Remembering the warmth of summer
18/366: Hood Ornament
19/366: Jagged Edges
Snow in the forecast - need colour
Fond memories of a popcan-sized owl
20/366: Frosted Barbed Wire
21/366: Damselfly with Lunch
22/366: Mexican Hat Blossom
Clark's Nutcracker / Nucifraga columbiana
23/366: Golden Leaf on Pond
24/366: Emerging Poppy
textured ;-)
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
26/366: Golden Bearded Iris
Persian Cornflower / Centaurea dealbata?
Yellow Flowers at Lacock Abbey
28/366: Glowing Campion Pod
Busy little bee
30/366: Glowing Manzanita Leaf
Vibrant
29/366: Moss on a Branch
Kodi - Nikon D750 - Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 K
Fujica DL-100 (Auto Ace) - Nikon D750 - Nikkor 85m…
31/366: California Poppy with Droplet
32/366: Dreamy Mushroom
Primula denticulata / Drumstick Primula
Sweet little poser
One day closer to spring
Matching colours
35/366: Orange Beads (+1 in a note)
European Pasque Flower / Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
36/366: Cafe UFOs
A friendly visitor
Cosy little birdhouse
16/366: Unfurling Fern
15/366: Bumble Bee in Flight
14/366: Lovely Poppies
13/366: Lichen in the Snow, Adorned with Droplets
Pine Grosbeak in pretty light
12/366: Autumn Gold
Get well, Rachel
11/366: Tiny Buds in Vernal Pool
10/366: Seedhead From Above
8/366: African Daisies
7/366: A Pair of Sporophytes in the Snow
A typical pose for the White-breasted Nuthatch
Another day closer to spring
Outlined in frost
4/366: Dreamy Droplet
Pine Grosbeak / Pinicola enucleator
1/366: Curious Mushroom
Nature Calgary 2016 calendar
A touch of frost
Coming To Town ...
Blue the White Goberian - Nikon D750 - Nikkor 105m…
light . .
Dorada Navidad
Merry Christmas Everyone ...
Himalayan Blue Poppy
Christmas colours in July
Fancy 'Cat's Cradle'
Angel Fuji X-Pro1 Fujinon 27mm f2.8
Angel Fuji X-Pro1 Fujinon 35mm f2.0
Cornflower
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17/366: Praying Mantis: "Take me to your leader!"
At the end of June 2014, I was upstairs in our home and walking in the hallway, when I noticed movement on the ground. Peering down at our beige carpet, I could hardly believe my eyes. "NO WAY!!!" It was an adult praying mantis!! I could barely see it on the carpet because it so perfectly matched the color!
Somehow, this praying mantis managed to find its way inside our house and climb up our stairs to the second floor. Who knows how long it had been lost inside, but I figured it was probably very hungry, thirsty and weak. Trotting downstairs to get a jar, it took me a few seconds to find it again when I returned. Amazed, I gently coaxed it inside and brought the jar downstairs, where I stared in awe at the "space alien of the insect world". I ran upstairs to get Steve and after admiring our cool friend, we went outside to let him disappear into the dried grass which it so perfectly matched.
Just before releasing him, Steve held him for a photo session, and I managed to get lots of great pictures! What a magnificent insect!!! :)
Information about camouflage and the praying mantis:
These masters of camouflage don't change colors within minutes like chameleons can. Instead, they change colors every time they molt to match the current environment they're in. They molt approximately every two weeks as they are growing up, but once they are adults, they no longer molt, and they cannot change color after that.
Somehow, this praying mantis managed to find its way inside our house and climb up our stairs to the second floor. Who knows how long it had been lost inside, but I figured it was probably very hungry, thirsty and weak. Trotting downstairs to get a jar, it took me a few seconds to find it again when I returned. Amazed, I gently coaxed it inside and brought the jar downstairs, where I stared in awe at the "space alien of the insect world". I ran upstairs to get Steve and after admiring our cool friend, we went outside to let him disappear into the dried grass which it so perfectly matched.
Just before releasing him, Steve held him for a photo session, and I managed to get lots of great pictures! What a magnificent insect!!! :)
Information about camouflage and the praying mantis:
These masters of camouflage don't change colors within minutes like chameleons can. Instead, they change colors every time they molt to match the current environment they're in. They molt approximately every two weeks as they are growing up, but once they are adults, they no longer molt, and they cannot change color after that.
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Nice photo.
Janet Brien club has replied to ValfalThanks for the comment, it's so nice to be in touch again! :)
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They hunt in my Lantana in summer and on the storm doors at nice in Summer to catch bugs drawn to the light.
I suspect them of being intelligent alien beings !
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