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Some beetles

7/30/2015

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These photos are from Pennsylvania, USA.

The first is a firefly mimic.  Fireflies taste bad, so looking like one is a bonus.


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A soldier beetle from Pennsylvania, a firefly mimic, from the genus Podabrus, but I am not willing to try for species. Okay, probably Podabrus frater, but that is not for sure.
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A flower scarab, from the genus Trichiotinus. Again, a bit of a guess but I think this is Trichiotinus assimilis
So two cool beetles from Pennsylvania and some hopefully accurate IDs
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Water city, Malaysia

7/29/2015

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While flying into Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, the water city across the  bay is striking. Lots of houses on the water. 


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Houses on the water across from Kota Kinabalu
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Drones Gone Wild and the Tree of Doom

7/27/2015

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Back  at the end of May and early June, I posted a series of pics about recovering an airplane drone from a most horrible tree in Costa Rica.  There is a new, great, video out on the whole deal.  It is quite well done, and produced by Guy Van Rentergem, the dude who did all the tree climbing.  Really worth watching, and having been there, it was even worse than the video shows.




If you enjoyed watching that, please share it with your friends. 
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Hoary bat

7/26/2015

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The Hoary bat has a huge range, and is a beautiful animal.
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Hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) in profile
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Carolina Wren

7/22/2015

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Common around here, is the Carolina wren.  But it can get pretty hard to find during breeding season.

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Carolina wren from Falls Church, VA
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Carolina wren in Falls Church, VA
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Amazing water selfie

7/19/2015

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A really cool water selfie from Connor Christenson.
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A selfie, with no adjustments other than re-size and the text added
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Burke Lake, Virginia

7/19/2015

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A green heron posing on a branch
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Mom and some young wood ducks
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Last pic from Outer Banks, NC

7/15/2015

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The sharks stayed away, and just one last pic from the Outer banks.
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Pea Island, Outer Banks, NC
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North Carolina Elizabethan Gardens

7/14/2015

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These gardens are on Roanoke Island, and well worth a visit.


http://elizabethangardens.org/


Some pics from the gardens...


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Brilliant colors
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Lace-cap Hydrangea is a highlight
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Statue of Queen Elizabeth I
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Okay, now that's pretty
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At the center of the gardens
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One of many cool flowers
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Awesome red flowers
and finally...
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A leopard frog in a pool at the gardens
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North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island

7/12/2015

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This aquarium is worth a visit.  A nice set of animals to see and in a friendly environment.


http://www.ncaquariums.com/roanoke-island

Okay, bizarrely it starts with a walk including a bunch of life-size animatronic dinosaurs.

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A triceratops and baby on Roanoke Island
But it quickly gets to the heart of things, aquatic things
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An alligator with just its head above water
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An otter! There were two and most fun to watch
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A red-bellied turtle climbing up for some basking
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Tourists posing in front of the divers who swim with the sharks
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And just to be clear, there are some big, fearsome, sharks in that tank.
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