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Today's frog is the Montevideo tree frog.

A big trunk tree.

Hello #SilverTrunkSunday

So... We decided to introduce Bumble and Maple today. Here's the results...

They paired for around 7-8 minutes. Whilst this is not considered a long pairing, we've seen results from 5 minute pairings before. So hopefully, we see some Otiosus babies soon 🥹 #jumpingspider

Something #flowing to contribute to today's #BlueSkyArtShow

#water #art #photography #beauty #nature #photographersofBlueSky

In the foreground is the sun-dappled turquoise water of a small lake. There are narrow waterfalls cascading over a ridge, into the lake. In between the plumes of water, long green plants hang gracefully from the top of the ridge. To the left of the waterfalls, a small tree is growing close to the lake and the leaves take on a yellow hue in the bright sunshine. Trees in various shades of green and yellow are growing behind the ridge. The sunlight is reflecting off the lake, the plants on the edge of the lake, and the waterfalls as they flow down.

One of the many waterfalls in the Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia.
#BlueSkyArtShow #flowing #Photography #EastCoastKin

Another great shot of this isolated storm we saw earlier this evening over southern Arkansas, which remained non-severe.

Thanks to Ricky for sharing this picture from the Warren area of Bradley County. #ARwx

The otters are already planning their revenge on whoever did this to them!

The Collybrook (stream name) that runs through Peter Tavy, filmed this week. #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography

A large brown wolf spider is standing on some leaves in her enclosure. On her abdomen there is a few rows of darker spots.

miss spots, showing off her namesake 😊 #spider #wolfspider #tigrosa #tigrosahelluo #arachnophiles

This microscopic freshwater organism, Limnias malicerta, is a rotifer, recognized by its rotating wheel-like structures. It uses spinning cilia on its head to swim and capture tiny food like algae and bacteria.

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If they sense danger, these crabs wave the sea anemones they hold in their claws to threaten predators 🦀

I wanted to capture that behavior on video…

…Apparently I wasn’t scary enough.
Well… I guess that’s a good thing??⁡

Purple flowers.

#FlowersOnSunday

Pearson Falls, NC

Pearson Falls, NC
#BlueSkyArtShow #flowing #photography #waterfall #northCarolina #myphoto 📷

A long exposure image of a waterfall and stream with large boulder size rocks that the milky water flows around. At the waterfall one large triangular rock sticks out and split the water on either side as it comes down

For #BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing Bash Bish Falls in Berkshires
#berkshires #waterfalls #longexposure #bashbishfalls

Hiding in plain sight

#ColorADay #GreenSat #GreenAnole #ECK

Saw one of our Green Anole lizards sunning on a downspout today.
#lizard

Liora the Kimberley rock monitor smiling as she cuddles her brontosaurus neck on her mommy’s hand

Evening brontosaurus neck cuddles! Look at that smile 🥰🦕

Pseudotriton ruber - red salamander. a larval salamander seen from above, just under the surface of a chert-lined creek. has a long smooth body colored light brown with irregular tiny dark brown speckles. its head is the widest part of its body & features two little gold-tinted eyes. at its neck there are feathery red gills on each side, obscuring its front legs. its two back legs are blurry as is its tail.

Eurycea cirrigera - southern 2-lined salamander. an adult salamander sitting on flat bedrock at the edge of a creek, seen from the side. two bulbous eyes protrude near the front of its head; besides its two sets of small legs, its body is otherwise entirely smooth, and is detectably taller than wide by its tail. the top of the salamander is golden yellow, bounded by two black stripes that run all the way down its body. on its side it appears black with flecks of gold.

Plethodon dorsalis - northern zigzag salamander. an adult salamander curled into a J shape with its long tail as the ascender, sitting in moist dirt. its sides are light brown, but a thick, wavy orange line bordered in black runs down its back.

🦎 salamanders 🌿

Pseudotriton ruber - red salamander

Eurycea cirrigera - southern 2-lined salamander

Plethodon dorsalis - northern zigzag salamander

#ecoregion71

Rock carvings from Foum Chenna, Morocco. Prehistoric engravings showing cattle and other animals in the Draa Valley, evidence that this area was once much greener and inhabited by pastoral communities thousands of years ago.
#Morocco #RockArt #Prehistory #Archaeology #FoumChenna #Sahara #Petroglyphs

Two ibis perched one each side of a narrow pedestrian bridge. Luckily I had no self-doubt.

Walking miscellany

The Neverending Story - suburban edition

#photography #MobilePhotography #iphone #birds #humour #gift #EastCoastKin

Spitfire, RIAT 2018.

Spring ice melt #flowing from Mt. Rainier, taken 6/4/22 #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

A portion of McCloud Falls, near Shasta, California.

From 2024.

#photography
#river
#falls #waterfalls
#waterfall
#nature
#hike #hikes
#hiking

Day 215 of showing the internet that (jumping) spiders aren't scary 😯

Meet the whitest Phidippus Regius Bahamas we've ever seen at i7... But she still doesn't have a name. So we’re launching a "Name Her Challenge". What shall we call this cute little snowflake?

#jumpingspider

Sometimes you gotta slow it down to escape from reality…this helps

#pnw #pnwlove #waterfall #photography #slowmotion #lovingit
#NaturelsBeautiful #Videography #CaptureEverything

Elements from Egyptian and Greek mythology are combined in this delicate figure. The view taken here is that Anubis is represented, wearing military costume and breastplate that signify his role as a fighter against the enemies of Osiris. He holds a staff topped by a cone-shaped object - the thyrsus carried by followers of Dionysus with whom the Greeks equated Osiris. In his other hand he carries a falcon. On the other hand, the snout and ears appear short for Anubis and more like those of a cat, and the short dress can be worn by Artemis who is associated with Bastet. The identity of the figure is, therefore, not certain. Roman, from Egypt, 2nd-3rd century CE. Height: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm) Met Museum, New York (67.190)

This l’il fella is a gold amulet from Roman Egypt, possibly representing the Egyptian god Anubis as a defender of Osiris-Dionysus. He wears a military tunic and breastplate, signifying him as a defender of Osiris; he also holds a thyrsus of Dionysus, equated with Osiris. 🏺 1/

📸 me #MetMuseum

A kitten sitting near a big flower pot.

It's #Caturday

Close-up of Pixie Cup lichen (Cladonia species) growing in a patch of moss on a woodland bank. Thin upright stalks rise from a leafy green base and end in small cup-shaped tips. The cups look like tiny goblets or trumpets standing above a miniature moss forest.

Had a different glimpse ot the minature forest when I saw this PIxie Cup (Cladonia species) while Iooking for liverworts..

Spring Cascades - Bridal Veil Falls Provincal Park, British Columbia 🇨🇦

#waterfall #waterfallphotography #blueskyartshow #nature #water #winter #hike #sharecangeo #outdoors #explorebc #photography #landscapephotography #natgeoyourshot #bc #mountains #backroads #explorecanada #britishcolumbia #canada

Close-up of Great Scented Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum), a liverwort bryophyte, growing on damp soil beside a woodland brook. Bright green flat lobed thalli spread across the bank, each surface marked with a striking mosaic of small polygon patterns. This liverwort releases a citrus scent when gently rubbed.

I was delighted to see this today, I think it is Great Scented Liverwort "Conocephalum conicum" growing on the bank of the brook in a Devon woodland.

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#liverwort