Monday in Nature Dec. 12, 2016

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<p>Good Morning,<br>

The opener this week is more for the humor than the subject. It's a bit of the fun in fungi. Who knows what was really on the minds of all the folks who named anything? <em>Cantharellus tabernensis</em> was named because it was originally found outside a bar. Red, yellow, green.....that will show up in the Latin name. Many of the common names just snap a rubber band in my head. Sometimes though, the translated Latin is just plain funny. <em>Lycoperdon perlatum</em> is beautiful, but when all the pretty conic warts fall off, a delicate net like structure is left. What's in the name? Wolf farts, yepper, <em>Lycoperdon</em> translates to wolf farts. Try to get a picture of that.</p>

<p>Nature's fury is whippin' around out there in many places. Be careful out there. Monday in Nature will put a grin on your face.....and you'll never see puffballs the same again.</p><div></div>

<p>American White Pelican.</p><div></div>

<p><em>Fucus vesiculosus</em> on sandstone, Embleton Bay. (please don't, after Laura's opening, take the generic name too literally).</p><div></div>

<p><strong>Big Buck Poses</strong></p>

<p><a title="Big Buck Poses" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/467/31480495246_4756e4bd32_b.jpg" alt="Big Buck Poses" width="819" height="1024" /></a></p>

<p>It's been raining a lot here in the San Francisco Bay Area.</p><div></div>

<p>The rut is in full swing in the abandoned orchard behind my home.</p><div></div>

<p>At times there were up to four bucks taking turns at one another...</p><div></div>

<p>Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)</p><div></div>

<p>Williamson's Sapsucker.</p><div></div>

<p>Buteo jamaicensis</p><div></div>

<p>From October, I'm not shooting enough!</p><div></div>

<p>From last week at the Cosumnes River Preserve</p><div></div>

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<p>Excellent buck shots David T and David S. Im putting my money on the buck on the left, David T.</p>

<p>Nice action shot of the redtail, Ronald. I'm impressed you were able to get a sharp image through the branches.</p>

<p>Pre-sunrise. Grand Manan, Canada. Like Charles, I'm not shooting enough these days - from Sept, 2016</p><div></div>

<p>This is an adolescent cheetah. It was playing in the morning light with its siblings, with mama constantly looking over her shoulders to make sure her children were safe. I also have images of their group photos.<br>

<br /> Although it hasn't made it to the African Big Five list, the cheetah is not only beautiful and graceful, it is the fastest animal on earth. With my heart thumping and hands-with-camera shaking, I witnessed a cheetah chase a panic-stricken wildebeest calf. For the cheetah, it was a tasty meal; for photographers, it was a "lucky day" to have witnessed the event; for the poor wildebeest who performed the run of its life, it was a tragedy that ended its existence on earth.</p>

<p>Sadly the cheetah is becoming endangered for a variety of reasons. <a href="http://www.defenders.org/cheetah/basic-facts?gclid=Cj0KEQiAsrnCBRCTs7nqwrm6pcYBEiQAcQSznDEcXx901uLXv3OI_pJ_oqP6ajuCBCYdYJ_SipZ1WisaApOq8P8HAQ">This article</a> is a short-and-sweet read.</p><div></div>

<p>Laura, I'll never look at puffballs the same.<br>

From a couple of months ago, I am just now getting around to looking through the shots from back then. </p><div></div>

<p>Colorful fungi just before the snow hit last week. </p><div></div>

<p><strong>All in a name</strong>.<br /> Few animals have a funnier scientific name than the bird that is intimately known to us across North America, The American Robin. First of all it is NOT a true 'Robin'. Europeans missed their sweet little robin of Biblical fame, so they named an unrelated species of Thrush as the 'American Robin'. Well, it seems the naturalist who gave the scientific name to our local worm eater got the last laugh. With a name like <em>Turdus migratorius</em> (migrating turd?) you've got to wonder what brought that name about.<br /> No worms here!<br /> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18321294-lg.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="745" /><br /> American Robin on Ice, Eagle Creek, Indianapolis.<br /> Pentax K3, Pentax 150-450.</p>

<p><img src="/photo/18320711" alt="" />A river scene in the Laurentiens in Quebec - about two hours drive north of Montreal.</p><div></div>

<p>Eastern Screech Owl</p><div></div>

<p>Checked out turdus migratorius with the Google translator and it is "Thrush migratoria" which is not so bad. Although it causes further speculation...</p>

<p>Sunset from lastweek</p><div></div>

<p ><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=92776">Edwin Barkdoll</a> <a href="/member-status-icons"><img title="Subscriber" src="/v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub10plus.gif" alt="" /></a>, said:</p>

 

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<p>Excellent buck shots David T and David S. Im putting my money on the buck on the left, David T.</p>

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<p>Thanks Edwin. I agree with you about David T's group of young mule deer bucks. The one on the left has the upper ground, which is usually a winning strategy. </p>

 

<p>Love that shot Wayne!</p>