Monday in Nature September 12, 2016

[Laura Weishaupt]

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<p>Greetings,<br>

I hope you all had a great week. We'll dive right in this morning with one of nature's abstracts. The surface of <em>Russula virascens</em> is a patchwork of color and soft dry texture. It is common in mixed hardwood forests, and a treat for the camera. Let's get the week off to a good start and where else to do that but Monday in Nature. Next week we'll head to a special place that is for lovers of fungi, and a great National Park too!</p><div></div>

[Bill J Boyd]

<p>An Argiope Aurantia has trapped a Queen Butterfly in her web.</p><div></div>

[andy_szeto]

Last upload was too big. Let me try again.<div></div>

[RickDB]

<p>Several of these delicate mushrooms appeared simultaneously around my yard - and withered to nothing in a few hours.</p><div></div>

[dcstep]

<p><strong>Owl Attacked</strong><br>

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<p><a title="Reprocessed Blackbird On Owl Shot" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8640/29587682106_00bb332080_c.jpg" alt="Reprocessed Blackbird On Owl Shot" width="800" height="534" /></a></p>

[William Kahn]

<p>Oops!</p>

[William Kahn]

<p>On a somewhat bigger scale...</p><div></div>

[sallymack]

<p>Archaea formations at the wetlands aren't as robust as last year. Last summer's warmer temperatures may account for the difference.</p><div></div>

[ShunCheung]

<p>Skimmer in flight</p><div></div>

[Jon Eckman]

<p>Came across this profile on a recent walk with my dog</p><div></div>

[Matthew Currie]

<p>Summer's almost gone....</p><div></div>

[biomed]

<p>Wings of a blue dasher dragonfly.</p>

<center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18283746-md.jpg" alt="_E6A4180" width="680" height="453" border="0" /></center>

[Miha]

<p>So be it. My abstract contribution ;-) <br>

Hope you like it.</p><div></div>

[bing_huey1]

<p>A hillside with a dense growth of what I believe is black sage.</p><div></div>

[MarcelRomviel]

My contribution<div></div>

[fgorga]

<p>Olive-sided Flycatcher, made back in July</p>

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[hanappa]

<p>An American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) flew up and posed for a few seconds during a recent hike along a less-traveled section of Bull Creek in Austin.</p>

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[gordonjb]

<p>I believe this to be Amanita muscaria var. guessowii</p><div></div>

[Laura Weishaupt]

<p>Gordon, yes, I agree. The name makes me think "Amanita guesswhatitis", since it used to be called A.muscaria var formosa. Still, it doesn't know that we go through name fits, but it would certainly appreciate your treatment. So do I. ;-)</p>

<p>Rick DuB, looks like <em>Coprinus plicatilis</em>, very common, pretty, small, and fragile. They can fill the yard and then be gone soon agter the sun hits them. They are wonderful macro subjects when dewy.</p>

[Mary Doo]

<p>Banded longhorn beetle. </p><div></div>

[douglas_herr2]

<p>Wilson's Warbler, Solano County California<br>

<img src="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/parulidae/cardellina/wiwarb03.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[randy_cooprider1]

<p>Morning Glory?</p><div></div>

[funkag]

<p>A fuzzy-wuzzy caterpillar </p><div></div>

[thadley]

<p><img src="/photo/18283463" alt="" />I don't have the latin or scientific names but it was on a tree close to our Candiac waterfront which borders the St. Lawrence river in Quebec. It was quite dark and I used my flip up flash. Tamron 90mm macro 1/60s f11 D300 iso 1000. Not sure why I used that high an ISO if I was using the flash. I probably started increasing the ISO to avoid using the flash and forgot to turn it back to 200. </p><div></div>

[ronald_duren]

<p>A Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly in flight.</p><div></div>