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Froghead

9/30/2013

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Okay, I lied.  Yesterday i published "nothing" saying I hadn't taken any pics.  Well, I took this pic, which isn't awful and worthy of a post.

However, I am still much confused about the new layout for my Weebly webpage software and am only starting to figure it out.

So today you get yesterday's photo, and tomorrow maybe this will all get back on track. 

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Nothing

9/29/2013

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Today I offer nothing.  This is part because my web server has been full of whatnot that I don't understand, and  part because I didn't take a great photo today so that is that.

So such is as such  is.  My first day without a photo in maybe two years.


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Insect in need of ID, Fairfax, Virginia

9/29/2013

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This insect was flying around my feet, and then landed.  I was taking pictures of birds with my telephoto lens, so didn't get a great shot of it with that lens.

But...I can't figure out what it is.  The wings are really small for a critter that was 3cm long.  It acted like a spider wasp (seemed to be hunting on the ground).

But here it is and any information on what it is would be welcomed.
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A flying insect hunting on the ground.
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One more from Lake Fairfax

9/27/2013

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An hour at Lake Fairfax

9/27/2013

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Yes, I only had an hour to get away from the city scene and walk a bit in Lake Fairfax Park.  But the birds were just everywhere, getting ready for migration or a long winter.  But as any birder knows, most of this activity is either high in trees or in the deep brush.  Hard to photograph the birds, even while it was really nice to have them all around.

Here are a few pictures from my hour with the birds.


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A female cardinal
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A Carolina wren
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And a black-capped chickadee
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This red-bellied woodpecker was a nice addition to the day's birding.
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Burke Lake, Virginia

9/26/2013

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Burke Lake is an area for serious fitness geeks, and for fishermen who like to struggle to catch anything. The fitness folks outnumber the fisherman for good reason. They get something out of being at this beautiful park.
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Carlos Pacheco Cave, Mexico

9/25/2013

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This is Juan Pablo standing around, but a careful look will find Matt Lachniet (with red pack) climbing.
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Garter snake from Pennsylvania

9/23/2013

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Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) from Warren Center in Pennsylvania.
And a quote from Emo Phiips that I like:

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.
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More Pennslyvania pics

9/23/2013

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A beetle that I have never seen before or since, and don't know what it is.
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A caterpillar hanging from it's web strand
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A butterfly at night
And this is mostly a photo blog about critters, but some viewers like the occasional photo of military might and such things.
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Tank details in the following photo
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Yes, here are the details
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Mom and babies...cute!

9/22/2013

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A wolf spider (family: Lycosidae) with a bunch of spiderlings on her back.
These spiders have their spiderlings ride on their back for a bit.  It gives a bit of an uncomfortable image for those who don't like spiders.  But it is a great bit showing that there is child care even among spiders.
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And here are two crane flies making more crane flies.
Photos from  Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
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