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Old 03-19-2013, 11:06 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Thnks bjh...

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Old 03-19-2013, 11:20 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Interesting, tonylu...any idea of insect name?

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Yep. The one's I've been seeing are kind of this weird flesh color though. Had to look it up when I first saw it.

Did anyone know that Utah has these insects that eat spiders? They're smaller than them but I see them dragging the spider out and flying off with them. Very weird.
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Old 03-19-2013, 11:22 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Good for you! Amazing that they nest so close together...I've seen the houses but never any "inhabitants"!


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Today I saw my first purple martin of the year. I put up a martin box last year and had 5 nesting pair. Let the migration continue!
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Old 03-19-2013, 11:26 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Oh bjh...

thanks for this-I watched the entire video---
what a creature, some as long as a bus! So h-u-g-e but eats only plankton...nature amazes...







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Swimming with the whale shark. This looks fun.


Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Whale Sharks of Holbox - YouTube
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Old 03-19-2013, 11:31 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Well spring has already arrived here in Charleston SC...azaleas blooming, bulbs up, trees leafing green...

I've seen many Red-bellied woodpeckers in the woods behind my house... as well as Pileated woodpeckers...and lg flocks of Robins, the harbinger of spring.

The little green anoles/lizards are starting to appear and lemon, lime and mandarin orange trees are blooming...

Dolphins are feeding along the coast, Gannetts still diving for fish out past the break line of the ocean.

Spring. Life is good.
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Old 03-20-2013, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Still cold and snowy here in southern Ontario. But the last 4-5 days has seen the arrival of grackles, redwing blackbirds and robins, as well as the re-emergence of my chipmunk buddies from hibernation.

In the pic below, taken a year or two ago, you might note a mosquito having lunch on the chipper's forehead.


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Old 03-20-2013, 11:20 AM
 
Location: Kanada ....(*V*)....
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Still cold and snowy here in southern Ontario. But the last 4-5 days has seen the arrival of grackles, redwing blackbirds and robins, as well as the re-emergence of my chipmunk buddies from hibernation.

In the pic below, taken a year or two ago, you might note a mosquito having lunch on the chipper's forehead.

Beautiful TroutDude thank you for sharing, my fellow Canadian
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Old 03-20-2013, 12:25 PM
 
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Two birds built a nest in the rafters of my porch. I noticed them when they first got started. Both of them worked on it together. One of the birds laid eggs and they hatched into baby birds One bird would stay with the nest while the other bird went out to get food for babies. One day, a cat got one of the grown birds and the remaining grown bird went out almost the next day and got a willing replacement to tend the nest! Watching this saga unfold, as it paralleled everyday life among humans was kind of fun....

I wonder if those birds are from Los Angeles??? (LOL)
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Old 03-20-2013, 04:37 PM
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...In the pic below, taken a year or two ago, you might note a mosquito having lunch on the chipper's forehead.
Great picture! The shutter snapped just in time.
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Old 03-20-2013, 05:25 PM
 
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Swimming with the whale shark. This looks fun.


Jonathan Bird's Blue World: Whale Sharks of Holbox - YouTube
That's a neat way to feed! Just swim along at the surface with mouth open! Very interesting, bjh! Thanks for posting!
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