Monday in Nature, 25 March 2019

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 Are you new to this thread? We post one image per week.

 

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This fellow was happy posing for me while I sat on the California beach last week, absorbing some much needed UV radiation and adding to my vitamin D . I hope all of you are enjoying the transition to spring.

Allen's hummingbird

 

A Mourning Dove joins the great circle.

 

Do not grieve too long, Laura. These are numbers 5 and 6 out of this nest since November. The young ones left about 3 weeks ago. Numbers 7 and 8 are just now starting to poke their heads out from under her.

Is it possible that a request could be made in the Guidelines for the Wildlife to be identified (if known, of course) for the benefit of those of us who are unfamiliar with the species or habitat ? Many thanks.

ROADRUNNER at Lady Bird Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.

Is it possible that a request could be made in the Guidelines for the Wildlife to be identified (if known, of course) for the benefit of those of us who are unfamiliar with the species or habitat ? Many thanks.

That is difficult to enforce.

 

There are some bird image group on other sites, and they request to identify the species. However, if the OP doesn't know or isn't sure, they are always ask for help. We can do something similar here.

Tony, mine is a Grey Angelfish photographed in Roatan Honduras a few weeks back at a depth of around 20 feet.

Took my freshly-converted infrared camera out to shoot with a telephoto lens. The cardinal red jacket looks better in color, so I am posting this pair of squirrels instead.

Olympus EM1 camera converted to infrared 720nm, with Panasonic-Leica 100-400mm @300mm (600mm in 35mm format). 1/80s f/5.7 ISO 1600.

Red-legged honeycreeper by Tom Yin, on Flickr

Is it possible that a request could be made in the Guidelines for the Wildlife to be identified (if known, of course) for the benefit of those of us who are unfamiliar with the species or habitat ? Many thanks.

 

Getting people to read the guidelines is a challenge. They are pretty clear, but images that disregard those guidelines get posted anyway, like today. That's why Nature Unlimited came into being.

 

That said, I too think it's helpful to get an ID on just about anything when the photographer knows that information. Sometimes we don't know, or the omission is a simple oversight. When in doubt, or in the dark, we can always ask. Who knows where a discussion may lead?

 

Do not grieve too long, Laura.

 

Not to worry, I don't fret over this sort of thing, but when I come across a kill site I'm always mindful of it and the surroundings. When conditions are right and after a respectful moment I usually start looking for fungi that grow on connective tissue.

D 7200 75-300 Sandhill Crane today

That is difficult to enforce.

 

There are some bird image group on other sites, and they request to identify the species. However, if the OP doesn't know or isn't sure, they are always ask for help. We can do something similar here.

 

Thanks, Shun,

 

I don't think, as you say, that enforcement is possible, but merely as a request, which need not be complied with, it might be helpful. Thanks to Laura for her input, and to the other contributors. Maybe it's just me, but I always feel happier knowing what I'm looking at !.