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Monday in Nature, November 20, 2017


ShunCheung

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Basic Guidelines: In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include "hand of man elements". Please refrain from images with buildings or human made structures like roads, fences, walls. Pets are not permitted. Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity. Images with obvious human made elements will likely be deleted from the thread, with an explanation to the photographer. Guidelines are based on PSA rules governing Nature photography which also cover the Nature Forum. Keep your image at/under 1000 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc. We post one image per week.

 

Double-crested cormorant

 

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...And God said (after he had already created countless colorful wildlife animals): "I feel like making some black and white graphic designs." And so the zebras came to life. ;)

 

( Converetd to B&W with warm tone - Nikon D300s with Nikon 70-200mm lens @130mm (35mm=195mm), f/8, 1/800s, ISO 800. )

 

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Bill, I believe your "Anhinga profile" is actually a Cormorant. Compare with Shun's opening image. Anhingas have a straight, spear like beak. Still, a nice image.

 

Tony, you have a outcrop of Armillaria. I can't see if they have a ring or not on the stem (stipe), so I won't go beyond genus. You have a few species in your area including A. oystoyae. That is the species of the "Humongous Fungus" in Malheur National Forest in Oregon. It is currently the largest organism (in area) in the world. Careful where you tread, it's coming to get you.:)

 

 

Do not touch this hairy vine because it's Poison Ivy and just as toxic without it the leaves

 

Yepper, I can attest to that.

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Bill, I believe your "Anhinga profile" is actually a Cormorant. Compare with Shun's opening image. Anhingas have a straight, spear like beak. Still, a nice image.

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Right, an anhinga has a pointed beak: Anhinga

 

Otherwise, there are indeed some similarities to cormorants. I used to see both quite often in Florida. I am sure they are still there, but I haven't been to Florida for over a decade.

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