PuntaColorada Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 "This is the additional weekly image thread for the Nature Forum. While images posted to this thread should still be nature in theme, it may contain a small amount of human-made objects and therefore less restricted than the Monday in Nature threads. Please see this discussion for more details: Alternative weekly thread in Nature forum Each participant please post no more than just one image per weekly thread." It's fall here in Uruguay. These caterpillars seem to be moving together to find a good place to pupate since they don't appear to be feeding. We have seen about 6 of these masses over the last few years. This is one of the smaller ones. It is quite a sight to see this jet back mass moving. I haven't been able to ID them, so any suggestions are most welcome. The good news is that the daylight hours will start to increase in about 2 weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 The Carmel River flowing into the ocean with Point Lobos in the background. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Ribbon Snake 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_szeto Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Vallette Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Marabou Storks at the Ngorongoro Lodge Dump Wiki: in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuntaColorada Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 Ribbon Snake[ATTACH=full]1298532[/ATTACH] Bill, you may have hit on their strategy: to look like a black snake! That would keep the birds away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlineen Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 European Jay 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I suppose rhododendrons in Vermont should count as "hand of man," so...here's a hummingbird moth coming in for a landing: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Snowy egret in flight 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgelfand Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Taken at the Sacramento Zoo on 5 May 2019 mid-afternoon. I was testing a Tamron 100-400 f/4.5-6.3. The image was taken with my D750 set at 1/125 sec, ISO 400, lens set at 400mm, f/6.3, range approximately 15 meters, For it price, this lens gives very sharp images and the VR works well. The lion was asleep until a police helicopter flew overhead, then he became alert and oriented, Please view full size 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Planned ? Of course. No - happy accident 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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