Monday in Nature, 22 July 2019

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Here's another from our recent Yellowstone NP outing. I might title this one Kicking Up Some Dust. This was captured along the Madison River while heading out to West Yellowstone. Many, many bison with new calves and yearlings along this stretch. Late afternoon thunderstorms had moved in, so the light was quite flat. We parked and walked out, away from the road and set up with the D7100+Nikkor 200-500mm/5.6 on a deeply spayed tripod, sitting on a slight knoll. The herd was fairly stationary, but with individuals moving around, and these two playing in dust. This is the same time and location where I captured my recent Insouciance image.

I expect to be on the road next Sunday, so is anybody willing to start the thread next week? Thank you.

David, thanks for starting MiN in the last several weeks. If you are not available next Sunday/Monday, I am sure some of us can chip in.

 

Saw this Fawn on my morning walk in south Austin.

Western Coyote Hunting by David Stephens, on Flickr

Robin

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Not anything like my Wisconsin, USA robins. :-)

Not anything like my Wisconsin, USA robins.

 

Though it looks exactly like a European robin (Erithacus rubecula). :rolleyes:

 

While I'm here.... some residents of tide pools at Yaquina Head, Oregon.

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by Laura Weishaupt

A spideog- unrelated to North American variety . Our jays and goldfinches look different too I’ve learned!

A spideog- unrelated to North American variety . Our jays and goldfinches look different too I’ve learned!

Yes, indeed. I might have seemed ignorant, but I did know this was a European Robin. It is just interesting how different it looks (prettier than the American Robin in my opinion), and the fact that the two robins aren't even of the same genus.

Not at all- the smiley face gave it away!

Edited July 22, 2019 by macwest

The remake of the Lion King makes me think about the "Simba Rock" photos I shot several years ago. This is one.

Turdus migratorius

Some linguists call this sort of naming a result of "designative inadequacy".

 

When new people move into a different environment with novel animals, etc., they may reassign names from the old place (as in "robin" being given to what is really a thrush) or borrow words from other people in the locality ("coyote" from Nahuatl coyōtl).

With Nikkor 200-500 HH