Monday in Nature, 4 January 2021

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The Boxelder Bug, or Boisea Trivittata, is ubiquitous in these parts. It is not uncommon to open up a wall or ceiling to discover literally millions of these, mostly dead, which find their way into any nook or cranny come cold weather. They are not dangerous, just annoying, and something of a joke due to their insidious and unstoppable infiltration into places of human abode.

Nikon D5100+Micro-Nikkor 55mm/2.8 @ f/2.8, ISO 100, 1/125 second, processed in LR-5.

 

Hooded Merganser seen in Austin, TX. Shot with Nikon D850 and Tamron 159-600mm lens.

 

Scientists have found that raccoons are incredibly smart as they continue to adapt to the environment and their intelligence continue to evolve. Amazing animals.

 

Double-crested cormorant, D500, 500PF, 1/2000s, f/5.6, ISO 1000

 

An American white pelican trying to take away a trout which a double-crested cormorant caught for breakfast.

This is actually one frame from a 4K video captured with a Nikon Z6 and 600mm/f4 lens.

 

Taken in Jack E. Hill Park, Elk Grove, CA 2 December 2020 @ 1:58 PM
Nikon D750 1/1600 sec, f/7.1, ISO 1100 (Auto), Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD A022N @ 460mm, Range: 19.95 meters

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Egyptian Goose (I think)
Houston, Texas
Nikon D750 200-500mm f/5.6. 1/320 sec @ f/5.6 ISO 1400

 

Accumulation of several foggy/frosty mornings and still cloudy days in Central WI.

 

Female Coyote With Gorgeous Coat by David Stephens, on Flickr

 

Baboon troop foraging at Lake Manyara, Kenya
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@Sandy Vongries, he's looking fat and healthy. Not much of a rack, but would make good eating!

 

Yellow-billed Magpie, a California endemic species ​

 

Douglas Herr's magpie is not visible to me again, on Google Chrome. Looks like it is a browser issue. The image shows fine on FireFox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari.

 

Same for me.

 

For those who use Chrome, you can view Douglas' image with this link:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/corvidae/pica/nuttalli/picnut08.jpg

 

I am on chrome (ipad) and see the image just fine. Will have to check later on the Windows desktop.

 

Yep, no go on chrome on the desktop. Fine on Edge and CCleaner Browser, both of which are chromium-based.

 

Now I have tried Google Chrome on three different platforms. It works fine on my iPhone, but not on either Windows 10 or Mac.