Monthly Archives: August 2013
Green Katydid on the Road
I found a slightly stunned Katydid on the street. It looked fine but was missing half an Antenna and not moving. I carefully picked it up and put it on a table in the garden. I took photographs as it … Continue reading
More Spiders In the Garden
I spent a few more minutes in the yard this weekend with my macro lens and found spiders everywhere. Orb Weavers Jumping Spiders, Funnel Weavers –
Our new Lagoon Jellies
I took some video of our new Lagoon Jellies last night. They are so graceful. They are about the size of a quarter and found in saltwater lakes and bays in the Indio Pacific. They can feed by ingesting plankton … Continue reading
Nature is Everywhere
Over the weekend I spent a few minutes searching my postage-stamp of a yard for the wildlife that is there but often overlooked. I do not mean just the birds or the large butterflies that pass through, but also the … Continue reading
Antarctica: Celebrating Weddell Seals
I love Weddell Seals. They are large and fat and rather clumsy on land, but very much at home under the ice. I took several photographs of a Weddell that came ashore on the Antarctic Peninsula. It is hard to … Continue reading
Going Back to Antarctica
I started looking through my photographs again and could not resist sharing some penguin photographs from my favorite place on the planet. Antarctica is a wonderful area for taking photos – the scenery is so beautiful and the birds tame. … Continue reading
The Sanderling
Looking out at the ocean today I thought about the Sanderlings that spend the winter on the beach below. I love watching them run after the receding waves and feeding as they go. Sanderlings breed in the high Arctic a … Continue reading
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