I just thought this made a nice picture.
These are egg shells left behind by a type of catapillar that parasitizes our eucalyptus trees. I have no idea what they turn into, but they hatch out in the seeming tens of thousands on some trees.
This particular leaf is off of a Blue Gum, Eucalyptus Globulus.
Here’s a close up of the eggs.
It looks like a big handful of BBs.
the definition of critter.
I guess that makes me the traditionalist.
Sniff waits devotedly for the chipmunk of his dreams.
The patience of St. Sniff.
I’m off overnight to Coles Bay. I leave you and the pack in charge of the Dog Blog until I get back tomorrow evening.
Went hiking in NorCal last weekend, and ran into ladybugs… lots and lots of ladybugs.
Wow – cool!
Nice shot.
When I lived in the SF Bay Area I used to go Muir Woods. When the ladybugs were massing there was literally not a single surface you could put your hand on without fear of smashing tens of them every time.
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Wow! Mazel tov. That is truly impressive and deserving of all the bragging you want to do.
And good luck at the nationals.
Have I got a basset hound for you!
If he’s a jammer, we’ll take him!
lol.
Did ya miss me?
Sooty Oystercatcher checking out the mussels on the rocks at Hazzard Beach, in Freycinet National Park.
A Bennetts Wallaby searching for freshly dropped leaves.
but seeing as you went away to get us such nice pictures, we’ll get over it.
Yeah, my life is soooo rough. We walked about six kilometers this morning through the park – after spending the night before in tiny costal town of Coles Bay with friends. I spotted two different orchids on our walk, and I’ll be posting photos once I’ve identified them. Oh, and a sundew as well. Unfortunately, the day was overcast, so the critter photos were a bit underexposed and only a few were salvagable.
Imogen is still there, doing some brainstorming with said friends, all of whom are officers or staffers of the Tasmanian Greens Party.
I came back early to take care of the critters and to work on the magazine. Imogen will be back tomorrow.
A Grass Tree
Hi keres.
Some wonderful pictures today.
Hey FM. I wish I could have gotten better ones. Freycinet is really spectacularly beautiful (Winglass Bay and pink granite spires, just to name a few highlights). But the sun didn’t cooperate. Guess I’ll have to go back soon.
I think you did just fine. How did the critters do while you were gone?
Luna was kenneled, and came back exhausted, as usual. Albert didn’t seem to notice we were gone – as his bowl still had pellets in it, and the alpacas, ducks and chickens were all hanging out in their usual spots when I got home just after dark.
That Albert. Just as long as he has food, he’s happy. A rabbit after my own heart.
One thing, though, about an overcast day is that it does intensify the colors. The green in the woods is always more intense when it’s cloudy.
Great pics — definitely think you should scoot on back as soon as possible and get us some more. 🙂
Diplodium grandiflorum, or Cobra Greenhood orchid
I’ll see you all on the flip-side. (Remember when you still had to flip records?).
and the perfect name …
I uploaded the carnivorous Pale Sundew Drosera peltata var. peltata to Wikipedia. You can view it here. Be sure to use the little magnifing glass to click to the enlargement.
LOL … it looks like something you’d see underwater, like a jellyfish.
Really great shot keres.
Isn’t it.
I’ve taken a special interest in sundews since I found one species, Drosera peltata var. auriculata, on our place. You’ll probably recognize the photos of D. peltata auriculata at Wikipedia as ones I’ve posted here before.
The D. peltata peltata in the photo was about a foot tall, and I got about eight inches worth in the photo. To a fly they are plenty big, but on a human scale they are tiny plants. Which is part of their charm.