccy butterflies.  The cranes remind me a little bit of our brolgas.  They do a courting dance as well.

[Ausmumof3]

@Ottakee I really love the look on your turkeys faces... they look like they need to be a meme 

[Lady Florida.]

For some reason my likes aren't showing up. Consider all your photos liked. I'm loving this thread.

[Moonhawk]

Fresh from my parent's house, it's not the best pic but love seeing these guys around:

[TravelingChris]

A view from a park a few miles away from us several weeks ago.  The view is towards the area I see from my house in winter when leaves are gone.  I will load more photos later after I clean my phones.

 

 

[Sunshine State Sue]

Found a picture of the white peacocks.  So unusual.

[Miss Tick]

17 hours ago, Moonhawk said:

We are on day 4 of our dance. I've come to enjoy him, and I'm actually concerned he may not make it back for tomorrow!

Oh, he'll be back. Or his sibling. That is a tomato hornworm and their eggs are laid en masse by a pretty, harmless looking butterfly. The Hornworm will literally decimate your plants if given the opportunity. Watch, though, for one covered in egg sacks. Those are laid by my the Tomato Hornworm Wasp and the larva feed on the caterpillar. Nature in action!

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I was given an etymology correction. Free of charge. 🙄 Thinking about rehoming him.

[73349]

Loblolly pines and blue sky before the storm.

[Sunshine State Sue]

Osprey

 

[Sunshine State Sue]

This is a button bush.  I think the flowers look like bunny tails stuck into an electrical socket.

 

[Sunshine State Sue]

Dh recently retired and took a 9 week volunteer position with the National Forest Service in North Georgia as a campground host.  This is a picture he sent me.