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Re: The drama of the Skies

Pottedfrog — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:52 -0000

Yes, perfect. There is nothing like desert skies, and this one is spectacular!

Re: Heavenly Skies

Pottedfrog — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:40:07 -0000

It is definitely heavenly. The sky speaks volumes.

Re: Milky blue | Skywatch

Pottedfrog — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:30:33 -0000

Milky blue is the perfect description. I really like the depth-of-field in this capture.

Re: Pitch-eating Weevil (Pachylobius picivorus)

Pottedfrog — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:56:59 -0000

I can feel no pity for this one. It's downright unattractive!

Re: Snapping Turtle

Pottedfrog — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:53:41 -0000

Have a happy trip!

This thing looks enormous. Is it just the way you shot it, or is it bigger than any snapping turtle I have ever seen? (I'm used to large ones being maybe 18-24" from head to tail?) The coloring looks different, too, so maybe it's a different type.

Dogs never realize what they're getting themselves into!

Re: Raccoon

Pottedfrog — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:45:18 -0000

What could be cuter than that??? I LOVE this picture!

As for life interefering with blogging, well that's better than blogging interfering with life! Just glad to know you're BUSY and that's it. Busy is good. Miss your posts, but I've survived so far!

Re: Mushroom

Pottedfrog — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:07:06 -0000

What a capture! Every detail in the texture of this. It makes me think of a futuristic building.

Re: Fungus Kills Grasshoppers

Pottedfrog — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:24:36 -0000

How interesting. Thought that top grasshopper almost makes me feel bad for it (almost), the whole thing is so fascinating. The thing that kills them somehow tells them to climb as high as they can and hang on so the thing can propagate better and kill more of the grasshopper's relatives? Amazing.

Re: Tomato Hornworm Bearing Braconid Wasp Parasites

Pottedfrog — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:06:39 -0000

Well that's a wasp I have to love! I have seen things like that in Missouri, but never here in NM where the "tomato" worms are much more prevalent than they were in Missouri. I wonder if we don't have those wasps here. I'll have to look it up! Thanks for this fun and educational post. (I love bug-eating-bug stuff! It's amazing I don't have horrible nightmares about such things.)

Re: Fiery Searcher (Calosoma scrutator)

Pottedfrog — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:04:14 -0000

Excellent photos of a very beautiful creature. I don't think I've ever seen one. The color of it is fantastic.

Re: Passionflower Flea Beetle (Disonycha discoidea)

Pottedfrog — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:33:15 -0000

But I am sure the photographer of THIS bettle never uttered choice words or phrases! %;-r

Re: Please Tell Me Why

Pottedfrog — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:58:25 -0000

Because they're so cute! That's why! And of course that's not rational, but I'd hesistate to say you've lost your sanity.

Re: Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus)

Pottedfrog — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:36:54 -0000

I've missed your posts, Marvin!

This is an incredible picture (as always). I love the clear part of the wings. I'm pretty glad I'm not an insect after all the death and destruction I've learned about them through your blog!

Re: Pandorus Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha pandorus)

Pottedfrog — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:44:11 -0000

Pretty moth, but my guess was it was a nasty little (or big! probably big) caterpillar, so I looked it up on your link. Oh yes. I don't like the green verson at all. I've never seen the red, however. I'm glad you have plenty of food. I would send them to you if I had any.

Re: Thick-headed Fly (Physoconops sp)

Pottedfrog — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:35:33 -0000

That's not a very friendly fly to bumblebees! I'm sure if I ever met one, I would think it was a wasp.

Re: Blue Dasher Dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Pottedfrog — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:52:05 -0000

This is my first time they survived the delete key.? I got some more yesterday that survived, but there are so many I have to go through and really decide what to save.? The noisy little creature woke me up this morning (Rufous hummingbirds are more vocal than whatever other kind we have here), so I'm sure I'll be working at it again today for even better pictures.? He's shy, though.

Re: Barbed Wire

Pottedfrog — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:34:49 -0000

Well, it's pretty anyway!

Re: Blue Dasher Dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Pottedfrog — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:03:06 -0000

The hummingbird was on a trellis behind some rose leaves.? He wasn't really in the leaves.? They do perch more openly.? This one has been here today as well and just guards one feeder.? He goes from the trellis to the thing holding the feeder to a tree branch behind the feeder.? The tree branch has leaves, but he sits on the edge.? I have noticed, too, that they don't perch hidden very much.? I got some more pictures today (but the Rufous is quite shy of people--the others are not at all) but haven't had a chance to check them out yet.? They're an amusing, scrappy lot right now!

Louise

Re: Blue Dasher Dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Pottedfrog — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:24:07 -0000

I'm catching up on way-behind e-mails.

I learn so much from you and your blog.? My dragonflies (rust-colored, yet unidentified because I haven't taken the time to do it) always sit on sticks.? I love it because they like to stay there and are usually pretty easy to photograph.? I knew they were predators, but I never put it together that they usually sit on sticks for that reason.

As for culling through several shots to find a good one...? I'm even worse now with digital because I shoot with reckless abandon.? Doesn't cost anything to develop useless pictures, so I am quite careless.? I can't believe how much I have to go through sometimes to find a good one.? And sometimes there just isn't a good one.

Louise

Re: Cicada Skin Races

Pottedfrog — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:31:07 -0000

I've never seen a "race." But when I was a kid, I used to love to find these and play with them. I never saw more than one in any place.

Re: Persimmons

Pottedfrog — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:22:39 -0000

So what are you going to do with all those persimmons? When I was little, I only remember eating them, not preserving them in any way.

Re: Barn Spider -- Part 1

Pottedfrog — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:18:09 -0000

Great pictures and very interesting comment. But I'm wonderful why you don't have the inclination for a detailed examination of the female's genitalia for identication. Just kidding! I'm fine with spiders. (Anyting with 8 legs or less is fine in my book.) But I'm pretty sure a close-up examination might never make it into my "to-do" list.

Re: Blue Dasher Dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis)

Pottedfrog — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:32:59 -0000

I love the colors of these Blue Dashers! And the zinnia is quite an added attraction!

Re: Antlion (Glenurus gratus)

Pottedfrog — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:30:24 -0000

What beautiful wings!

Re: "Cow Killer" Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis)

Pottedfrog — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:57:38 -0000

I looks kind of cute being fuzzy. I had no idea anything about this bug. I've seen them, but who knew the ones without wings were related to the ones with wings and the ones without wings were the dangerous ones! (Probably lots of people knew, but not me.)