Going out onto the back porch the other night, I heard a significant racket coming from either just outside the back fence, or just inside it. While I always have a pocket flashlight on me, the view in that immediate direction is blocked by the greenhouse and the shed, so I had to creep down there, to be greeted by no fewer than eight white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Category: Nature
Just once, part 3
There are probably going to be a lot of arthropod images showing up in this topic, because there is a much wider variety of species than anything else, and I was going to say “in this area” but I think that holds true around the world. I’ll mix it up as much as I can but, you know, nature of the beast…
And this one I’ve definitely only photographed once, because I think
What are you doing out?
Was out in the yard yesterday, trying to oxidize some old deck boards, and as things were smoldering I wandered around a little bit. On the wall right near the access door that has served as an anole hideyhole, I found this guy enjoying the sunlight.
Now, the temperature when I spotted this Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) was roughly 12°c, but that was the absolute
Just once, part 2
That our next entry has only been featured once is no particular surprise, since it was found during my couple of years in Florida and wasn’t common to see then. But while poking around in the Indian River Lagoon, occasionally I would spot a long narrow fish darting away, always a fleeting glimpse, and eventually I managed to get a couple of ‘ehhh’ images
Just once, part 1
So with the new year we have a new weekly topic, which I really just decided on yesterday: ‘Just once,’ featuring the various species that I have only photographed once (so far) in the 15 year span of the blog, and perhaps even longer as I dig out some of the older digital or even slide images. The slides are a little harder because I can’t search through that
Many birds, one mammal, two… things
And now, we return to Beaufort, but only in the bloggy sense, because we’re still right here vegetating in front of the computer. Because I know you’re not doing something insanely silly like trying to view this on your toy smutphone…
The day we arrived was ridiculously rainy, but in the late afternoon it stopped without really clearing, so all we did was grab a meal and do a little
Tripod holes 53
N 36° 3’59.06″ W 75°41’23.29″ Google Earth location
Another where it doesn’t matter a whole lot where you are, but it represents something that I thought I’d accomplish more often in the intervening years. Bear with me for a second.
When I determined that I’d have 53 Tripod Holes posts this year and that the last would fall on December 31st, I slotted this
I’m sorry, this December has expired
Already? But yes, December is shuffling off to Buffalo (I don’t even know where that ancient phrase is from,) and thus we have the end of the month abstract. Somewhere. I just had it – must’ve put it down for a second when I needed both hands. Maybe it’s in the bathroom…
Ah, yes, here we go. Salud!
Is that abstract enough? I wasn’t really thinking
Mixed effort
The trip we just took, for only a couple of days, was down to Beaufort, North Carolina, a coastal town nestled among a cluster of barrier islands. It’s typical for coastal, tourist-oriented towns: quaint, lots of shops, fancier restaurants, and various activities aimed at tourists. Among the latter were ferry trips out to some of the barrier islands, and among those destinations
A mere taste
We have just returned from a brief trip, where I produced more photos than I have for the past two months – I just don’t have time to do a lot with them right at the moment. So we have this teaser, and the promise that within a day or two, more will be forthcoming. Don’t you fret.