From Kengi, some spectacular beetles! And the Goldenrod beetle is on Goldenrod. Click for full size.
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From Kengi, some spectacular beetles! And the Goldenrod beetle is on Goldenrod. Click for full size.
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Beautiful shrooms, from Kestrel. Click for full size.
This is the quintessential mushroom, Amanita muscaria.
Who is that hiding in the kinnikinnick? Oh look! It’s Suillus sibericus! Not all mushrooms have gills. Suillus are what’s called a bolete, and instead of gills they have tubes neatly stacked together.
Suillus sibericus.
Pleurotus ostreatus. This entire log was covered. It was amazing to see such a large fruiting. I took a photo of only one small clump.
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From Giliell:
There’s an old tree in the yet to be rented property behind our garden, mostly overgrown and partially dead.. I don’t know if and how it can be saved, but it is glorious in its current decay.
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From Giliell:
There’s an old tree in the yet to be rented property behind our garden, mostly overgrown and partially dead.. I don’t know if and how it can be saved, but it is glorious in its current decay.
Click for full size.
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From Giliell:
There’s an old tree in the yet to be rented property behind our garden, mostly overgrown and partially dead.. I don’t know if and how it can be saved, but it is glorious in its current decay.
Click for full size.
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From Kengi, bug love and Side Oats Grama, which is a gorgeous grass! Click for full size.
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From Giliell, slices of nice. Flowers are Hortensia and Clover. Click for full size.
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The California Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor hirsuta) is a locally rare butterfly within San Francisco. Now, thanks to California Academy of Sciences aquatic biologist, Tim Wong, the butterfly species is gradually repopulating in the area again.
The biologist built a greenhouse for the butterflies in his own backyard. It had all the perfect conditions for butterflies to grow – sunlight, temperature fluctuations, and an occasional nice breeze. He also learned that the butterflies only feed on one plant – the California pipevine (Aristolochia californica), which was pretty hard to track down. After a while, Wong found the plant in a botanical garden, which allowed him to take a few clippings of the plant. Once his butterfly paradise was built, Wong transported 20 caterpillars to it and let them grow. Now, around 3 years later, his butterfly home is thriving, and he’s not stopping yet!
This is just so very cool. You can see more here.
As Giliell says, life out of death. Click for full size.
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I love the colour and spidery delicacy of thistle. From Giliell, click for full size.
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From Giliell, click for full size. The first photo was taken with a pink filter, and I find it very pleasing and captivating.
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Leaf. Click for full size.
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