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excellent identification assist, thank you linaceae :)
What a beautiful little scene, there are a lot of things growing in this photo!
Thanks for your help on this one ForestDragon :)
yes it looks the same. absolutely beautiful! :)
Incredible!! What an amazing...moth? Nice spotting!!
Added some new pics. It is unfortunate what happens to these animals in some places. According to rangers I've spoken with at 6 Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, where these pics were taken, pigs are periodically live trapped and removed. Taken somewhere to be tested for desease, and yes-slaughtered. They say the meat IS used but the details of where and by whom are sketchy. I'll try to find out more details upon my next visit. I find these animals very interesting to watch and extremely intelligent, not to mention the piglets are adorable. People say they are very damaging to the land, to crops and farm land I totally understand, but in the wild areas I would think they would be somewhat beneficial, churning up the soil, and providing a food source for predators. I geuss its a "fine line" sort of thing...poor little pigs :( @Emma-I'm glad I missed that documentary! Yes, disturbing indeed...
Thanks Karen, I hope my spotting collection to be as impressive as yours and others one day. Im really enjoying the PN community. Looking forward to the arrival of my macro lens indeed! :)
Excellent shots as usual Karen! You have inspired me with your impressive photography, my new macro lens for my Canon is on order and on its way :)
Found this one in my dragonfly book. Its either a Red Saddlebag-tramea onusta, or its a Carolina Saddlebag-tramea carolina. It is a male for sure, and most likely Carolina Saddlebag.
Nice shots of a very beautiful dragonfly! I have a pretty good dragonfly book, but I cant find this one in it. What I can tell you though is that there are several species in which the female is gold in color. Many dragonflies are sexually dimorphic, males and females of the same species look different. If there are same size and shape, but different color dragons in this area, get a shot and look it up. It could be a male of the same species and easier to identify. Just a thought...:)